Organization: UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
Location: Istanbul
Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: 2024-05-20
Background
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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.
UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crises and to drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in nearly 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives, build resilient nations, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainable Development Goals represent the global consensus for the comprehensive and ambitious 2030 Agenda. The level of ambition and the need for resources to reach the targets necessitate innovations to increase efficiency, and partnerships for effective use of existing resources as well as growing them.
As a major effort to finance SDGs and in order to streamline its financial and investment engagement, UNDP launched the Sustainable Finance Hub (SFH), a finance and innovation platform, that draws on a critical mass of UNDP expertise, initiatives, and partnerships to support the mobilization and leveraging of resources for the SDGs and lead the implementation of the new UNDP private sector strategy and other initiatives. The Hub is an integral part of both the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA), as well as part of the GPN. The Hub serves as a connector, broker, and global coordinator among internal and external actors; curates and manages UNDP’s catalogue of service offers on SDG financing to governments, investors and companies, via the COs, to significantly enhance the scale and impact of UNDP’s work.
Through SFH, UNDP’s Istanbul Center for Private Sector in Development (ICPSD), one of the five Global Thematic Policy Centers of UNDP, acts as an enabler for the private sector and foundations to become more active partners in development, encouraging them through policy advice and technical services on how to contribute towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. ICPSD was established in 2011 in partnership with the Government of Türkiye.
The Center’s work to engage foundations and the private sector focuses on delivering policy advice and technical services in four thematic areas:
• Private sector engagement through South-South cooperation for the SDGs
• Digital transformation and private sector engagement in skills development
• SDG Financing and Private Sector Development
• Resilience and crisis response
ICPSD is currently seeking a highly qualified and experienced individuals to fill the roles of Project Analyst for the activities developed and implemented under the SDG Financing and Private Sector Development Portfolio. The role requires a strong project management skill in coordinating and hands-on implementation of activities such as production of reports and knowledge management activities; toolkit and training development initiatives of the center, cooperation, technical advisory, and implementation assistance offered to other UNDP units, including COs and RBx. The Project Analyst will conduct research on political, social, and economic trends in impact investing thematic area of the Center and participates in the formulation, management, and evaluation of knowledge management activities within ICPSD’s mandate to enhance the role of private sector in development.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Specialist, SDG Financing and Private Sector Development Portfolio Lead, and the overall guidance of the ICPSD Deputy Director, the Project Analyst will have the following responsibilities:
Day-to-day coordination and implementation to ensure achievement of portfolio objectives and outputs & activities:
Coordinate the design and implement activities based on the partnership agreements.
Develop comprehensive/detailed work-plans that include all activities and roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders and setting-out corresponding milestones.
Execute the implementation of activities observing the work-plans and set deadlines including monitoring of the financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports.
Conduct the quality assurance for activities and throughout the implementation phases.
Ensure adherence of activities to the existing financial, procurement and administrative processes that are in line with prevailing UNDP rules and regulations and, at the same time, observing the project timelines.
Coordinate experts and service providers through planning, implementing, and monitoring the delivery of outputs, reports, and knowledge products.
Prepare progress reports based on approved work plan and budget.
Facilitate management of stakeholders and partners and develop new partnerships:
Establish and maintain a pipeline and portfolio of partnerships and actively working for the realization of various outputs and activities.
Prepare and implement stakeholder mapping and stakeholder engagement/partnership strategy including civil society/non-government organizations and indigenous & local communities with activities, targets and expected results.
Liaise with relevant government stakeholders, other relevant partners/stakeholders, UNDP Country Offices, UNDP-supported project colleagues, regarding the project, including to share information about trends, issues, and results to coordinate and utilize resources effectively and efficiently.
Develop new partnerships with civil society and/or non-governmental based organizations, local communities and private sector to deliver the project outputs and activities.
Provide research, advocacy and technical assistance support on impact investing for sustainable development:
Develop clear, compelling, and coherent research, advocacy and technical assistance offerings for the countries / target geographies that meet the needs of partner governments and stakeholders.
Support UNDP’s thought leadership around the impact investing and innovative financing for sustainable development.
Coordinate, create, and manage communications of product development, learnings, and milestones with stakeholders.
Organize and implement knowledge sharing, advocacy, and networking events.
Contribute to resource mobilization and partnerships activities:
Identify potential funding partners at the global, regional, and country levels, including donor governments, private sector, and foundations.
Draft concept notes, presentations, pitch decks, donor progress reports and other materials.
Facilitate partnerships and coordinate communications with potential and existing donors and other relevant actors, including clients.
Engage internally with other relevant actors within UNDP and others on partnerships and resource mobilization of related initiatives, as needed. Support the Portfolio Lead with any other relevant duties on research, resource mobilization and partnerships as may be assigned.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
The Project Analyst will be working under the guidance of and reporting directly to the UNDP ICPSD Impact Investing-SDG Financing Portfolio Lead.
Core Competencies:
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-functional and technical competencies:
Business Direction / Strategy System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Direction & Strategy / Business Acumen: Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks.
Business Management/Customer Satisfaction/Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients’ immediate requests. Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Management / Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Business Management / Partnerships Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies
Partnership management / Resource mobilization: Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements.
Business Management / Operations Management: Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the Organization’s· business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social sciences, political studies, human rights, international development, business, marketing, engineering, advertising-related studies or other related field is required
OR
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience on project / programme management.
Required skills:
At least one year experience in research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis is required.
Desired skills:
Proven experience in research and analysis of investment trends and landscapes, private sector development, impact investing ecosystems and/or innovative financial tools and mechanisms is an asset.
Experience in drafting and finalizing high quality materials for internal and external partners including proposals and work plans, concept notes, technical and financial reports is an asset.
Work experience in international organizations and/or the UN system is desirable.
Experience in the organization of high-visibility events is desirable.
Required Language(s):
Fluency in English and Turkish is required.
Fluency in French and/or Arabic is highly desired.
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