- Manage impact assessment dashboard. Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics related to program objectives
- Ensure data collection and analysis. Collect and organize data, and track progress in an impact assessment dashboard.
- Establish evaluation methodologies. Apply appropriate evaluation methodologies, frameworks, and tools to assess program effectiveness and impact.
- Ensure effective milestone reporting. Prepare regular milestone reports to communicate progress, achievements, and challenges of programs to various internal and external stakeholders
- Promote stakeholder collaboration. Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and program participants to gather feedback and insights for evaluation purposes
- Contribute to knowledge management and information sharing
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
This position reports to the Advisor, cities and local governments, UN SDG Action Campaign, UNDP Executive Office. The Analyst will be based at the Freetown City Council, under the National Implementation Modality, and will directly support the Mayor of Freetown and the City´s Chief Administrator.
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
2030 Agenda: Planet: Nature, Climate and Energy
Climate Change Mitigation: sustainable Infrastructure.
Finance Budget management
Ability to support budgetary aspects of the work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Business Direction & Strategy: Strategic Thinking
Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized 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 solutions;
Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
Business Management: Evaluation
Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks – Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Direction & Strategy: Project management
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Direction & Strategy: Risk management Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks.
Business Direction & Strategy: Communication
Ability to 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.
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) In Social Science, Public Policy, Global Affairs or a relevant discipline is required. Or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional work experience in project development and project management;
- At least 2 years of experience working with local and regional governments, preferably in Africa;
- Proven experience in contributing to the development and testing of data collection instruments;
- Experience in working as part of an interdisciplinary team to plan and conduct evaluations;
- Demonstrated experience in organizing , summarizing and communicate information clearly and concisely;
- Proficiency in conducting analyses using appropriate analytic tools and techniques for quantitative data (e.g., descriptive and inferential analysis in Stata) and/or qualitative data (using content analysis and thematic clustering);
- Experience in quantitative data management (data organization, data cleaning) for research purposes;
- Proficiency in at least one statistical and spatial software;
- Aptitude for coding for data management, analysis, and visualization.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Working knowledge of another UN language is desired.
