Background
information – Cities Alliance
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.
Background information – job specific
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.
Cities Alliance is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic
and technically skilled Analyst who will have responsibilities in the areas of grants,
financial analytics, and business process automation.
The Analyst
will report to the Financial Manager/Senior Portfolio Specialist 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. The Analyst will also be required to task manage some
grants including grants in francophone Africa and the MENA region.