Programme Analyst (Team Leader) Environment в ПРООН в Україні.

Agency: UNDP
Title: Programme Analyst (Team Leader) Environment
Vacancy End Date (Midnight New York, USA): 03.07.2020
Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine
Grade: NOB
Vacancy Type: FTA Local
Contract Duration: More than a year

Background
Background and Change Context

The UNDP Country Office in Ukraine sought to reposition itself strategically and realign its human resources to better respond to the Country Programme Document (CPD) 2018-2022 and the articulated need to work in a more integrated and collaborative manner to help Ukraine address interrelated development challenges and achieve sustainable development, particularly in those regions which have a high level of poverty.
The change process in UNDP Ukraine is anchored in two fundamental components: 1) Actively positioning UNDP for emerging opportunities arising for the SDG implementation, as reflected in the CPD  2018 – 2022, as well as implications of the UN development system reform; and 2) Adopting a new resource management paradigm, as the global funding landscape for development cooperation is transforming. As such, UNDP is systemically changing how its institutional activities are financed and Country Offices are compelled to unlock new business models that enable our programmes, projects, and services to create the development impact in a self-sustaining and scalable manner.
Drawing on the above, a new programme portfolio design has been developed whereby the CO will use three work streams, which will align existing project-level interventions behind programmatic portfolios supported by an Operations Team. These are: 1) Democratic Governance, 2) Environment and 3) Inclusive Development, Recovery and Peace Building

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

• Implementation of programme strategies;
• Management of the CO programme under portfolio and the Environment team;
• Substantive support to the development of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy;
• Provision of quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge building and management.

1) Ensures implementation of programme strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Support formulation, design and implementation of Natural Resource Management (NRM), Disaster Risk reduction, Climate Change mitigation projects to build capacity of Ukrainians under the Country Programme Document (CPD);
• Support NRM sector specific plans and strategies that aim to protect the environment and to use natural resources for poverty reduction and sustainable economic development;
• Support and backstop the country office Global Environment Facility (GEF) portfolio through ensuring that projects meet prescribed requirements and approval processes including Project Implementation Plans and Project Execution Plans;
• Contribute to development of GEF national and regional projects for funding to address global environmental issues as well as those derived from the implementation of the Blue Economy within the mandates of national policies and obligations of various international environment conventions;
• Support management of projects through preparation of requests for procurement and payments, budget revisions under ATLAS, and following up CDRs and GDRs;
• Ensure the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, with attention to the rural women, grassroots communities, and the use of broad participatory approaches in design implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects;
• Explore possible options for resource mobilization and for partnerships within the UN system (under UNDAF) and with other relevant donors and institutions in order to encourage co-funding combined programming, avoid duplication and to strengthen impact actives of the programme;
• Backstop and evaluate progress made by ongoing projects through regular visits to project sites and discussions with project personnel, target beneficiaries, implementing authorities, cooperating agencies and donors;
• Undertake monitoring and evaluation through undertaking field visits preparation of APRs, convening TPR and Project Steering meetings and propose necessary actions to enhance impact of UNDP support and to determine new approaches for ongoing and future projects;
• Participate in consultative meetings within the UN system under UNDAF and with partners and clients;
• Brief country office colleagues, experts and visiting missions and maintain contacts and liaison between stakeholders and national authorities;
• Maintain networking at national and global levels with professional colleagues in UNDP energy and environment community of practice and knowledge network environment and natural resources sector to enrich the programme;
• Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to CCA, UNDAF, CPD, and other documents;
• Identification of areas for support and interventions within the thematic areas under her/his purview;
• CO business processes mapping and preparation of the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management.

2) Ensures effective management of the CO programme and the Environment team focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the country programme.

3)  Ensures development of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy in cooperation with the Management Support and Partnerships and Resources Management Team focusing on achievement of the results.

4) Ensures provision of quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the results.

Competencies

Core:

• Innovation;
• Leadership;
• People Management;
• Communication;
• Delivery.

Technical/Functional:
 
Data Measurement
Ability to set goals and indicators and to interpret and synthesize results into usable information to inform policy, strategy, and/or action
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Climate Change (General)
Knowledge of climate change Including climate change international regime) and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Environmental Economics and Finance
Knowledge of economic and financial issues, including resource revenue management, related to conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Building Strategic Partnerships
Ability to maintain and establish networks of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up to date on partnership related issues.
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Post-Crisis Environment and Resilience 
Knowledge of Post-Crisis Environment and Resilience concepts and principles and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Resource mobilization
Ability to analyze information/databases on potential and actual donors and identity and present opportunities for project proposals to donors.
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

Results-based Management
Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Monitoring and Evaluation
Knowledge of methodologies, assessment tools, systems and apply practical experience in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting and ability to apply to practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
 
Knowledge Facilitation
Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in social policy, public policy, politics, economics, development studies or a related area.

Experience:

• Master’s with 2 years or Bachelor’s with 4 years of relevant experience in working with environment, DRR, climate change and resilience programmes in the context of a multigovernmental organization;
• Experience in programme management and multilateral development stakeholders;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft (Atlas).

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Ukrainian.

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 3 July 2020