Infrastructure and Project Management Senior Analyst - Strategic Advice and Support (Sustainability, Resilience and Inclusion)

Job Description

Dutystation: Copenhagen, Denmark

Functional responsibilities

Purpose and Scope of Assignment

Working within the Strategic Advice and Support team and under the overall guidance and supervision of the Team Lead for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Implementation (IPMG), the successful incumbent will be expected to be responsible for providing technical support to Strategic Advice and Support activities, as well as contributing to the overall administration of the team.

The Senior Analyst will be based in Copenhagen; however, the incumbent may be required to travel to support Strategic Advice and Support activities in the field.

The Senior Analyst’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Strategic Support

• Support the research, development and piloting of frameworks, tools and methodologies which focus primarily on improving the sustainability, resilience and inclusion of infrastructure;

• Support the research and development of initiatives for increasing knowledge and developing an applied understanding of sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure both internally and externally;

• Support the research and drafting of key positioning pieces or reports which highlight the role of infrastructure in global development, including relations to the global agendas;

• Support the research and development of awareness materials, including case studies, that promote UNOPS infrastructure activities internally and externally across UN agencies and the private sector;

• Support the mainstreaming of sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure within UNOPS policies, processes and standards.

Operations Support

• Support the building of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive infrastructure knowledge, skills and competencies at HQ, regional and country levels;

• Support the planning and delivery of missions to regions to support Strategic Advice and Support’s work;

• Support the design and implementation of activities and initiatives around sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure and its application within the development contexts;

• Support various tasks, work packages and projects as outlined and assigned in the annual work plan;

• Provide research and data collection on topics upon request by supervisors;

Reporting & Tools

• Identify areas for improvement and provide ongoing maintenance and updates to the Strategic Advice and Support’s workspace;

• Support the drafting of external articles, presentations, e-mails and other communication;

• Support the team with stakeholder management (internal and external) and establish a communication strategy for effective outreach;

• Support the preparation of reports and other communication materials including blogs, newsletters, and bulletins to promote Strategic Advice and Support’s achievements;

• Support organisational reporting - i.e. quarterly progress reports, management reports, and end of year report.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

• Setting standards, personal and development objectives in Performance Evaluation Review;

• Responsible for monitoring and reporting on set goals, targets and performance requirements against the Performance Evaluation Review and work plan;

• Support the updating of the Intranet Page for the Strategic Advice and Support team;

• Successfully meeting deadlines based on workplan;

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree or higher: Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, other built environment related subject;

• However, candidates with degrees in international relations, economics, sustainability, resilience or inclusion AND have experience in infrastructure or the built environment may apply;

Work Experience

• 2 years of experience working in the built environment is required;

• Experience researching and supporting the development of thought leadership publications or positioning papers is required;

• Experience with infrastructure planning, delivery and management in a developing country context is considered an asset;

• Experience working with a variety of institutions; including UN, government/public institutions, private sector, and or research/academia in the field of the built, natural and enabling environment is considered an asset;

• Experience working with the global policy frameworks around sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure is considered an asset;

• Experience developing analytical frameworks is considered an asset;

• Experience developing software based tools is considered an asset;

• Experience in data analysis is considered an asset.

Languages

• Fluency in English is required;

• Fluency in French and/or Spanish is highly desirable.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.