Project Management Support Analyst – Data Analyst

Qualifications of Project Management Support Analyst:

• Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Vacancy No: VA/2025/B5333/30679
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
• Deadline: 15-Sep-2025
  

Brief details about Project Management Support Analyst:

About

Information about the organization that has offered the job:

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.

Background Information – Job-specific

Established in 2009, Ethiopia Multi-country office (ETMCO) sub-region currently consists of an established Operation Centre in Addis Ababa which manages a portfolio of engagements in four (4)  Horn of Africa countries  (Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan).  ETMCO focuses on Infrastructure, Procurement, Project Management, HR and Transactional Services, and Fund Management services across a wide range of sectors including Health, Education, Agriculture, Resilient infrastructure, among others.

Our goal is to support countries, help people in need and enable our partners through  delivering on our mandate of infrastructure, procurement and project management in the countries in the Horn of Africa.

Project Background

UNOPS has signed a project agreement with the Ministry of Health to strengthen the Capacity of the Ministry for the Realization of Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP-II) on selected priorities. This project will be implemented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the overall objective/purpose is to contribute towards the realization of selected strategic priorities of the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP-II) which is more on project management focusing on institutional capacity building and technical assistance. UNOPS is selected to manage and implement the project by creating a project management unit (PMU). This unit will be formed by a group of experts and specialists in the relevant matters and will lay the groundwork for institutional capacity strengthening through the establishment of a Technical Assistance Management Unit (TAMU). The TAMU will be composed of a group of Technical Assistants and experts, recruited and supervised by UNOPS personnel that would implement part of the project activities. The unit will be managed by the UNOPS for the duration of the project. TAMU will oversee the mapping of the necessary human resource requirements and potential interventions aimed at boosting the capacity of the Ministry.

The Project Management Support Analyst/Data Analyst will be an integral member of the TAMU team, reporting functionally to the TAMU Coordinator. S/he will support the project team in implementing and optimizing data management and analysis tools adopted by the organizational unit. S/he will collect, clean, validate, and analyze project data, conducting rigorous data quality reviews on behalf of the Project Lead to ensure that information from the field is accurate, consistent, and reliable. The role will also involve identifying trends, generating actionable insights, and producing analytical reports and visualizations to inform evidence-based decision-making and enhance program performance.

The incumbent  must be able to perform their role with a high degree of autonomy, establishing strong collaborative relationships within the Programme Team, Project Manager (PM) and Support Services departments.

The role requires undertaking missions to the field to undertake data collection, provide training/orientation to Project Teams and providing continuous support to ensure tools and data therein are being employed to their full potential.

Education

• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in data analytics/analysis,data science, computer science, software engineering or similar is required.
• An advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in the above mentioned subjects is an asset.

Certification

• PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent is an advantage

Experience

• At least two (2) years relevant work experience (with a first-level university degree) working with Management Information Systems (MIS), data analytics, Enterprise Resource Management Systems (ERP) and/or reporting systems, Project management is required;
• Experience with web-based applications and Google-Suite products, especially google docs, sheets, slides and forms is an asset;
• Demonstrated experience in data visualisation, analytics and information management;
• Previous Experience in a UN environment, civil society organizations and/or non-governmental organizations is highly desired;
• Knowledge and experience of Monitoring and Evaluation practices is an advantage;
• Knowledge of and experience using the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (including Big Query) is considered an asset;
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python, SQL, Google Apps Script, Javascript, Machine learning) is desirable;
• Experience with power BI, Google looker studio ODK (Open Data Kit), or KoBo Toolbox is an asset.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in oral, reading and written English is required
• Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset

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