Infrastructure and Project Management Senior Analyst - Strategic Advice and Support (Sustainability, Resilience and Inclusion)

Purpose and Scope of Assignment

Working within the Strategic Advice and Support team and under the overall guidance and supervision of the Team Lead for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Implementation (IPMG), the successful incumbent will be expected to be responsible for providing technical support to Strategic Advice and Support activities, as well as contributing to the overall administration of the team.

The Senior Analyst will be based in Copenhagen; however, the incumbent may be required to travel to support Strategic Advice and Support activities in the field.

The Senior Analyst’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Strategic Support

• Support the research, development and piloting of frameworks, tools and methodologies which focus primarily on improving the sustainability, resilience and inclusion of infrastructure;

• Support the research and development of initiatives for increasing knowledge and developing an applied understanding of sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure both internally and externally;

• Support the research and drafting of key positioning pieces or reports which highlight the role of infrastructure in global development, including relations to the global agendas;

• Support the research and development of awareness materials, including case studies, that promote UNOPS infrastructure activities internally and externally across UN agencies and the private sector;

• Support the mainstreaming of sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure within UNOPS policies, processes and standards.

Operations Support

• Support the building of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive infrastructure knowledge, skills and competencies at HQ, regional and country levels;

• Support the planning and delivery of missions to regions to support Strategic Advice and Support’s work;

• Support the design and implementation of activities and initiatives around sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure and its application within the development contexts;

• Support various tasks, work packages and projects as outlined and assigned in the annual work plan;

• Provide research and data collection on topics upon request by supervisors;

Reporting & Tools

• Identify areas for improvement and provide ongoing maintenance and updates to the Strategic Advice and Support’s workspace; 

• Support the drafting of external articles, presentations, e-mails and other communication;

• Support the team with stakeholder management (internal and external) and establish a communication strategy for effective outreach;

• Support the preparation of reports and other communication materials including blogs, newsletters, and bulletins to promote Strategic Advice and Support’s achievements;

• Support organisational reporting - i.e. quarterly progress reports, management reports, and end of year report.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

• Setting standards, personal and development objectives in Performance Evaluation Review;

• Responsible for monitoring and reporting on set goals, targets and performance requirements against the Performance Evaluation Review and work plan;

• Support the updating of the Intranet Page for the Strategic Advice and Support team;

• Successfully meeting deadlines based on workplan;