Programme Analyst, Youth and Peacebuilding

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

With multiple, complex socio-political trends and processes influencing the position of youth in the country (youth well-being; emigration; peacebuilding and social cohesion; legacy of war-related pain and trauma), the Programme Analyst will monitor the trends and support the effective management including interventions by UNFPA in the areas of youth empowerment, capacity development and leadership as well changing negative narratives between different population groups. Through substantive analysis and assessment of political and social trends, the Analyst will contribute to project formulation and implementation, including the development of joint programming initiatives with other UN agencies and national development frameworks with relevant partners and stakeholders.

The Programme Analyst will also monitor/adapt implementation of project/programme activities in order to ensure achievement of planned results in line with results-based management principles and relevant organizational policies and procedures.

• In collaboration with BiH Government counterparts at all levels, NGOs and other partners, contributing to the design and implementation of the country programme and its component projects, aligning with Governments’ priorities and UNFPA country programme document .
• Ensuring appropriate monitoring and oversight mechanisms and systems are established and implemented across all youth and peacebuilding programs.
• Contextualizing Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda in BiH through both direct support and empowerment of young people on one hand; and creation/sustaining of enabling environment for youth engagement (policies, structures, mechanisms).
• Harnessing and further expanding UNFPA BiH’s partnerships with traditional and nontraditional partners including youth networks, religious leaders and communities, faithbased organizations (FBOs) and community influencers and interlocutors (artists and cultural workers; entrepreneurs; sportspeople) – all aimed towards transforming the narratives around youth engagement and participation in overall development of local communities in BiH.
• Expanding UNFPA BiH’s digital portfolio (IT tools and mechanisms) that further facilitate youth participation in decision making, including their access to rights and services
• Working closely with UNFPA BiH’s communications staff, to craft engaging public campaigns that focus public attention on youth issues (participation; health and wellbeing; equality; empowerment)
• Analyzing and interpreting the political and social environment relevant to UNFPA activities, and identifying opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keeps abreast of new policy developments and strategies by analyzing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and development frameworks, and prepares briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance coordination, and development frameworks.
• Expediting and coordinating project implementation by establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, institutions at all levels in BiH and other UN agencies facilitating timely and efficient delivery of project inputs and addressing training needs of project personnel.
• Assessing implications of new policy developments and strategies on programme execution, and ensuring their integration.
• Establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies to facilitate timely and efficient delivery of project inputs.
• Analyzes and reports on programme and project progress in terms of achieving results, using existing organizational monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems; identifies constraints and resource deficiencies and recommends corrective action. Monitors projects expenditures and disbursements to ensure delivery is in line with approved project budgets and to realize targeted delivery levels.
• Assisting in implementing knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and best practices, sharing these with management for future planning and supporting training needs of project personnel.
• Taking a proactive lead in resource mobilization strategy of the Country Office, by ensuring preparation of relevant documentation, i.e. project documents, project summaries, conference papers, speeches, briefing notes, donor profiles, and participating in related meetings and public events.
• Serves in the relevant youth-related as well as peacebuilding and social cohesion mechanisms both within the UNCT as well as within other institutional groups.

Preuzeto sa: hocu.ba