Programme Analyst

The Position:

The Programme Analyst assists in the analysis and assessment of relevant political, social and economic trends, guiding and facilitating the delivery of UNFPA’s programmes. This role is integral to ERU, ensuring programmatic insights are aligned with UNFPA’s external communication and partnership strategies.

You will report to the Programme Specialist, Head of External Relations Unit.

How you can make a difference:

• UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
• In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
• UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

• Working within the Country Office (CO) environment, you will support the effective management of UNFPA activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health and gender. You will be instrumental in supporting ERU’s objectives by contributing insights that highlight key areas for donor enghagement and partnership-building in alignment with UNFPA’s strategic goals in Ukraine.
• Through analysis and assessment of political, social and economic trends, you will contribute to project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. This includes collaborating with ERU to ensure programmatic insights are effectively communicated to external stakeholders.
• You will assist in monitoring results achieved during implementation, guiding the appropriate application of systems and procedures, and developing enhancements as required, with a view to supporting ERU’s objectives of transparency and accountability in public communication.

You would be responsible for:

• Working as part of ERU to participate in the formulation of the country programme and component projects, by compiling and analysing information relevant to the UNFPA’s role in the country, drafting project documents and work plans; and preparing tables and statistical data.
• Evaluating project and programme activities, establishing ways to systematically assess achievement and recommending corrective action as required; conducting field visits; participating in review meetings and evaluation missions and preparing regular inputs to status and progress reports that contribute to ERU’s reporting efforts.
• Analysing and interpreting the political, social and economic environment relevant to UNFPA activities, and identifying opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention, working closely with ERU to ensure these opportunities are communicated externally.
• Analysing policy papers, strategy documents and national development plans; preparing briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance coordination, and development frameworks.
• Assessing implications of new policy developments and strategies on programme execution, and ensuring their integration, and aligning these developments with ERU’s external engagement objectives.
• Establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies to facilitate timely and efficient delivery of project inputs, while supporting ERU’s role in resource mobilization and partnership building.
• Assisting in implementing knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and best practices, sharing these with management for future planning and contributing insights to ERU’s external knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Assisting in advocacy and resource mobilisation efforts of the CO, by establishing and maintaining a network of donor and public information contacts. Assisting with organising and conducting of donor meetings and public information events, including preparing relevant background material for these events.

Qualifications and Experience 

Education:  

• Advanced degree in health, population, demography and/or other related social science discipline.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Up to two years professional experience in the field of development and population activities, with experience in programme/ project management is desirable
• Practical experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects
• Experience using office software packages and web-based management systems.

Languages: 

• Fluency in English and Ukrainian

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