Overview
The Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The role guides and facilitates programme delivery by monitoring results and ensuring appropriate systems and procedures are applied.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies.
- Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/project proposals.
- Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of programmes.
- Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget.
- Lead the implementation of programme activities.
- Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals.
- Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner reports.
- Train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation.
- Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners.
- Develop technical knowledge products.
- Maintain relationships with national partners.
- Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners.
- Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances.
- Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results, outputs and outcomes.
- Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.
- Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/revisions.
- Provide substantive inputs to financial reports.
- Supervise Programme Associates.
- Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies.
- Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.
- Participate in donor meetings and public information events.
- Provide substantive technical support on inter-agency coordination related activities.
- Develop background documents, briefs and presentations.
- Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.
- Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
Qualifications
Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.
