UNDP Jobs - 74724- Results & Management Analyst

Results & Management Analyst

Location :

Colombo, SRI LANKA

Type of Contract :

FTA Local

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

28-Sep-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

NO-A

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year with possibility of extension

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNDP in Sri Lanka is reorganizing internally and moving to an integrated collaborative business model. Internally, an energetic and innovative team will converge around the planning, design, implementation and quality assurance of an integrated programme in a fast-paced environment. Fostering strategic partnership and alliances with different stakeholders will require a team which consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude and has a strong client orientation. Strong UN partnerships are valued for Delivering Together in a true spirit of collaboration and teamwork.

Post Context:
This position is primarily focused on leveraging programme & management results support services to facilitate continuous learning and high performance of the CO. Within this context, the Results & Management post performs the UNDP programme and operations support functions for all programme / advisory service areas, inclusive.

Under the supervision of the Business Development and Resource Management Specialist, the Results & Management Analyst directly underpins country office high performance extending the reach and rigor of quality, ethical and client facing management practices to programme and operations support activities, including continuous team learning, the R&M Analyst models an approach to support services characterized by technical excellence, pride in accountability and high regard by users and clients. The Results & Management Analyst supports the entire portfolio management team and collaborates closely with the Business Development & Resource Management Specialist.

ONLY STAFF AFFECTED BY THE UNDP SRI LANKA CHANGE MANAGEMNT PROCESS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ideas & expertise:

Provides continuous technical advice and reporting to the portfolio management team and senior management on CO performance.
Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of projects according to established targets and priorities.
Identifying project-level operational issues requiring follow-up especially within the context of management audit requirements and organizing data and analysis in support of fully prepared responses.
Conducts discrete technical analysis, research and support to project design and advisory service agreements including true cost forecasting and identifying options for alternative financing models.

Partnership engagement:

Learn how clients and collaborators consume project and operational services, identifying information and data to facilitate greater efficiency and collaboration.
Identifies client data and report requirements and feeds it into country office practice of continuous learning.
Provide basic and useful explanations to clients on project management inputs and requirements that

Team Collaboration

Leads the country office-wide practice of utilizing results monitoring and analysis to inform continuous learning activities and internal dialogues leading to regular adaptation of support services.
Consolidation, sequencing and prioritizing inputs from internal sources for various reporting requirements including donor reports Learn from colleagues and adapt to new thinking and
Conduct learning seminars and lead discussion groups for the team on relevant subjects.
Model reliability of output, organization and, innovation.

Competencies

Core
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Technical/Functional
Data Measurement
Ability to set goals and indicators and to interpret and synthesize results into usable information to inform policy, strategy, and/or action

Strategic Planning
Ability to make decisions that align with strategy, vision, and mission

Risk Assessment
Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and ability to determine degree of risk and apply to strategic and/or practical situation

Results-based Management
Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results

Monitoring and Evaluation
Knowledge of methodologies, assessment tools, systems and apply practical experience in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting and ability to apply to practical situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's or Bachelor’s degree in social policy, public policy, politics, economics, development studies or a related area.

Experience:

Master’s with 0 years or Bachelor’s with 2 years of relevant experience in working with quality assurance instruments and results based management models.
Experience in programme management and multilateral development stakeholders
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages,
Experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft (Atlas).

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and in the national language of the duty station. Knowledge of other UN official language is desirable