Overview
The Project Analyst will coordinate the daily implementation of a project across three components, ensuring timely delivery within budget and to quality standards. The role involves contributing substantively to analytical work, supporting the design of AI-based tools, and managing partnerships with government counterparts and international organizations.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily project implementation across all components.
- Maintain and update project work plan, activity schedule, and procurement plan.
- Track progress against project indicators and milestones, identifying and proposing mitigation for risks and bottlenecks.
- Coordinate the work of international and national consultants.
- Liaise with UNDP Uzbekistan Operations Unit on procurement, finance, human resources, and other operational matters.
- Maintain a project documentation archive.
- Contribute substantively to analytical work, drafting concept notes, technical briefs, policy briefs, and presentations.
- Support the design and review of AI-based prototype tools for financial scenario simulation and social protection monitoring.
- Conduct and supervise desk research on relevant thematic areas.
- Synthesize findings from consultant deliverables into policy products.
- Provide quality assurance review of consultant deliverables.
- Maintain effective working relationships with government counterparts.
- Coordinate multi-stakeholder dialogues, workshops, and technical working group meetings.
- Support coordination with international financial institutions and development partners.
- Coordinate with the Istanbul Regional Hub on the DSFP regional dimension.
- Support UNDP Uzbekistan's senior leadership representation at relevant events.
- Establish and maintain the project's monitoring and evaluation system.
- Ensure timely and accurate data collection against project indicators.
- Prepare and submit periodic project progress reports.
- Document lessons learned, good practices, and case studies.
- Prepare communication materials about project results.
Required Experience
- 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 at the national or international level in development project coordination, policy advisory work, or programme management in the areas of inclusive growth, public finance, social protection, climate finance, or sustainable development is required.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Finance, International Development, Social Policy or related fields is required. Or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of advanced university degree.
