The UNDP Climate Hub is responsible for:

• Thought leadership on Climate and to be the custodian of UNDP policy positions on Climate;
• Strategy and vision formulation;
• Pipeline development in coordination with the other hubs and the Vertical Fund Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Unit;
• Provision of integrated policy and programme support to Country Offices;
• Global engagement, advocacy in collaboration with BERA;
• Integration across thematic areas;
• Strategic Partnerships development and resource mobilization;
• Lead and Support global flagship initiatives and partnerships on Climate;
• Serve as focal point with relevant UN coordination mechanisms and Conventions (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change);
• Cross-organization knowledge and learning; and
• Innovation.

UNDP is seeking a Portfolio Analyst to assist in developing new management tools and processes for the Climate Hub portfolio, as well as oversee its day-to-day coordination.

Scope of Work 

a)           Pipeline development and portfolio management

• Support the preparation of project initiation plans, project documents and project proposals under the Climate Promise portfolio
• Support the negotiation process of the Climate Promise portfolio contribution agreements
• Support the contribution agreements management process including the facilitation of any clearance process, due diligence, and archiving process
• Support the monitoring of the contribution receipt and facilitation of the payment requests to the donors

b)          Oversight and monitoring

• Support the monitoring of global, regional and country implementation modalities and timeframes of the portfolio
• Support the oversight of the portfolio reporting obligations
• Support any audit-related processes

c)           Compliance and quality assurance

• Support the development of tools to communicate the contractual requirements of the portfolio to the team and build their knowledge
• Support the review of all portfolio, programme and donor narrative and financial reports to ensure compliance with UNDP practices and donor contractual obligations
• Support the QA appraisals and assessments of the portfolio

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Institutional Arrangement

The Portfolio Analyst will report directly to the Portfolio Specialist. S/he will be part of the larger Climate Hub.

Competencies

Core

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies 

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA

Min. Education requirements   

Master’s degree in environmental sciences, environmental management, environmental economics, development, business, administration or related disciplines or another relevant field, or a bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned fields with additional 2 years of experience is required.

Min. years of relevant work experience 

Up to 2 years (with Master’s degree) or minimum 2 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience of progressively responsible work experience in project reporting, programme management, knowledge management, or policy management in an international development context.

Required skills  

• Demonstrated experience delivering, managing and/or monitoring projects or initiatives under tight deadlines with competing commitments
• Experience in coordinating or canvassing inputs from, or promoting collaboration across multiple stakeholders or groups towards a common objective
• Previous research experience, volunteer work and/or advocacy on issues related to environment, human rights, peace and security, gender or other development sectors at local, national, regional or international level
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of web-based management systems and databases

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Demonstrated experience in working in/with developing countries
• Demonstrated experience in ODA/donor agencies
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge with ERP systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage legal documents and donor agreements.
• Demonstrated experience to working with the United Nations, an international institution, IGO, INGO, NGO, CSO, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with UNDP corporate reporting, programming and/or oversight instruments (including ROAR, UNDP evaluation plans, UNDP project documents, etc.)

Required Language(s)   

• Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.
• Fluency in French and/or Spanish is an advantage.

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