Project Management Support (Country Grant Analyst)

• Act as the secretary of the Grant Approval Panel and facilitate the decision making process of the panel through coordination with Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners and all relevant teams to avail quality documentation in a timely manner;

• Review grant budgets, and financial reports against approved budgets, to provide critical feedback to the Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners, programme teams, operations and support services, as relevant;

• Verify reporting requirements are adhered to and ensure teams liaise closely with relevant teams in  UNOPS and SHF on any delays or other difficulties;

• Review disbursement requests and ensure payments are processed based upon the grant agreement, agreed disbursement schedules, and agreed targets and results;

• Communicate with and provide guidance/advice to Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners on grant-related and financial matters, in collaboration with the Operations Team;

• Resolve operational and process issues related to grant management, and refer complex issues to the supervisor with recommendations for courses of action;

• Contribute to the coordination and follow up on spot checks, reviews and audit recommendations of Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners;

• Drafting Terms of Reference for subcontractors and consultants, suitable firms/institutions and support the evaluation of proposals received and recommendations for contract awards and negotiations as per UNOPS procurement policy;

• Support the design and formulation of new processes including risk management, quality assurance and quality control;

• Highlight risks and delays to the supervisor and team as appropriate.

2 Capacity assessment and capacity building

• Organize and support Primary Recipient’s/Implementing Partner’s capacity development and training in financial and any other organizational management aspects that may arise from the Country Monitoring Agent’s capacity assessments and recommendations;

• Provide day-to-day help and guidance to the Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners to ensure their understanding of, and compliance with, any relevant operational guidelines, terms and conditions of the grant agreement, and UNOPS requirements;

• Actively liaise with UNOPS grants teams to align to the extent possible Primary Recipient/Implementing Partner capacity development efforts as well as streamlining and harmonizing of practices and tools with UNOPS Geneva;

• Actively compiling lessons learned and best practices, and sharing knowledge and best practices within the UNOPS Geneva Office and with Primary Recipients/Implementing Partners, on financial and organizational management.

3  Research, analysis and knowledge creation

• Support the identification and preparation of bankable projects and country investment cases through desk research and data analysis;  

• Review collate and analyze data on potential investors for selected bankable projects to inform SHF investor engagement and contribute to an ongoing catalog/database of identified entry points for SHF engagement with potential investors;

• Support the assessment of strategic partnering opportunities for SHF at the financing phase; 

• Support development of knowledge assets around innovation scaling from analyzing lessons learnt and good practices;

•   Contribute to strategic communications and resource mobilization.

• Draft and finalize talking points, including for the Directorate, and contribute to the drafting and development of documents, articles, and publications.

• Support organization of events, workshops and conferences as required.

a. Education

• A Master’s degree in political science, international development, social sciences, environment related sciences, water and sanitation engineering, economics, business or related field is required. 
• A Bachelors degree in any of the above disciplines combined with an additional 2 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Masters degree

b. Work Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Project Officer/Coordinator or related role with development organization, public health, finance institution or comparable experience in the private sector is required
• Experience in budgeting, accounting and/or procurement is required
• 1 year exposure to innovative financing modalities is desirable
• Good knowledge of UN contractual and accounting principles and modalities is strongly desirable;
• Previous experience with UNOPS is desirable
• Additional experience of project support functions (finance, human resources, procurement & logistics) is desirable
• Strong computer skills, including internet navigation and office applications (Google Workspace/MS Office); good knowledge in the use of Excel spreadsheets/Google sheets is desirable;
• Experience in collating and analyzing complex information and preparing concise reports for decision makers is desirable

• Fluency in English (i.e. writing, reading  and speaking) is required.

• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language, particularly French, is an asset.

Contract type: Ongoing ICA
Contract level: International ICA-1 (ICS 9)
Contract duration: Open-ended subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and/or to satisfactory performance

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx 

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development. UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Background Information – The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)

The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund is a UNOPS Trust Fund committed to saving lives and improving the well being of people by improving access to sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health hygiene. The Fund will invest in country led programmes to accelerate progress and sustainable impact toward the achievement of SDG 6.2. 

The Fund will maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of international development assistance and national investment. Staff at the Fund manage grants and other financial modalities, coordinate with partners, support countries, monitor and evaluate results, report on progress, manage donor relations and raise funds.

At the core of the new architecture is a country funding model designed to be an efficient and effective mechanism that can operate at scale and deliver impact and supported by a suite of policies that define how funding is to be invested.  The SHF uses development, impact and innovative finance mechanisms, including co-financing by recipient countries, to secure sustainable funding and the long-term sustainability of its programs.

Working at the SHF is challenging, exciting, rewarding and unique. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative, results oriented, fast moving and vibrant.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.