PNUD recruits 01 Programme Analyst (NPSA8)
PNUD
Accra, Ghana
Programme Analyst (NPSA8)
Programme Analyst (NPSA8)
Accra, Ghana
Job Identification
4389
Locations
Accra, Ghana
Posting Date
06/23/2022, 09:34 AM
Apply Before
07/08/2022, 04:59 AM
Degree Level
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Job Schedule
Full time
Agency
UNDP
Grade
NB4
Vacancy Type
National Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area
Nature, Climate and Energy
Bureau
Regional Bureau for Africa
Contract Duration
1 Year with Possibility for extension
Education & Work Experience
Master’s Degree
Other Criteria
Bachelors Degree with 2 years of experience
Required Languages
English
Vacancy Timeline
2 Weeks
Mobility required/no mobility
no mobility required
Job Description
Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Programmatically, UNDP Ghana Country Office has two clusters (Environment and Climate / Governance, Peace Building, and Inclusive Development). The Country Office is in its final year of implementation of the Country Programme Document (2018-2022). Under the Green, Equitable and Resilient Development pillar, the Environment and Climate Cluster (ECC) is focusing firstly on supporting public institutional capacities to reduce environmental degradation and implement climate action. Under this pillar of work, ECC is collaborating with the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (and other institutions) to strengthen the planning and delivery process for gender-responsive mitigation and adaptation measures at national and local levels. This involves focusing on internalizing and implementing global environmental agreements, promoting policy coherence, and coordinating climate change, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and green economy interventions across sectors. We are also supporting the Ministry of Finance and other institutions on new ways to mobilize financial resources for policy implementation (including climate finance) and promote an enabling environment for green private sector investments.
Secondly, ECC is facilitating access to information, knowledge and tools that promote green jobs, citizen participation in environmental conservation, and community resilience. Under this area of work, we are undertaking targeted and catalytic interventions that have a clear potential to generate best practices to be upscaled and replicated. Drawing on UNDP’s global expertise and network, we are facilitating access to innovative tools, approaches and technologies developed and tested worldwide.
The Programme Analyst who will be a member of the Environment and Climate Cluster. S/he will be the focal person for the management of selected projects, as assigned by the team leader. With cross-sectoral and integrated approach, ECC focuses its interventions in the sectors including sustainable energy, forestry, agriculture, waste and chemicals management, and small-scale artisanal mining. S/he will provide programme management and technical/administrative assistance.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Programme Management:
Support implementation and development of UNDP’s programme on environment and climate;
Monitors project activity implementation and progress and ensure that the agreed deliverables are met;
Provide project management and technical support to the implementation of programme;
Support design and formulation of CO programme within the area of environment and climate, translating UNDP’s priorities into local interventions, in line with CPD;
Coordinate programme implementation with the executing agencies;
Support initiation of a project, finalization of contribution agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review;
Provide financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, and development of solutions. Participates in audit of NEX projects;
Follow up on audit recommendations.
2. Technical and policy support:
Assist in review and comment on relevant submissions of the project reports to improve the technical quality;
Support evidenced-based planning and decision-making for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate;
Identify sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identifies and makes synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals relating to environment and climate;
Contribute to the preparation of drafts of technical policy advice and programme support documents in the area of environment and climate.
3. Administrative Assistance:
Support preparation of cluster work plans and facilitate of coordination of project implementation at the cluster level;
Support updated project information in ATLAS/QUANTUM;
Support project audit and facilitate access by auditors to project documentation, personnel, and institutions involved in the project;
Support organization of HACT assurance activities, including spot checks and programme visits;
Regularly advise Implementing Partners or Responsible Partners on HACT related issues;
Initiate procurement actions for ICs, goods, works and services according to procurement plans;
Compile supporting documents for procurement processes and ensures that supporting documents are complete.
4. Knowledge Building and management:
Synthesize and document lessons learnt and best practices in programme;
Develop success stories and articles to communicate UNDP’s achievements;
Contribute to the provision of top quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management;
Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
5. Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization:
Establish and maintain good working relationships with the relevant public and development partners of projects he/she is assigned to;
Identify and work with key partners/stakeholders to ensure synergies with other projects/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors;
Identify opportunities for mobilizing resources for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate and prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation.
Institutional Arrangement
The Programme Analyst who will be a member of the Environment and Climate Cluster and will report to the Team Leader of ECC (Environment and Climate Change Specialist).
Competencies
Core Competencies
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline;
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback;
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible;
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident;
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships;
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.
Functional Competencies
Business Direction & Strategy: Strategic Thinking
Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
Business Management: Business Acumen
Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks.
Business Development: Knowledge Generation
Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
Business Management: Project Management
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
2030 Agenda: Planet: Nature, Climate and Energy
Chemicals and Waste management: practical application.
2030 Agenda: Planet : Disaster Risk Reduction and Recover
Disaster Recovery Policy, Planning and Programming.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Science, Environment, or a closely related field.
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with additional qualifying experience (2 years) may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of demonstrable project/programme management experience;
Progressive experience in demonstrable programme management related to environmental and climate issues;
Demonstrable experience in policy analysis, knowledge product development, stakeholder and partnership engagement;
Programme development in relation to environment and natural resources, climate change;
Excellent analytical and organizational skills;
Strong communication skills, both written and oral;
Highly developed computer skills;
Partnerships and resource mobilization skills.
Language
Fluency in English
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