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

Organizational Context

UNDP has been working in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development. Together with the Government of India and development partners, we have worked towards eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, strengthening local governance, enhancing community resilience, protecting the environment, supporting policy initiatives and institutional reforms, and accelerating sustainable development for all.

With projects and programmes in every state and union territory in India, UNDP works with national and subnational government, and diverse development actors to deliver people-centric results, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. As the integrator for collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the UN system, we are committed to supporting the Government of India’s national development vision and priorities and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs for the people and the planet.

UNDP India’s new Country Programme (2023-2027) builds on our prior work and aims to provide an integrated approach to development solutions in three strategic portfolios:

• Strong, accountable and evidence-led institutions for accelerated achievement of the SDGs.
• Enhanced economic opportunities and social protection to reduce inequality, with a focus on the marginalized.
• Climate-smart solutions, sustainable ecosystems and resilient development for reduced vulnerability.

South-South cooperation, gender equality and social inclusion are promoted across the pillars. The programme is supported by a framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, strategic innovation and accelerator labs, and data and digital architecture.

You are invited to join a team of future-smart development professionals to support India in achieving the national and globally agreed goals. As part of the UNDP team, your focus will be to work with diverse stakeholders to find country-specific solutions that lead to sustainable development and reach those furthest behind first.

Office/Unit/Project Description

The Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) Unit at UNDP is organized around the thematic areas of climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, disaster management and resilience, and access to clean and efficient energy.

UNDP seeks to engage a Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Analyst who will support the ACE unit in strengthening monitoring, reporting and learning capacities within the ACE (Action for Climate and Environment) unit. The Analyst will be responsible for managing the monitoring and reporting platforms for the Unit.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Analyst will work closely with programme pillars under the ACE Unit to ensure that data generated from project implementation, evaluations, project reviews, and results reporting is effectively captured, synthesized, and shared. The role also contributes to corporate compliance and supports the unit in strategic planning and results reporting. The position may also provide additional management and coordination support in response to evolving office needs and requirements.

We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to making a positive contribution to development in India.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Senior Advisor and Team Leader, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) Analyst ensures effective delivery of the unit by entering and managing data and supporting programme implementation consistent with UNDP rules and regulations. The incumbent works in close collaboration with the CO Programme Management and Support Unit, Programme and Project Managers and Projects’ team to exchange information and resolve complex programme-related issues.

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 to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Reporting To: Senior Advisor and Team Leader, Action for Climate and Environment

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure Monitoring:

• Support the systematic application of Results-Based Management (RBM) principles, tools, and approaches across the programme cycle, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting at the portfolio level.
• Operationalize and strengthen portfolio-level monitoring frameworks, tools, templates, dashboards, and tracking systems to support effective monitoring of programme implementation, progress, and results.
• Monitor progress of projects and initiatives within the portfolio against approved workplans, outputs, indicators, milestones, and targets, and identify implementation gaps, risks, challenges, and bottlenecks affecting delivery of results.
• Provide analytical inputs and recommend corrective actions and adaptive management measures based on monitoring findings, implementation progress, and emerging risks.
• Support the maintenance and strengthening of portfolio-wide systems for collection, validation, consolidation, analysis, and reporting of programme and project data at national, state, and local levels.
• Coordinate and maintain portfolio-level risk and issue tracking mechanisms in close collaboration with project teams, implementing partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to UNDP monitoring standards, quality assurance mechanisms, data quality protocols, and corporate reporting requirements across projects within the portfolio.
• Facilitate and contribute to results-oriented monitoring missions, field visits, programme reviews, and implementation support exercises, including coordination with implementing partners and stakeholders.
• Support capacity development initiatives for programme teams and implementing partners on RBM methodologies, monitoring tools, data management systems, and results tracking frameworks.
• Support the ACE team in coordinating the collection, consolidation, validation, and reporting of data related to the implementation of results and indicators under Outcome Group 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).

Perform Evaluation:

• Support the planning, coordination, and follow-up of evaluations, reviews, assessments, and studies undertaken within the portfolio, in alignment with UNDP evaluation policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Facilitate the preparation and organization of evaluation-related documentation, data, evidence, and stakeholder consultations required for portfolio and project evaluations.
• Ensure systematic documentation and maintenance of evaluation reports, assessments, research studies, and related evidence generated under the portfolio.
• Support the identification, documentation, synthesis, and application of lessons learned, best practices, and evaluation findings to strengthen programme implementation and adaptive management.
• Contribute to the development of evidence-based analytical inputs, portfolio reviews, and synthesis reports to support programme learning, accountability, and decision-making.
• Support research, analysis, and evidence generation to strengthen the portfolio’s results framework and demonstrate progress toward programme outcomes and development objectives.

Guide and perform Reporting:

• Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of donor and corporate reports, including narrative and financial reporting inputs, in accordance with UNDP corporate requirements, quality standards, and reporting timelines.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and results-oriented reporting on programme progress, achievements, implementation challenges, risks, mitigation measures, and lessons learned across the portfolio.
• Support the preparation of analytical briefs, programme updates, portfolio summaries, presentations, and reporting materials for internal reviews, donor engagements, steering committees, and senior management.
• Ensure consistency, standardization, and quality assurance in reporting formats, documentation practices, and data management processes across projects within the portfolio.

Support capacity building and facilitate knowledge building and sharing on monitoring, evaluation and results-based management.

• Organize learning, training, and capacity building activities on monitoring and evaluation, RBM, data collection and survey methods, gender mainstreaming and portfolio approach.
• Support the identification, synthesis, documentation, and dissemination of key lessons learned and good practices derived from monitoring and evaluation activities on what works, what does not work, revised theories of change to identify innovative ideas for their scaling or replication.
• Provide sound contributions to local and global knowledge networks, communities of practice, and other knowledge management mechanisms.

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

Competencies

Core competencies

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Management

• Project Management - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
• Customer Satisfaction/Client Management:
  • Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs.
  • Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy.
  • Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
  • Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
• Risk Management - Identify and organize action around reducing, mitigating and proactively managing risks.
• Results-based Management - Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus on improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.

Business Development

• Knowledge Generation - Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.

Finance

• Budget Management - Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.

Procurement

• Contract Management - Knowledge of contract management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related is required, or
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in data collection, analysis, research for effective programme management with strong experience in coordinating with stakeholders, field teams, and partners for data collection and reporting.

Desired skills

• Relevant experience in data collection, analysis, research for effective programme management with strong experience in coordinating stakeholders, field teams, and partners for data collection and reporting.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, database management systems, and web-based management platforms (ERP), with proven expertise in developing dashboards, analytical reports, presentations, and documentation to communicate key insights, trends, and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and applying monitoring and evaluation frameworks, managing evaluations and assessments for development projects.
• Demonstrated experience in database management, tracking resource mobilization and contributing to knowledge networks, communities of practice, and digital knowledge platforms.
• UN/ NGO/ INGO or any similar organization’s experience.

Required Languages

• Fluency in English and Hindi is required.

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.

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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