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Job Title:    Programme Analyst

Organization: UN
Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital.  UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia and the Pacific, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or crisis.  It provides seed capital – grants and loans – and technical support to help microfinance institutions reach more poor households and small businesses, and local governments finance the capital investments – water systems, feeder roads, schools, irrigation schemes – that will improve poor peoples’ lives.

 

Job Summary:  The
Programme Analyst will analyze and implement the project cycle for all projects
within his/her portfolio, and provide guidance on budgets, project status and levels
of expenditure. The Programme Analyst will coordinate activities of the
projects’ staff as they relate to project deliverables and disbursement of
funds. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the operations
team, programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government
officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors
and civil society ensuring successful programme implementation.

 

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

Management of the project pipeline focusing on:

·
Monitoring
of the project cycle for each of the projects in the pipeline to ensure
effective implementation

·
Thorough
analysis of each project’s deliverables against the disbursement schedule for
funds

·
Supporting
in preparation of presentations providing project updates to partners

Tracking and drafting of donor reporting requirements

·
Maintain
up-to-date reports on progress of programme implementation for funding partners

·
Lead the
drafting process for funding partner reports by collecting inputs from
different departments and ensuring that all parties are using the latest
versions

·
Ensure
on-time review and submission of reports and all relevant annexes

Provision of support in engaging in joint country UN initiatives by:

·
Maintaining
a working knowledge of all documentation related to the different UN country
joint initiatives

·
Provision
of substantive inputs to the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) and
other joint initiatives

·
Attending
working group meeting, taking notes and briefing relevant colleagues and
partners to gather feedback

Support in budget management and tracking

·
Maintaining
a running knowledge of financial resources available and committed within the
programme budget

·
Using
ATLAS to run periodic reports showing an up-to-date status of expenditures and
commitments

·
Supporting
in budget revision and annual financial reporting

 

Impact of Results

·
The key
results have an impact on the success of the “Leaving No One Behind in the
Digital Era Uganda” programme within specific workstreams of the strategy. In
particular, the key results have an impact on the operation and programming of
activities, management of donor relationships as well as reaching UN country
targets

 

 

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

·
The
ideal candidate for the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) job must hold a
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public
Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related
field.

·
Four
years of relevant experience at the national or international level in
providing project management advisory services,

·
Hands-on
experience in monitoring and implementation of development projects.

·
Experience
in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling
of web-based management systems.

·
Experience
using ATLAS (enterprise resource planning) software is highly desirable.

·
Experience
in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

·
Experience
with a UN organization/agency is desirable; along with knowledge of UNCDF/UNDP
and the UN system and / or the donor community.

·
Knowledgeable
about the Uganda context is highly desirable;

·
Development
and operational efficiency;

 

Competencies

·
Innovation-
Ability to make new and useful ideas work Level 2: Analyzes complex technical
materials (including data) and makes concise, relevant recommendations

·
Leadership-
Ability to persuade others to follow Level 2: Proactively identifies new
opportunities and challenges

·
People
Management- Ability to improve performance and satisfaction Level 2: Takes
ownership of responsibilities

·
Communication-
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform Level 3: Expresses information
and views with adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation

·
Delivery-
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement Level 3: Takes
responsibility for addressing critical situations and delivering core value

 

NB: This is a local service contract position, open to Ugandan nationals
only

 

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this
vacancy announcement.  We may also retain
applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar
positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description,
experience and educational requirements.

 

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How to Apply:

All applicants who wish to join the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) should
apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 21^st
December 2020

 

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