Project Analyst

As part of the UNDP BiH’s Good Governance’s portfolio, The Economic Governance for Growth (EGG) Project seeks to contribute to economic growth and entrepreneurship development, improving economic governance and fostering the growth of market-oriented capabilities for a knowledge-based economy.

The EGG Project Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager by performing the tasks listed here-below.

The incumbent will be based in UNDP BiH office in Sarajevo.
 

• Provision of technical support in the design and delivery of project activities;
• Efficient support to procurement processes of the Project;
• Business Process Quality Assurance;
• Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing within the Project;
• Promoting gender equality mainstreaming;

• Provision of technical support in the design and delivery of project activities;
  • Provides technical expertise and advice related to project design and development;     
  • Supports conducting of specific assessments and analysis based on requests from project partners or other institutions and upon approval by project management; 
  • Guides identify areas of critical interest for targeted support by the project, in cooperation with stakeholders; 
  • Contributes to the conceptualization and design of individual project activities through provision of technical inputs related to defining priority sectors, required investments, beneficiaries, standards, etc.; 
  • Participates in competitive beneficiary selection processes on behalf of the UNDP Project Team, to include active involvement in the evaluation committees, including conducting assessment field visits;
  • Conducts site visits and communicates findings both to project management and counterparts.

• Efficient support to procurement processes of the Project;
  • Provide support in market research to identify availability and potential local sourcing of planned procurement activities;
  • Identify risks and undertake mitigating actions in close cooperation with project team;
  • Support preparation of procurement plans for the project;
  • Participate in evaluation stage of the procurement processes implemented by the project.

• Ensure Business Process Quality Assurance
  • Facilitate business processes followed by the Project in line with UNDP regulations and rules, policies and the UNDP internal control framework;
  • Monitor risk issue logs ensuring that they are regularly filled in with indicator targets;
  • Assist in timely reporting.

• Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing within the Project; 
  • Participation in trainings for staff within the Projects on Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP); 
  • Participation in Project knowledge management activities related to procurement;
  • Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in projects.

• Supporting gender equality mainstreaming;
  • Supporting the Project Manager in ensuring gender mainstreaming throughout project implementation, as well as in ensuring gender sensitive work plans, budgets, reports, research, and analyses;
  • Ensuring that all data when collected and compiled are gender and age disaggregated and evaluated from a gender point of view;
  • Ensuring knowledge on gender equality is incorporated in Project knowledge management activities and products.

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

Institutional Arrangement

The incumbent will report to the Project Manager, as part of the UNDP Local Development Portfolio within the Good Governance Sector.

• Business Acumen:          
  • Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
  • Ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization. 
• Partnership Management:          
  • 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.
• Communication:             
  • 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.
• Negotiation and Influence;         
  • Reach a common understanding/agreement, persuade others, resolve points of difference, through a dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions and creates ‘win-win’ situations.
• 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.