Digital Transformation Analyst

UNDP is the development arm of United Nations. Present in 170 countries with over 17,000 people, UNDP works on the world’s biggest challenges, from rising poverty and inequality to a rapidly changing climate, the emergence of crises and the continued degradation and destruction of our natural world. Our UNDP Digital Strategy 2022 – 2025 aims to support our partner countries to unlock the power of digital to tackle these pressing issues. The strategy lays out UNDP’s ambition to use a rights-based approach to digital technologies to improve our development results and help build inclusive digital ecosystems globally that leave no one behind. These aims are supported by the transformation of our internal operational systems and building an agile, digitally capable workforce.

Duties and Responsibilities:

UNDP is looking for a Digital Transformation Analyst to provide programme/initiative coordination, research, and events/engagement support to Team leads of the management team of Digital Transformation on key areas of Digital Transformation, that form the scope of work:

Support the Management team in strategic planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects, capabilities and enablement areas within Chief Digital Office. 

• Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of current trends and/or lessons learned in digital programming and recommend areas for digital programming support.
• Support the design and strategic planning of key strategic initiatives to be implemented by the Programmatic and Internal Transformation teams, in support of the Chief Digital Officer’s mandate and leadership.
• Work closely with various programming teams across UNDP to support the implementation of digital programming.
• Support knowledge management of digitally enabled programmes across UNDP to improve and accelerate the work, including developing approaches for data collection, documentation, and knowledge-sharing.
• Provide project coordination support to global events, co organized with partners.
• Provide research and coordination support for ongoing AI, Capacity Building, enablement and data projects. This may include operational support for these initiatives, including for delivering trainings and organizing events.
• Assist with strengthening the flow of communication to and from senior and expanded management teams.

Support communication and advocacy related to CDO’s digital project portfolio:

• Produce quality PowerPoint presentations capturing latest results, insights, and reporting, both internally and externally for stakeholders including during events, project results and so on.
• Produce quality briefing notes and research support to enable Digital Transformation advocacy, engagement and communication of key messages, initiatives, and next steps to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the day-to-day operations of the pillar, including through organizing meetings, establishing sub-teams to drive changes in structures and cadences for effective functioning of the practice.
• Ensure that timely follow-up action is taken and that the Supervisor’s commitments and agreements are appropriately reflected.
• Contribute to ongoing digital initiatives led by or involving the CDO office, including supporting team culture activities, internal digital community engagement, and other team engagement tasks.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Required Skills and Experience:

Min Education requirements:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Global Affairs, International Relations, Development Studies, or a related field is required. or
• A first-level university degree (bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination withtwo additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Min years relevant work experience:

• A minimum of 2 years (with master´s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor´s degree) of relevant experience in project management and/or management consulting.

Required skills:

• Experience in strategy, operations, process consulting, or program delivery/policy formulation within digital and/or innovation projects.
• Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the
• Competencies section
• Demonstrated experience with digital technologies.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to concisely analyze information and present recommendations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Required Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.

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