Programme and Management Analyst

About the role

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is recruiting a Programme and Management Analyst for its Pacific multi-country office, which covers ten countries including the Federated States of Micronesia. The role focuses on overseeing programme financial and resource management, compliance and quality assurance, advising on quality and financial assurance, and supporting the delivery of the sub-office portfolio. It sits under the direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative in the FSM and requires travel to MCO countries up to 15% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, manage, monitor and report on development initiatives, and oversee internal controls and compliance of project and programme resource management in line with UNDP POPP
• Support budget formulation, costing of results, resource availability and reporting, and quality and financial assurance activities
• Review project reports and corporate systems for reliability and integrity, and provide quality assurance of resource management and allocations
• Analyse annual programme delivery, resource availability and pipeline projections, and recommend improvements
• Ensure financial reporting and project budgets are entered correctly in ERP/PIMS/Quantum and other platforms
• Monitor programme results, adjust activities and measure impact, and track compliance with programme and operations policies
• Enter results into corporate systems such as Quantum, Quantum+ and PIMS+
• Apply the HACT framework for cash transfers and the Enterprise Risk Management framework, including social and environmental standards
• Train colleagues, develop training materials and run workshops on programme and project management

Required profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, Public Administration or a related field; a bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant experience is considered
• For bachelor's holders, at least two years of experience in development planning, policy and/or management advisory services
• Fluency in English
• Openness to a tiered application process (Tier 0, 1 or 2)

Required skills

• Advantageous: programme resource management, operations and finance experience
• Advantageous: MS Word, Excel, PowerBI, Oracle Cloud, Quantum, Quantum+ and programme monitoring systems
• Advantageous: experience in the Asia-Pacific region, progress reports and dashboards, multi-stakeholder coordination, UN agency experience, and spot checks and audits