Overview
The Project Analyst will contribute to the effective implementation of UNDP China’s Country Programme Document Outcomes and Outputs, focusing on inclusive growth and enterprise development. The role involves promoting strategic engagements, partnership building, resource mobilization, and project management.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote strategic engagements through partnership building and coordination, resource mobilization, full project formulation, implementation, and management.
- Provide necessary technical support to UNDP China’s programme pillars and thematic portfolios.
- Ensure effective implementation of project activities with relevant Government partners, the private sector, foundations, academia, media and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to the formulation of UNDP China’s inclusive growth and enterprise development programme strategies.
- Analyze and synthesize national and sub-national strategies and policies in inclusive growth and enterprise development with a gender responsiveness perspective.
- Provide technical inputs to support the oversight and monitoring of the implementation progress of the UNSDCF/ CPD.
- Ensure digital technology solutions in programme strategies and implementation are managed towards inclusion, scalability and sustainability.
- Support the establishment and management of strategic partnerships to accelerate the formulation and implementation of UNDP China’s inclusive growth and enterprise development programme.
- Lead in identifying strategic inclusive growth and enterprise development programme area of cooperation with UN agencies.
- Analyze and research information on potential donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation and identify opportunities for initiation of new pipeline projects.
- Contribute to the development of the inclusive growth and enterprise development portfolio pipeline projects.
- Promote a coherent, cross portfolio approach to inclusive growth and enterprise development engagement.
- Lead the development and effective management of UNDP China’s inclusive growth and enterprise development programme implementation.
- Ensure effective planning, budgeting, and implementation of the inclusive growth and enterprise development portfolio.
- Ensure effective application and compliance with the full cycle of UNDP’s results-based management strategy and approach.
- Ensure the effective collection, use and analysis of data the inclusive growth and enterprise development programme implementation.
- Support provision of top-quality advisory services to key development partners and facilitate knowledge building and management.
- Support the development of inclusive growth and enterprise development policies and innovative interventions.
- Identify and compile best practices and lessons learned directly linked to China’s inclusive growth and enterprise development.
- Support establishment and strengthening of national and international advocacy networks.
- Lead the development of inclusive growth and enterprise development-related knowledge products.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in Project Management.
- Substantive knowledge of SME ESG for SDGs and Sustainable Procurement will be preferred.
- Hands-on national-level experience in SME ESG for the SDGs and/or Sustainable Procurement is an asset.
- Project management experiences, covering the design, monitoring and evaluation of the project will be an asset.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related field is required.
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the area stated above, in combination with an additional 2 years of qualifying experiences will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
