UNDP Agency Is Hiring A Project Analyst (Home-based) Location Panama City, Panama 2024 Apply Online
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UNDP
Target Audience
International Applicants
Introduction
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels offers a spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy.
UNDP Agency Is Hiring A Project Analyst (Home-based)
In this context, UNDP invests in its Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.
The Global Platform, working with the Country Projects, offers capacity building, technical assistance, policy engagement, resource mobilization, and knowledge exchange that help to address the defined needs for: more concerted collective action, more coordinated and integrated interventions; scaled up investment with a faster pace and greater impact; the need for policy harmonization and subsidy repurposing, financial innovation and leverage, and knowledge exchange, communication and outreach to existing and new stakeholders.
Scope of Work
1. Programme Management and Coordination:
- Lead the development and monitoring of integrated workplans between Good Growth Partnership (GGP) partners, lead the organization of quarterly GGP Secretariat calls, oversee and quality assure minutes taking with key actions needed and follow up on necessary actions as applicable;
- Lead the organization of bi-annual GGP Steering Committee calls, support with the preparation of facilitation material, oversee and quality assure minutes taking of these calls with key actions needed and follow up on necessary actions as applicable;
- Advise and support FOLUR technical leads in project management, specific activity implementation, coordination and technical tasks as needed;
- Support in coordination mechanisms and integration processes between GGP, the World Bank and other FOLUR Core Partners, such as supporting the development and monitoring of workplans, organizing regular calls, taking minutes of these calls with key actions needed and following up on necessary actions as applicable;
- Lead the coordination with UNDP FOLUR county projects to obtain status information and collect data for reporting;
- Act as Country Coordinator for Indonesia, which includes 1) leading coordination with the relevant country project teams and the Country Office in order to identify and deploy FACS Team support, 2) supporting the project manager with project management processes (planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting and evaluation);
- Liaise with the Communications team and partners when needed and provide inputs for communications products;
- Review the knowledge products;
- Draft and provide inputs to annual or other periodic reports;
- Draft needed presentations and briefing notes and maintain all project management documents in a shared repository;
- Lead the organization and coordination of events and workshops as relevant and requested by project managers;
- Manage and update the events and requests calendars;
- Ensure translation, proof-reading and editing of the documents;
- Contribute to the other project management and administrative tasks, as needs be.
2. Contribute to Resource Mobilization
- Facilitate the creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy;
- Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identify opportunities for initiation of new joint activities, develop proposals and substantively contribute to FACS Team resource mobilization efforts.
3. Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned that are generated from the project and implementing partner
- Promote advocacy on development trends and opportunities to collaborate in coordination with the project partners, stakeholders, and UNDP communications staff.
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Academic Education
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in International Development, Political Science, Management or Business Administration, Food and Agriculture, or other related discipline is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the same fields in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Min. years of relevant Work experience
- Minimum 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in the field of international development, project management and/or business administration.
Required skills
- Experience coordinating projects/initiatives with different partners/ agencies involved.
- Expertise in food and agriculture and/or systems change.
- Experience in conducting research, data collection, analysis and interpretation required.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
- Experience in organizing events and/ or workshops is an advantage.
- Experience in organizing the complex and/ or high-profile events is a further advantage.
- Experience supporting resource mobilization is an asset.
- Experience at the UNDP or UN agencies is an asset.
Required Language(s) (at working level)
- Fluency in the English language is required.
- Fluency in Spanish and/or French is an advantage.
Travel:
a) UNDP will cover the cost of travel of the individual to the duty station, as well as their return to their home upon completion of their services. Travel costs are covered only in the event that the function will be undertaken physically in the duty station and excludes working from home arrangements.
b) The post is home-based.
Disclaimer
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Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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