Cities Alliance, which is hosted by UNOPS, is a global partnership for
the promo...
Cities Alliance, which is hosted by UNOPS, is a global partnership for
the promotion of cities in poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Headquartered in Brussels and supported by a Secretariat, it is a unique
partnership with a diverse membership including – global organisations of local
authorities, national governments, international non-governmental
organisations, foundations, knowledge networks and multilateral organisations –
which have come together to strengthen both impacts and coherence in urban development.
Cities Alliance is a global leader, with a strong track record in grant making,
that supports strategic city planning, slum upgrading strategies and national
policies designed to make cities more inclusive and sustainable. Members
promote longer-term and integrated work programmes, while actively promoting
gender equality throughout all activities. Through UNOPS, the Cities
Alliance operates a Multi-Donor Fund supported by an efficient, flexible
grant-making mechanism with global reach.
Cities Alliance is implementing its 2018-2021
Strategic Plan, with a recalibrated business model combining a Global window
for normative work and a Country/City window for operations across Africa,
Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the MENA region.
To support implementation of the Strategic Plan, the
Cities Alliance Secretariat is being strengthened to drive organisational
maturity and operational excellence, to ensure strong coordination,
organisational alignment and coherence, and to foster and ensure financial
sustainability.
All funds to the Cities Alliance are managed
through a multi-donor fund, a flexible instrument to manage funds from diverse
sources and award grants, with robust fiduciary standards, to different
entities across the globe from international institutions to grassroots
community organisations.
To support global efforts in responding to Covid-19 outbreak, Cities Alliance has launched a Response Programme funded by Sida for 12 months to be implemented in selected developing countries. The programme’s main objective is to enhance the overall resilience of slum organisation and communities during the Covid-19 crisis. Cities Alliance is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic
and technically skilled Project Analyst for the project who will have responsibilities in the areas of grants,
financial analytics, and business process automation.
The Project Analyst
will report to the Financial Manager of the Cities Alliance, and work very
closely with the Portfolio Supervision team to drive operational excellence in
grant making, grant management, and project management processes.