MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMME ANALYST

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and duty station is Bangui. The incumbent will report directly to the Chief, Supply Chain Management.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Management and Programme Analyst will be responsible for the following duties:

Programme Evaluation/ Business Process Re-engineering

• Undertake all actions required to plan, direct, organize, conduct and report on technical evaluations of budget performance, service delivery performance; risk analysis and compliance with the accountability framework by:
• Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and ensuring the compilation of KPIs from CORM, Supply Chain and Service Delivery Pillars on a regular basis as well as report corporate and mission specific KPIs.
• Identifying data structures in ERP (Umoja), Inspira and local databases, implementing data modeling to identify and transform data components for the analytic project and providing analysis and presenting trends or patterns in data by creating visualizations and interactive dashboards.
• Conducting critical information/data analysis of all aspects of the Mission Support Division operations (e.g. inventories, budgets, costs, movement, warehousing including investigating bottlenecks, delays and system inefficiencies) and providing consolidated Management Report.
• Conducting strategic analysis to identify strategic value gaps and the resources required to fill them.
• Researching and analyzing information gathered from client satisfaction surveys and formulating convincing and well substantiated conclusions and recommendations for improvement in service delivery.
• Overseeing the project of re-engineering the SCMS in alignment with changes in policies, information technology systems and other changes introduced to improve efficiency and service quality.
• Ensuring timely completion of all milestones and deliverables an provide regular status updates to senior management on progress achieved, activities planned and issues / challenges encountered.
• Support alignment of DPKO-DOS policy development priorities with mission guidance development priorities.

Programme and change Management

• Preparing and implementing the work and action plans for Supply Chain pillar performance management, performance monitoring, benefits realization management and risk .
• Produce required SOPs, Administrative Instructions , policy guidance and directives in the area of Property Management, DOS projects and KPIs.
• Supervising the work of the Business process and management unit.
• Submission of business intelligence reports to facilitate timely decision making by senior management on resource allocation, realignment and/or reprioritization.
• Advising on policy development based on evaluation findings concerning program relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, work standards and impact
• Partnering with internal clients and senior management to design and implement improvements in service delivery, assisting them with service delivery data and their analytical needs, solving service delivery challenges.
• Participating in meetings related to identification of strategic value gaps that need to be addressed to facilitate achievement of the mandate and the Missions End State deliverables; recommending corrective actions and ensuring alignment of resources with strategic value gaps during the budget preparation process.
• Liaising with other departments to integrate new supply chain performance methodologies and other developments as they are introduced to the Organization.
• Performing consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
• Ensuring that the SCM's business model is aligned with evolving mandates and changing operational environments.
• Preparing analytical reports and presentations on strategic service delivery issues, including data analysis, identifying issues, forming hypotheses and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations and presentations.
• Drafting reports, background papers, analyses, guidelines, conference room papers and other documents, as needed. Ensuring accuracy and completeness of documented requirements, background information and methodology used for data analysis.
• Developing and maintaining process documentation (including work instructions, SOPs, and other job aids) to facilitate awareness, understanding and consistent implementation of procedures within SCMS. Monitoring, analyzing and reporting on the impact of changes introduced and results achieved.

Client Management

• Planning and conducting web-based surveys, designing questionnaires, reviewing, analyzing and interpreting survey responses; identifying problems, issues and preparing conclusions.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with clients and partners in the Mission.
• Supervising staff ,organizing follow-up action as required on studies undertaken, seminars or workshops for mission specific best practices and lessons learned activities.

• Providing other learning, research, policy and guidance services to the mission and carrying out any other duties that may be assigned.

  Competencies Professionalism: Ability to produce reports and papers on technical issues and to review and edit the work of others. Ability to simplify complex information and communicate complex or statistical information to less-technically trained staff members. Strong visual design skills, strong knowledge of Microsoft Office. Skilled in Business process analysis, data extraction, transformation and management, data governance and quality audit. Ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Technological awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology. Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office. Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks. Shows willingness to learn new technology.

Judgement/decision making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation and comes to the heart of the problem quickly. Gathers relevant information before making a decision. Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them. Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization. Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information. Checks assumptions against facts. Determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision. Makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in accounting/finance, business or public administration, programme management, logistics operations and supply chain management, mathematics, computer science, telecommunication, engineering or related field is required. A first level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Job - Specific Qualification Certification in project management (PRINCE2 or equivalent) is desirable.

Work Experience At least 7 years of experience in conduct and management of business, programme, and thematic inspections and evaluations, supply chain management, logistics, procurement or related area is required.

At least three years of experience working in a United Nations common system field operation (inclusive of peacekeeping, political missions and UN agencies, funds, and programmes) - or similar international organization or non-governmental organization is required.

Experience in leading and managing inspection and evaluation teams, survey methodology, data analysis, strategic planning, policy development, facilitation, results-based management, change management, KPIs, the use or various research methodologies and sources of information including electronic sources on the internet, intranet and other database is required.

Experience in business process improvement, communicating change management initiatives to diverse audiences, Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), IPSAS, business intelligence systems and managing multiple project is desirable.

Experience in Supply Chain Performance Management is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice - This position is temporarily available. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment.

• While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post.

• Subject to the funding source of the position, the eligibility for this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station.

• This temporary job opening may be limited to “internal candidates,” who have been recruited through a competitive examination administered according to staff rule 4.16 or staff selection process including the review of a central review body established according to staff rule 4.15.

• Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply.Submitting an application or selection for the current temporary job opening does not delay or increase the mandatory age of separation.

• Retirees above the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary job opening must indicate the reason for their last separation as "retirement." Such retirees shall not be employed by the Organization, unless (a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and (b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service.

  United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

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