Programme Analyst

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of UNDP Governance Advisor for West and Central Africa, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Summary of Key Functions

• Contribute to the development of analytical and policy papers on governance, peacebuilding, social cohesion, resilience, stability and prevention in the region, with clear strategic and programmatic options for UNDP’s interventions.
• Provide analytical reviews of other donors’ and partners’ interventions in the regions
• Prepare substantive technical papers, concept notes, narratives and project documents in the areas of governance, conflict prevention, peacebuilding and other strategic areas in the West and central Africa regions based on prevailing policy environment and lessons learned from previous interventions
• Develop policy materials such as briefs, executive summaries, study summaries, blogs, conference abstracts and other contents.
• Provide guidance and support in the implementation of the Hub regional programs/projects in light of the prevailing policy and strategic frameworks
• Prepare and support the organization of relevant events, workshops and meetings (e.g. UNISS Governance Working Group meetings, think Tanks), monitoring calls, workshops and other events;
• Assist in planning and preparing meetings with the Governance pillar members and be the penholder of meetings’ notes and consolidation of UNISS Governance pillar members’ contributions to the GWG policy documents.

Strategic technical input

• Provide advice, and technical inputs into policy documents.
• Participate in the UNISS Governance Working Group meetings and other pillar – if possible - and provide consolidate minutes.
• Another responsibility will be to work on expanding existing and building new networks with stakeholders including academic researchers, professional evaluators, development practitioners and others, as required.

Building strategic partnerships

• Identify and interact with key think tanks partners in the strategic thematic Governance, Peacebuilding and Resilience areas of the region.

• Contribute to the organization of policy forums and thematic discussion with stakeholders and partners in the region to maintain dialogue, debate, advocate, promote and advance key strategic issues, priorities and interests for a successful program partnership.

Contribute to the preparation of a communication strategy and its implementation with a focus on program results for better visibility of partners

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Education -: A Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Master degree or equivalent in international studies, economics, political or social sciences, public policy, statistics or other relevant development-related field.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in peace and security, conflict and crisis prevention, peacebuilding and development analysis and other related areas;

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Ability to use computers and office software packages and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and experience in handling of web based management systems.
• Experience with and/or knowledge of evidence synthesis methodologies;
• Experience in writing and producing reports, research papers or briefs; and
• Experience in organising events such as workshops and seminars.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Other emergency management experience

Area of expertise details:

Expertise and competencies:

• Knowledge Management and Learning
• Self-Management
• Demonstrated quantitative analysis skills using statistical software packages.
• Excellent verbal and written English and French language skills;
• A strong ability to work in a team and under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender sensitivity and a sense of humor.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Exerts strict adherence to corporate rules, regulations and procedures.
• Familiarity with the internal control framework and results-based management tools is desirable.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Sound knowledge and exposure to a wide range of post-conflict, peacebuilding, good governance, human rights and development-related issues as well as Project Management.
• Good knowledge of the West Africa region, including the political, economic and social dimensions, and their relation to the main engines of instability and conflict.
• Ability to contribute for strategic planning, results-based management and reporting.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

• Ability to advocate and provide timely policy advice.

• Ability to identify issues and to use sound judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results-Based Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting.
• Ability to communicate effectively for effective coordination with donors and stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines pertaining to recovery and development issues, peace and security and sound knowledge of the institutions of the UN system.
• Ability to analyze to obtain, evaluate and interpret factual data and to prepare accurate and complete reports and other documents.
• Solid knowledge and experience in programme management and financial resources management.

Self-Management

• Ability to plan own work, manage conflicting priorities and work under pressure of tight and conflicting deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with donors and stakeholders.
• Fully proficient computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications.
• Strong communication capacities to work in a multi-cultural team in difficult circumstances.
• The successful candidate should be performance driven through independent as well as collaborative and synergetic research, demonstrate excellent coordination and communicational skills.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Senegal and legal residents in Senegal with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 12 January 2021

Female candidates are strongly encouraged.