Junior Analyst (For the nationals of Ghana only)

Contract

This is a NPSA-8 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Personnel Services Agreement. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 1 years of experience, depending on education. More about NPSA-8 contracts.

Background

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

• Personal CV - indicating all part positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least three (3) references.
• Cover letter - indicating why the candidate considers him/herself to be suitable for the position.

The UN Secretary-General established the UN SDG Action Campaign to inspire people and organizations from all backgrounds and every part of the world to take actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, while holding decision-makers to account for progress society-wide. The UN SDG Action Campaign is hosted and supported by UNDP and is based in Bonn (Germany) with a lean team that marshals rapid support for new initiatives as opportunities arise and provides partners with on-demand strategic creative services that inspire local SDG action.

The UN SDG Action Campaign is working closely with cities and local governments to showcase how they are actively contributing to implementing Agenda 2030, accelerating transformative action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, and everywhere. Within this context, the UN SDG Action Campaign is seeking to recruit a Junior Analyst on SDG and municipal services innovation to maximize UNDP efforts to support local and regional governments innovating SDG local action.

Local and regional governments are already responsible for over 65% of the SDG targets, most of them linked to basic service provision from water, sanitation, mobility, climate action, health or education. Cities and territories are playing a big part in the implementation of SDGs, that are becoming a new tool for strategic planning and budgeting in the mid to long-term. The Junior Analyst will support UNDP Country Office working with municipalities around the world to exchange experiences, generate knowledge about the latest local development trends and collect data about city innovation to upscale and replicate such innovations. H/she will also ensure that the experience generated by the Global Mayors Challenge project is shared, upscaled and communicated worldwide.

The Junior Analyst will support UNDP’s global work on the local implementation of SDGs through local service provision, contributing to the generation of knowledge about how cities are developing new inclusive public services to achieve the SDGs. The work will pay special attention to water, sanitation and waste SDG related indicators.

Duties and Responsibilities

SDGs are genuinely interlinked with service provision at the local level. Across the world, many cities are transforming their approach to service provision. Taking inspiration from the broad spectrum of targets and indicators offered by SDG, cities are introducing innovative practices and rebuilding the concept of social contract from the local level. The Junior Analyst will support the UNDP global learning network on Municipal innovation in public services and how cities are using SDGs as planning tools, generating and sharing knowledge about how cities are developing new inclusive public services to achieve the SDGs targets and indicators.

The Junior Analyst will work with the UNDP-UN SDG Action Campaign Network to:

• Facilitate the exchange of experiences amongst participating local governments;
• Identify similar experiences worldwide, analyze public policies and share technical expertise with the UNDP beneficiary cities globally;
• Analyze data and generate knowledge assets;
• Support project implementation and replication of experiences of local governments wishing to use the SDGs as tools for innovative public service delivery;
• Provide technical support to the implementation of the Global Mayors Challenge in Kumasi, Ghana;
• Prepare and implement needs assessment for beneficiary local and regional governments;
• Facilitate the preparation and review of training resource materials;
• Prepare any relevant documents to support the necessary capacity development activities;
• Prepare a monitoring framework for the status, results, and milestones for the capacity development;
• Identify and map different resource persons and institutions working on similar issues worldwide;
• Identify and facilitate documentation of human impact stories, good case studies, project success, challenges and innovative models;
• Facilitation of knowledge building and management, producing and disseminating lessons learnt from designated projects and support to the promotion of cross-project, cross-unit knowledge
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Institutional Arrangement:

The Junior Analyst will report to the Project Manager, based in UNDP New York Headquarters, and will work closely with the focal point of the technical team, UNDP Ghana Country Office.

Competencies

Core:

Achieve Results:Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.Think Innovatively:Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.Learn Continuously:Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.Adapt with Agility:Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.Act with Determination:Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.Engage and Partner:is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.Enable Diversity and Inclusion:Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Thematic Area****Name****DefinitionBusiness Direction & StrategyStrategic Thinking- Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritised 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 solution.

Business DevelopmentKnowledge Generation- Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

Business ManagementResults-based Manaagement- Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus on improved performance and demonstrable results.

Digital and InnovationInnovation Capacity Building- Ability to define and create the conditions for trying out new ways of working or introducing new problem solving approaches to an organisation. - Ability to develop, manage and evaluate a learning curriculum that raises awareness, builds confidence, strengthens innovation capabilities around a certain method, tool or technique; or helps develop an innovation mindset. - Ability to create the authorising environment (mandate, incentives) to embed and spread new ways of working. - In-depth knowledge of one or more innovation methods, broad knowledge of innovation processes and innovation management. - Ability to align a learning and development strategy with broader innovation strategy.

Behaviour Change Communication / Communication for Development- Knowledge of appropriate digital communication methodologies for development and behaviour change, and ability to apply them practically.

Experience Design- Knowledge of experience design methodologies and ability to design end-to-end experiences that meet user and business needs.

HR-People Strategy & PlanningOrganizational Design and Development- Knowledge of the organisational design and development theory (i.e. enabling organization's performance through the design of structures, frameworks, systems, policies and metrics, as well as building and developing its culture, capability, values, behaviours, and relationships); understanding of macro trends that impact the design of organizations (e.g. sustainability, geopolitical, demographic, technology); knowledge of organisational design and development diagnostic tools; ability to 'scenario plan' for longer term organization design and development; ability to manage the development of capability/competency frameworks and maps.

Required Skills and Experience

Min. education requirements:- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Planning, International Development or related field, with two (2) years of relevant work experience , or - Master’s Degree in Economics, Business Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Planning, International Development or related field is required.

Min. years of relevant work experience:- Two (2) years with Bachelor’s Degree of relevant professional experience working with public administrations, preferably at local level in issues related to service provision, public management and finance or public policy is required.

Required skills:- Proficiency in in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, etc. is required. - Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) is required.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies Section:- Proven professional experience focusing on client management, multi-stakeholder partnerships and working with a diverse team will be an asset. - Understanding of UNDP rules and procedures or experience on completing UN assignments would be an asset. - Proven experience in working with local governments and their associations is an asset. - Experience working in waste management or sanitation projects in Kumasi or other municipalities in Ghana is an asset. - Experience writing articles, concept notes, outreach materials and developing knowledge products is an asset.

Required Language/s:- Proficiency in the English language is required - Working knowledge of Twi and/or Hausa language is an added advantage.