State Programme Analyst

The Programme Analyst, based in the UNFPA State Office in Jaipur, contributes to the effective management of UNFPA activities across result areas within the State to accelerate achievement of the ICPD Programme of Action and Agenda 2030. The role involves planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNFPA interventions, supporting policy dialogue, advocacy, and resource mobilization.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of UNFPA country programme aligning with State Government priorities and UNFPA Transformative Results.
• Provide strategic and programmatic support for development, implementation, monitoring of work plans and reporting.
• Implement and comply with corporate programme and financial management and oversight mechanisms and systems.
• Analyze progress, identify bottlenecks and propose corrective solutions.
• Establish networks and collaborative relationships with government counterparts, implementing partners, and other UN agencies.
• Draft quarterly and annual State-level programme and financial reports.
• Support State Head of Office in analysis and preparation of materials for policy dialogue to advance ICPD Programme of Action and UNFPA’s transformative results.
• Coordinate and participate in State level UN-wide and development partner discussions on SDGs.
• Ensure compliance of programme implementation with UNFPA corporate technical and programme policies and guidelines.
• Assist in implementing knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and best practices.
• Contribute technical inputs for communications materials on UNFPA’s transformative results and ICPD Programme of Action.
• Contribute to communication materials to raise visibility of UNFPA work in the State and Country.
• Contribute to state office resource mobilization efforts, assisting in concept note and proposal writing, and donor presentations.
• Ensure compliance with donor agreements in project implementation and reporting.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in international development, public policy, public health, population studies, or other related social science discipline.
• Two years of professional experience in the field of development management.
• Practical experience in programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, including budget management.
• Good understanding of and mainstreaming human rights and gender equality dimensions in programme design and implementation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; good emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and within culturally diverse teams.
• Experience using office software packages and web-based management systems.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Working knowledge of one of the Indian Official languages is desirable.
• Knowledge of other UN language(s) is an asset.

Skills

• Programme Design
• Programme Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Budget Management
• Human Rights Mainstreaming
• Gender Equality Mainstreaming
• Development Management
• Policy Dialogue
• Advocacy
• Resource Mobilization
• Office Packages
• Web-based Management Systems

Languages

English