Overview
The Programme Analyst supports UNDP's commitment to accountable, risk-informed, and results-oriented programme delivery by strengthening quality assurance, compliance, monitoring, and learning across the programme portfolio. The role focuses on second-line assurance and provides technical leadership for UNDP’s programming priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews programme and project design for robust articulation of Theories of Change, results frameworks, and alignment.
- Provides independent quality assurance inputs to programme and project documents.
- Reviews integration of political, social, economic, climate, and risk analysis into documents.
- Assesses alignment of proposed interventions with UNDP strategic priorities, country needs, and donor requirements.
- Supports identification, tracking, and mitigation of programme and project-level risks.
- Flags emerging risks, bottlenecks, or quality concerns to senior management.
- Ensures application of Enterprise Risk Management frameworks and compliance with Social and Environmental Standards.
- Ensures systematic integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments.
- Reviews documentation prior to final approval by Senior Management.
- Contributes to preparing and conducting programme and project governance meetings.
- Provides ongoing analysis of contextual and programmatic signals to inform strategic positioning.
- Maintains regular discussions with donors and partners.
- Analyzes partnership and funding landscapes to identify emerging opportunities.
- Conducts horizon scanning on financing and partnership trends.
- Provides independent assurance inputs to concept notes, project proposals, and financing agreements.
- Reviews partnership and pipeline development processes.
- Verifies quality, consistency, and timeliness of donor reporting.
- Assesses whether partnership arrangements adequately reflect gender equality commitments.
- Maximizes communication to ensure consistent UNDP counterpart.
- Ensures internal communication and coordination across the programme.
- Provides sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Ensures development results are effectively monitored, reported, and communicated.
- Facilitates coherent programme implementation and promotes alignment across thematic workstreams.
- Provides technical advice to programme and projects.
- Works closely with Project Managers and Technical Specialists to provide advice and support.
- Identifies capacity needs and supports capacity development of UNDP personnel.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience in programme management, programme assurance, monitoring and evaluation, compliance, risk management, or related areas within development, humanitarian, or public sector contexts.
- Demonstrated experience supporting quality assurance, results-based management, monitoring, and reporting of development programmes or projects is required.
- Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, or donor-funded programmes is an asset.
- Technical experience in one of the following areas is an advantage: Community mobilization and empowerment; gender equality; governance; livelihoods; economic recovery is desired.
- Experience and sound knowledge of results-based management, programme/project cycles, and quality assurance processes is desired.
- Familiarity with risk management, compliance, and internal control frameworks, including application of corporate policies and procedures is desired.
Qualifications
- Advanced University Degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Development Studies, Public Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related field is required. Or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
