Project Analyst (re-advertisement)

While Bangladesh has made great strides in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country is still facing multiple challenges in the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. Particularly the attainment of SDG 16 – the promotion of peace, justice, and strong institutions – has been lagging behind. This SDG is universally recognized as being the driver for realizing all other SDGs and is thus of vital importance. This programme addresses the need to develop effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels to promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies for Bangladesh’s sustainable development, enabling wider engagement of development partners and relevant stakeholders. The programme aims to support the country in achieving SDG 16 by: 

• Strengthening public institutions that can contribute to fulfilling national and international commitments and provide better service delivery. 
• Creating a positive policy environment that embeds the SDGs’ core principle of “leave no one behind”. 
• Promoting new capabilities and leveraging technology and innovation for more effective and inclusive governance and public service delivery.

The project consists of the following three outputs:

• Output 1: Capacities of Bangladesh’s bureaucracy are strengthened to deliver on SDG16 & SDG5
• Output 2: Institutions of public oversight are more people-centric and effectively fulfil their mandates. 
• Output 3: The policy environment is strengthened to sustain SDG results and integrate SDGs into routine GoB operations and partnerships (multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue Platform)

SIPS will be implemented by UNDP in partnership with public institutions, preferably the SDG Coordination Cell (SDGCC) and the Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Parliament. 

The Project Analyst will work closely with the Project Manager and work under the direct supervision of the Assistant Resident Representative/Programme Manager of UNDP Governance Cluster or his/her designated staff. 

The Project Analyst will be responsible for managing the results of assigned outputs of the project. Being the Output Manager, the Project Analyst will be responsible for the implementation of specific output activities and contribute to generating output’s results in line with the approved Project Document. While the Project Analyst will be based in democratic Governance Cluster, s/he will also closely work with the Project Manager and other project staffs, UNDP operations unit, Government officials and other relevant stakeholders.

Summary of key functions:

• Project management and implementations 
• Technical Support
• Partnership, Communications and Coordination
• Policy and Programme Services 
• Knowledge Services

Project management and implementations 

• Develop output-specific detailed annual workplans that include all activities and roles and responsibilities of project partners with milestones, as well as corresponding procurement plans, and manage revisions as needed.
• Lead the implementation of output-specific project activities and monitor the progress of implementation and key event schedules observing the workplans and due dates, including monitoring of the financial resources.
• Mobilize goods and services to support project activities, including drafting terms of reference and services/goods specifications, overseeing contractors’ work, and certifying deliverables, and organizing workshops, trainings and events.
• Take initiatives to build the capacity of Responsible Parties on complying with UNDP’s requirements on the efficient and transparent use of project financial resources.
• Manage requests for the provision of financial resources by UNDP to Responsible Parties, through direct cash transfers, direct payments or reimbursement using the FACE (Fund Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures) form and in line with the UN Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) framework. 
• Ensure proper filing of all project information.

Prepare internal and external correspondence for the project. 

Technical Support 

• Provide technical support to design and deliver the activities related to human rights, SDGs and institutional oversights functions including support to facilitating new research and innovations for better institutional service delivery. 
• Contribute to develop strategies and extend opportunities for connecting left behind communities with the delivery of public institutional services. 
• Substantially contribute to align sectoral plans and initiatives with SDG-16 and integrating human rights in human rights situation reporting and governance framework in collaboration with the key government counterparts.   
• Support to review reports prepared on the human rights situation, national governance, innovations in service deliveries, institutional good practices, and support in liaison with public oversight institutions for creating an enabling policy environment. 
• Support to prepare, organize, and minute of various regular meetings/discussions.
• Prepare timely regular project progress reports (on progress against planned activities, update on risks, project finances, etc.); 
• Support to prepare mid-year review and year-end review of the project.
• Prepare final project report and supporting documents; and
• Contribute to UNDP corporate reporting obligations (ROAR, etc.)

Partnership, Communications and Coordination

• Be aware and keep abreast of activities of the key counterparts and project partners.
• Develop excellent relationship with the key partners, public oversight institutions, Parliamentarians, government officials, CSOs, citizens groups and other stakeholders. 
• Ensure coordination and exchanges of information to ensure the coherence and complementarity of project activities.
• Establish and maintain close coordination and communication with the Responsible Parties, Project Partners, beneficiaries, and donors.
• Identify opportunities for widening/deepening of cooperation with public institutions and recommending adequate approaches to manage strategic learning information arising from project implementation.
• Coordinate the implementation of the project communications and visibility strategy. 
• Identify and document results/impact, lessons learned, and good practices, and prepare knowledge and advocacy products/materials for internal and external audiences. 
• Participation in UNDP and external Communities of Practice and Knowledge Networks. 

Policy and Programmatic Services

• Contribute to analyse social, political, and development trends. Navigate opportunities to prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation related to project output, identification of opportunities for initiation of new Governance and rights-based projects.
• Identify the sources of information related to policy-driven issues and concerns. 

Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Knowledge Services 

• Manage the inputs of the consultants and undertake knowledge capture at national, regional, and global levels in the subject area and the production of knowledge-based products.
• Manage the establishment of internal and external networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts in government, non-government, private companies, international development organizations and the UN system.