Programme Analyst, Sustainable Economic Development [Open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants]

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:

- Tier 0 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.

- Tier 1 : Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments

- Tier 2 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers

- Tier 3 or no tier indicated : All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

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 United Nations’ leading organization working on sustainable development, governance, peacebuilding, and climate resilience. In Kyrgyzstan, UNDP supports national efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through policy advice, programme implementation, partnerships, and resource mobilization.

The Sustainable Economic Development (SED) team supports senior management in formulating, implementing, and overseeing the UNDP Country Programme in the areas of development planning and financing, green and digital economic transformation, regional and local development, and inclusive growth. The team plays a central role in ensuring strategic coherence, strong national ownership, effective partnerships, and mobilization of resources.

UNDP Kyrgyzstan’s work is guided by the Country Strategy Note and Strategic Compact, which emphasize financial sustainability, selective portfolio management, strengthened partnerships and resource mobilization, development finance, digital transformation, and increased national ownership of development solutions.

Position Purpose:

Under the overall guidance of the Resident Representative and the direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative, the Programme Analyst - Sustainable Economic Development is part of the Country Office Management Team, responsible for programming and implementation within the Sustainable Economic Development portfolio.

The position contributes to the implementation of UNDP Kyrgyzstan’s CPD, and Strategic Compact and Country Strategy Note by ensuring selective, high‑impact programme delivery, strengthened partnerships and resource mobilization, and alignment between programme priorities, financial sustainability, and national development objectives.

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 units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensure Sustainable Economic Development policy development and high quality technical and policy advisory services:

- Ensure design and implementation of UNDP programmes and projects in line with national priorities, the CPD, UNSDCF, and UNDP Strategic Plan.

- Serves as the “Economist” of the Country Office providing sound analytics and forecast on economic issues.

- Provide technical and policy advice to government counterparts at national and sub national levels on sustainable economic development, development planning and financing, green and digital economic transformation, investment and trade promotion, and regional and local development.

- Contribute analytical and forward looking economic analysis to inform strategic positioning, policy dialogue, and programme development.

- Support policy dialogue and financing approaches related to the transition from grant based financing to increased government ownership and sustainable development financing mechanisms, including in social sectors.

- Prepare strategic briefs, analytical notes, and policy inputs for senior management on emerging priorities, risks, and opportunities.

2. Ensure strategic positioning and effective oversight of the Sustainable Economic Development portfolio, Strategic positioning of the SED portfolio:

- Define and guide the strategic direction of the Sustainable Economic Development portfolio in line with the Country Strategy Note, Strategic Compact, CPD, and available resources.

- Development of new programme initiatives and pipelines, applying strategic selectivity to balance ambition, delivery capacity, and financial sustainability.

- Strengthening UNDP’s positioning through engagement with Regional Bureaus, Global Policy Network, and headquarters platforms.

- Oversight and delivery

- Ensure effective implementation of programmes and projects in compliance with UNDP rules, regulations, and quality standards.

- Provide strategic and operational oversight of planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

- Monitor delivery performance, manage risks, address bottlenecks, and ensure timely corrective actions.

- Ensure proper follow up on audit recommendations and compliance with internal control frameworks.

3. Ensure coordination, strengthen strategic partnerships, and resource mobilization:

- Build and maintain strong partnerships with government institutions (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and others), international financial institutions, bilateral and multilateral donors, civil society, academia, and the private sector.

- Support resource mobilization efforts, including diversification of the donor base beyond traditional partners and development of bankable project proposals.

- Promote innovative financing approaches, development finance instruments, and blended finance opportunities.

- Ensure close coordination with the Partnerships and Results team on pipeline development, donor engagement, and reporting.

- Represent UNDP in relevant inter agency coordination mechanisms and Result Groups.

4. Ensure effective management of the Sustainable Economic Development team:

- Provide day to day leadership, guidance, and quality assurance to the SED team.

- Support performance management, staff development, and team cohesion in line with UNDP People Management Competencies.

- Ensure effective use of human and financial resources and promote a collaborative, inclusive, and results oriented work environment. Ensures financial sustainability of the SED cluster

- Contribute to cross unit collaboration and integrated office responses.

5. Strategic results management, knowledge management, and communication:

- Communicate results, uses media and social media to highlight accomplishments of SED unit; Coordinate with the Communications Unit to ensure visibility of results and strategic communication of UNDP’s value proposition.

- Ensure effective application of results based management throughout the programme cycle.

- Contribute to knowledge products, policy papers, and learning initiatives at national, regional, and global levels.

- Lead preparation of high quality reports for donors, government counterparts.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organizatio

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Manage and supervise the project team under SED cluster.

Competencies

Core competencies:

- Achieve Results - LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.

- Think Innovatively - LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.

- Learn Continuously - LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others, and support their learning.

- Adapt with Agility - LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.

- Act with Determination - LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.

- Engage and Partner - LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.

- Enable Diversity and Inclusion - LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.

People Management Competencies:

- UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site (https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2021-12/PeopleManagementCompetencies.pdf).

Cross Functional and technical competencies:

Business Management

- Portfolio Management

Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment.

- Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio management.

Business Direction & Strategy

- Systems 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.

Business Management

- Partnerships

Management Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

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

- Resource Mobilization

Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements.

2030 Agenda: Prosperity

- Inclusive Growth

Development Planning

2030 Agenda: Prosperity

- Inclusive Growth

Economic Transformation, Policy and Planning

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

- Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Political Studies, International Relations and Development, Law, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or related field is required, or

- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

- Minimum two (2) years of experience (with a master’s degree) or four (4) years of experience (with a bachelor’s degree) in working in the areas of: development planning, development financing, green and digital economy, regional and local development, and gender-responsive and inclusive approaches for sustainable development is required.

Required skills and experiences:

- Relevant experience at the national or international level in providing technical and policy advisory services in the general areas of Sustainable Economic Development is required.

- Experience and sound knowledge of economics, development financing, and SDG integration is required.

- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages and handling of web-based management systems is required.

- Successful experience in establishing partnerships and mobilizing resources among international organizations, national government, financing institutions, and private sector is required.

Desired skills and experiences:

- Proven experience in leading teams is desirable.

- At least 2 years’ track record of successful project/programme management experience with teams and budgets of comparable complexity and scope is desired.

- Sound expertise in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of complex economic development projects. involving strategic national stakeholders and international organizations is desired.

- Experience in establishing effective relationships between the international organizations, national governments civil society organizations and the private sector for sustainable development agenda is desired.

- Experience in supporting capacity development of government to access various finance sources including from multi-lateral, bilateral, international financing institutions, the private sector and public finance, innovative market and non-market mechanisms is desired.

- Experience with UNDP and/or international organizations/UN agencies is an asset.

- Experience with Government institutions as an asset.

Languages:

- Fluency in English and Russian is required.

- Working knowledge of Kyrgyz is desired.

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.

Probation

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