Junior Analyst at UNDP

Duties and Responsibilities

• SDGs are genuinely interlinked with service provision at the local level.
• Across the world, many cities are transforming their approach to service provision.
• Taking inspiration from the broad spectrum of targets and indicators offered by SDG, cities are introducing innovative practices and rebuilding the concept of social contract from the local level.
• The Junior Analyst will support the UNDP global learning network on Municipal innovation in public services and how cities are using SDGs as planning tools, generating and sharing knowledge about how cities are developing new inclusive public services to achieve the SDGs targets and indicators.

The Junior Analyst will work with the UNDP-UN SDG Action Campaign Network to:

• Facilitate the exchange of experiences amongst participating local governments;
• Identify similar experiences worldwide, analyze public policies and share technical expertise with the UNDP beneficiary cities globally;
• Analyze data and generate knowledge assets;
• Support project implementation and replication of experiences of local governments wishing to use the SDGs as tools for innovative public service delivery;
• Provide technical support to the implementation of the Global Mayors Challenge in Kumasi, Ghana;
• Prepare and implement needs assessment for beneficiary local and regional governments;
• Facilitate the preparation and review of training resource materials;
• Prepare any relevant documents to support the necessary capacity development activities;
• Prepare a monitoring framework for the status, results, and milestones for the capacity development;
• Identify and map different resource persons and institutions working on similar issues worldwide;
• Identify and facilitate documentation of human impact stories, good case studies, project success, challenges and innovative models;
• Facilitation of knowledge building and management, producing and disseminating lessons learnt from designated projects and support to the promotion of cross-project, cross-unit knowledge
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Institutional Arrangement:

• The Junior Analyst will report to the Project Manager, based in UNDP New York Headquarters, and will work closely with the focal point of the technical team, UNDP Ghana Country Office.

Competencies

Core:

• Achieve Results:    Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.
• Think Innovatively:    Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.
• Learn Continuously:    Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.
• Adapt with Agility:    Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.
• Act with Determination:    Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.
• Engage and Partner:    is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion:    Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Thematic Area    Name    Definition

Business Direction & Strategy    Strategic Thinking    

• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritised plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solution.
• Business Development    Knowledge Generation    
• Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
• Business Management    Results-based Manaagement    
• Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus on improved performance and demonstrable results.

Digital and Innovation Capacity Building    

• Ability to define and create the conditions for trying out new ways of working or introducing new problem solving approaches to an organisation.
• Ability to develop, manage and evaluate a learning curriculum that raises awareness, builds confidence, strengthens innovation capabilities around a certain method, tool or technique; or helps develop an innovation mindset.
• Ability to create the authorising environment (mandate, incentives) to embed and spread new ways of working.
• In-depth knowledge of one or more innovation methods, broad knowledge of innovation processes and innovation management.
• Ability to align a learning and development strategy with broader innovation strategy.

Behaviour Change Communication / Communication for Development    

• Knowledge of appropriate digital communication methodologies for development and behaviour change, and ability to apply them practically.

Experience Design    

• Knowledge of experience design methodologies and ability to design end-to-end experiences that meet user and business needs.
• HR-People Strategy & Planning    Organizational Design and Development    
• Knowledge of the organisational design and development theory (i.e. enabling organization's performance through the design of structures, frameworks, systems, policies and metrics, as well as building and developing its culture, capability, values, behaviours, and relationships); understanding of macro trends that impact the design of organizations (e.g. sustainability, geopolitical, demographic, technology); knowledge of organisational design and development diagnostic tools; ability to 'scenario plan' for longer term organization design and development; ability to manage the development of capability/competency frameworks and maps.

 
Required Skills and Experience

Min. education requirements:    

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Planning, International Development or related field, with two (2) years of relevant work experience , or
• Master’s Degree in Economics, Business Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Planning, International Development or related field is required.

Min. years of relevant work experience:    

• Two (2) years with Bachelor’s Degree of relevant professional experience working with public administrations, preferably at local level in issues related to service provision, public management and finance or public policy is required.

Required skills:    

• Proficiency in in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, etc. is required.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) is required.
• Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies Section:    
• Proven professional experience focusing on client management, multi-stakeholder partnerships and working with a diverse team will be an asset.
• Understanding of UNDP rules and procedures or experience on completing UN assignments would be an asset.
• Proven experience in working with local governments and their associations is an asset.
• Experience working in waste management or sanitation projects in Kumasi or other municipalities in Ghana is an asset.
• Experience writing articles, concept notes, outreach materials and developing knowledge products is an asset.

Required Language/s:    

• Proficiency in the English language is required
• Working knowledge of Twi and/or Hausa language is an added advantage.