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Paraguay has established a vision for a more sustainable and inclusive society in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with its National Development Plan Paraguay 2030 (NDP) currently under revision. Following implementation of the previous Country Programme (CP) that supported strengthening of democratic institutions, improvement of governance effectiveness, reduction of poverty and inequalities and addressing climate change and biodiversity issues, UNDP CO in Paraguay will implement the new CP for the 2025-2029 period, striving to deliver on a programme portfolio that is responsive to the NDP and through a platform for the continuous integration of the 2030 Agenda that is underpinned by innovation, promotion of \"whole-of-government\" and \"whole-of-society\" responses in order to leave no one behind, and in coherence with our UN partners. The UNDP Country Office in Paraguay is a key development partner to the Government of Paraguay on inclusive development issues and works in close cooperation with relevant institutions and UN partners to improve access to quality universal services, social protection and care, particularly to people in vulnerable situations, by supporting national institutions and local governments to sustain and deepen the achievements of poverty reduction and social inclusion from a multidimensional perspective; assisting in the design of pro-poor policies, oriented to increase its human capital while favoring a gender and multidimensional approach; and working on innovative models in the new economic setting, with scale-up potential, including information gaps and opportunities to strengthen public-private partnerships. UNDP also supports implementation of policies that promote the generation of sustainable livelihoods, decent work and economic inclusion with an emphasis on people in vulnerable situations, with a rights and gender approach by promoting a normative and institutional environment that fosters the country’s capacity to absorb technology and innovation in order to support productivity growth; working with MSMEs to promote financial inclusion and improve the offer of formal and informal education and technical training; and continuing to support work on access to land and small-scale agriculture. The UNDP Paraguay Inclusive Development team is clustered into the larger Programme Team and works in an integrated manner with the Governance and Sustainable Development teams in anchoring UNDP’s programme portfolio in Inclusive development by providing thought leadership and enabling innovation and cross-cutting development solutions that are amplified by UNDP knowledge, research, and stand-out policy advice. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative, the Programme Analyst is responsible for management of the UNDP Inclusive Development programme. The Programme Analyst analyzes political, social and economic trends and leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio, provides policy advice services. S/he applies a solutions-oriented approach and supervises and leads programme support staff as well as coordinates activities of the project staff. The UNDP Programme Unit works to support achievement of UNDP strategic objectives to create a world where people and planet thrive together, and to help the Country Office act with both ambition and scale to address urgent problems facing the country as well as global climate deteriorating conditions. Programme staff assist the Country Office in formulating and implementing programme strategies that go beyond solving immediate development challenges to create future smart and integrated systemic changes in resilience and capacity building within the country. Position Purpose Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative (DRR), the Programme Analyst is responsible for management of UNDP programme within the thematic/sectoral areas assigned. The Programme Analyst analyzes political, social and economic trends; leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio; and provides policy advice services. The Programme Analyst supervises and leads the programme staff and coordinates activities of the projects’ staff. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations teams in the CO, programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP staff in HQs and Regional Hubs, technical advisors/experts, external specialists, government officials and partners, donors, and civil society to ensure successful implementation of the UNDP programme. 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.) Substantively contribute to formulation and implementation of UNDP programme strategies and policies.
Contribute to analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country; and contribute collaborative inputs to the UN Common Country Assessment and Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNCCA and UNSDCF) as well as to the preparation/revision of the Country Programme Document (CPD), Integrated Work Plan (IWP) and other strategic documents. Contribute to operationalizing UNSDCF/ CPD in collaboration with the main partners and other UN Agencies. Ensure implementation of relevant programme Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure the effectiveness CO business processes. Analyze and synthesize proposals in assigned programme areas. 2.) Ensure effective management of the CO programme within the assigned thematic/sector areas focusing on quality assurance and risk management from formulation to implementation of the country programme. Contribute to design and formulation of CO programme, translate UNDP priorities into local interventions, and oversee programme implementation with the implementing partners within the assigned programme areas. Ensure that design and formulation of programme considers societal digital technology risks and opportunities and other future signals. Oversee planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of the assigned programme areas; and track use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations. Ensure digital technology solutions in programme implementation are managed towards scalability and sustainability in line with UNDP’s digital standards. Ensure effective application of results-based management tools and track achievement of strategic results. Ensure the effective use of data in programme implementation, across the data lifecycle; and ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and learning on programme impact. Support trends analysis for future informed and anticipatory programming. Follow up on audit recommendations and ensure the implementation of management responses. Prepare and aggregate reports on activities, outputs and outcomes, including donor and corporate reports. Support to the rollout of new initiatives and programmes including through presentation of the project to PAC; finalize contribution agreements; and determine required revisions. 3.) Ensure creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy. Develop partnerships with the UN Agencies, international financial institutions (IFIs), government institutions, donors, private sector (if applicable to CO), and civil society in assigned programme/ thematic areas. Identify strategic programme areas of cooperation including for joint programming. Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identify opportunities for initiation of new projects, and substantively contribute to Country office resource mobilization efforts. Support development of portfolios and Country office pipeline including through the design of Programme/Project documents, concept notes, proposals, and cross-sectoral coordination in assigned areas to bring resources for projects. 4.) Ensure provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management. Identify policy-driven issues; and identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals. Establish/strengthen national and international advocacy networks. Implement relevant, high -impact advocacy with key partners. Provide substantive support in the development of policies and institutions to address country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners. Provide input so that policy advisory contributes to inclusive societal digital transformation and takes digital technology risks and opportunities or futures signals into account. Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks, communities of practice, and digital knowledge platforms. Organize training for the operations/ projects staff on programme related matters in assigned areas.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.