Programme Analyst - Transparency (Home based) [Open to Tier 0 & 1 & 2 applicants]

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System. They are seeking a Programme Analyst to provide administrative and operational support for the project 'enhancing climate transparency', ensuring effective delivery of project activities and oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively assist in the planning, organization and delivery of ECT project activities as defined in the ECT workplan and as dictated by the management team
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the ECT project; including procurement processes, travel and logistics, financial and administrative tasks, as requested
• Provide support to the oversight process for the projects under vertical funds portfolio (including projects under development (pipeline) and under implementation)
• Work in close collaboration with the VF Program Support Oversight & Compliance Management and Programme Support Unit and the operations, programme, and projects’ staff in COs for issues related to project administration or portfolio management
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting on the use of project and other allocated resources; providing financial authorizations; creation of requisitions; receipts; and communication with UNDP-HQ and COs on financial matters as required
• Prepare, develop and institute processes to ensure proper preparation, clearance and archiving of all procurement, payments and travel documents, results and other deliverables and results for evaluation, audit and reporting purposes
• Support the preparation of the projects’ recruitment and procurement plans; coordinate the selection process of technical experts to be hired by the Project according to the rules and procedures established by UNDP
• Coordinating reporting processes with the Programme Coordination Analyst to ensure on-time and complete donor reporting as dictated by the project oversight plan
• Assist in data collection and processing for communications, knowledge sharing and outreach purposes
• Support the ECT and GEF Transparency Project Teams with travel support

Requirements:

• Master's degree or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience
• Fluency in English
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, Project Management, Public/Business Administration or related fields is required, or A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) in the aforementioned categories in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying professional experience will be considered in lieu of master´s degree
• Applicants with a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience
• Applicants with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in project support, preferably in a humanitarian, development, peace, and/or climate change related field
• Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese
• Demonstrated experience in organization and tracking of regional and global events (with climate related events), preferably for international organizations, with a focus on francophone & lusophone developing countries in Africa
• Experience in partnerships and/or inter-agency cooperation
• Demonstrated experience in using UNDP ERP systems (such as UnAll, Quantum) online platforms such as Teams, Sharepoint, etc
• Experience working with international institutions, including UN agencies and partners
• Ability to operate corporate and commercial software applications such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel