UNDP
Project & Innovation Analyst (Open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants only).
🇩🇪Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany7 days ago
Full TimeENEurope
Tiered Approach
In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:
Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.
Background
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development within the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its policy workspanning headquarters, regional, and country office levelsforms a continuous spectrum, connecting deep local knowledge with cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), which brings together field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of domains to deliver the signature solutions and organizational capabilities outlined in the Strategic Plan.
Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) leads the development of policy and guidance to advance UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP’s corporate positions, represents the organization in multi-stakeholder fora, and engages in inter-agency coordination across thematic areas
The Digital, AI and Innovation (DAI) Hub is part of this architecture. It brings together UNDP’s expertise in digital transformation, data, AI, and systems innovation to support countries in harnessing new technologies as enablers of sustainable and inclusive development. The Hub serves as an integrated platform, offering advisory support, technical assistance, and capacity development to governments and partners in over 170 countries. It co-creates digital transformation journeys, strengthens institutional capabilities, and mobilizes partnerships to build inclusive digital ecosystems. By leveraging UNDP’s global presence, development intelligence, and portfolio approach, the Hub equips countries to anticipate risks, adapt to uncertainty, and use digital technologies responsibly for people and planet.
Position Purpose
The BPPS/ Digital, AI and Innovation Hub operate at the intersection of digital transformation and sustainable development initiatives within UNDP. The hub is tasked with leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions to address pressing global challenges. The Project & Innovation Support Analyst will facilitate the implementation of high-impact projects aimed at enhancing digital capacities and the integration of AI in governance and development practices. The services provided by this role are crucial to underpinning the strategic goals associated with digital innovation dissemination across UNDP.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Project & Innovation Analyst provides high-quality project management support to ensure successful project implementation and performance, including coordination, monitoring, evaluation of project activities and stakeholder engagement. The role requires both analytical and coordination skills to ensure synergy across project components and visibility of outcomes.
UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across issues, units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
1. Ensure Project and Management Support
2. Ensure Data Analysis, Dashboards and Strategic Insights
3. Build Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitate Knowledge Management
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation,
4. Institutional Arrangement
This incumbent will report directly to Operations Specialist in Strategic Resources & Project Management team.
Competencies
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.
Business Direction and Strategy-System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Digital Data Storytelling and Communications: Skilled in building a narrative around a set of data and its accompanying visualizations to help convey the meaning of that data in a powerful and compelling fashion.
Data & Data analysis: Ability to extract, analyse and visualize data to form meaningful insights and aid effective business decision making.
Digital & Digital product management: Ability to design and lead digital product development including testing, ongoing product iteration, product strategy and delivery.
Business Management & Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Management & Communication: 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.
Partnership Management & Relationship Management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Experience:
Languages:
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Use of AI by candidates
Applicants are invited to read UNDP’s guidance for candidates on using AI responsibly in UNDP recruitment and selection
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