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

Since the escalation to full-scale war in 2022, UNDP Ukraine has supported national and sub-national authorities in advancing early recovery, economic revitalization and resilience. The war has caused extensive loss of life, mass displacement, large-scale infrastructure destruction and deep socio-economic disruption, leaving millions in need of humanitarian assistance and protection while increasing exposure to poverty and economic vulnerability.

The Regional and Local Economic Development Programme (RLEDP) contributes to the UNDP Country Programme Document (2025–2029) and is implemented under the Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Portfolio. The Programme promotes inclusive, gender-responsive and sustainable local economic recovery, strengthening the resilience of war-affected communities and supporting alignment with national recovery and EU integration priorities. By 2029, the Programme aims to enhance the economic resilience of local communities through piloting and scaling integrated local economic development solutions that improve livelihoods and access to decent work, particularly for women, youth, veterans, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups. It will expand access to finance and business development services for MSMEs, strengthen local business support ecosystems, and facilitate job creation and sustainable enterprise growth, including through green and digital transformation initiatives.

The Programme will further support modernization of vocational education and training (VET) institutions and strengthen linkages between education providers, employers and local authorities to ensure demand-driven upskilling and re-skilling. It will contribute to the adoption and implementation of inclusive economic policies and local development strategies that promote women’s economic empowerment, remove barriers to labour market participation, and foster enabling conditions for private sector development. Through pilot initiatives promoting green, circular and innovative economic models, the Programme will also strengthen institutional capacities at the sub-national level to drive long-term, sustainable and EU-aligned economic transformation.

Focusing primarily on oblast and territorial community levels, the Programme assists decentralized authorities in early economic recovery, development planning, and implementation. It advances innovative, green and inclusive governance practices; strengthens local economic ecosystems; and reinforces linkages between crisis response, SDG localization, human capital development and long-term economic transformation.

Through a portfolio-based and area-oriented approach, the Programme delivers integrated programmatic and operational interventions, including grant schemes, development financing instruments, procurement and partnership modalities. These interventions support MSME recovery and growth, livelihood restoration and skills development for vulnerable groups, institutional strengthening of local partners, and the promotion of transparent, accountable and results-based management of resources in accordance with UNDP policies and procedures.

In this context, the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst will support projects implemented under the RLEDP, lead the development and effective implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems, in close coordination with the Programme team and relevant UNDP Country Office units, ensuring effective monitoring of progress, collection and analysis of data, and timely preparation of high-quality reporting documents in line with UNDP rules and regulations, corporate requirements and donor reporting obligations. The incumbent will contribute to evidence-based programme management, documentation of results and lessons learned, and achievement of UNDP Country Office programmatic goals.

The incumbent will promote UNDP’s mandate as a gender-responsive organization with zero tolerance to discriminatory and abusive behaviour, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Programme Monitoring and Evaluation

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive M&E plans ,ensuring systematic tracking and documentation of project activities, outputs and outcomes in line with UNDP rules and regulations.
• Design, refine, and oversee the application of M&E tools and methodologies including forms, questionnaires, checklists etc.
• Serve as the primary M&E focal point within the Pogramme, ensuring effective coordination with the UNDP CO Strategic Unit and timely contributions to the Country Office M&E and reporting systems (e.g., IMRP).
• Ensure tracking of project performance through the collection of appropriate and credible data and other evidence on the achievement of results; maintain a database to track progress on the programme’s indicators and targets.
• Lead data monitoring and analysis in accordance with the Programme Results Frameworks ensuring triangulation of qualitative, quantitative, and impact level data.
• Coordinate the work of consultants and/or organizations contracted within the programme/project(s) for monitoring and evaluation, surveys, assessments, or data collection related assignments.
• Contribute to annual programme reviews and planning processes, supporting the Programme Manager with analytical inputs and reporting.
• Provide inputs to the development of Terms of Reference (TORs) for baseline, mid-term, and final project/programme evaluations.
• Support the work of international and national evaluators in conducting baseline, mid-term and final evaluations of the projects/programme as required.

2.Reporting on Programme Results

• Lead the preparation and ensure timely delivery of high-quality reporting documents including, but not limited to, progress, annual, final, and ad hoc interim reports in line with UNDP’s corporate and donor’s requrements.
• Provide substantive support to the Programme Manager in preparing reporting packages for submission to donors and other stakeholders, including the relevant annexes with structured information and statistics, infographics, etc.
• Review and validate M&E reports, reports on the conducted studies, and supplementary materials (dashboards, presentations, infographics, etc.) prepared by consultants and/or partner-organizations, ensuring quality, accuracy and consistency.
• Liaise with the relevant UNDP Country Office teams and provide requested inputs to corporate strategic reports.
• Contribute to the development of the Country Office annual report, and systematically review reports from implementing partners, UNDP grantees and any other relevant stakeholders;
• Work closely with the Programme team to ensure that lessons learned from project evaluations are properly documented and included in relevant reports.

3.Facilitate Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing

• Analyze evidence to inform management decision-making, enhance Programme effectiveness and efficiency, identify best practices and lessons learned from M&E activities.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and networking on M&E-related topics by organizing and conducting training for Programme staff, government counterparts, grantees and partners as needed.
• Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate M&E repositories.
• Promote continuous learning by actively participating in professional development opportunities.

4.Ensure the mainstreaming of gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations in the field of expertise, and promoting a safe, enabling environment free of discrimination and abusive behaviour in line with corporate standards

• Assist with ensuring the Programme contributes to the promotion of gender equality by reaching, involving, and benefiting both women and men.
• Use the principles of gender-responsive communications in line with the UNDP corporate standards.
• Be aware of relevant gender issues and concerns in the field of expertise.
• Support the promotion of team culture of gender equality and zero tolerance to any sexual misconduct in the team through leadership and personal example.
• Assist with informing and briefing personnel and partners about corporate sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse policies.

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

Institutional Arrangement

The Monitoring and Reporting Analyst works under the guidance and direct supervision of the RLED Programme Manager, in close collaboration with the Programme team and in coordination with relevant UNDP Country Office units, including the M&E function.

Competencies

Core:

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

Thematic Area
Name
Definition

Business Direction and Strategy
System Thinking
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Business Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools.

Business Management
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.

Data
Data Analysis
Ability to extract, analyse and visualize data to form meaningful insighs and aid effective business decision making.

Business Management
Communication
Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.

Digital
Data collection
Being skilled in data sorting, data cleaning, survey administration, presentation and reporting, including collection of real-time data.

Digital
Data storytelling and communications
Skilled in building a narrative around a set of data and its accompanying visualization to help convey the meaning of that data in a powerful and compelling fashion.

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Data Analysis, Statistics, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Technology, or related field is required; or
A first-level 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 Master’s degree.

Min. years of relevant work experience: Minimum of 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant working experience, at the national and international level, in Monitoring and Evaluation or related development work.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills: Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)

Desirable Criteria: Proven experience in developing or implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, results frameworks, indicators, baselines, targets or M&E plans for development programmes/projects.
Prior experience in preparing donor, corporate, annual, progress, final or other results-based reports for development programmes/projects.
Experience in collecting, validating and analysing quantitative and/or qualitative data, including maintaining databases, trackers or other monitoring tools.
Experience in preparing data visualizations, infographics, dashboards, presentations or other analytical products to communicate programme results.

Experience working with implementing partners, grantees, government counterparts or civil society organizations on monitoring, reporting, data collection or results documentation.

Required Language(s): Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.

Professional Certificates: n/a

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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