Programme Analyst, Peacebuilding and Governance

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has led to significant loss of lives and livelihoods, and the displacement of millions both internally and externally. Fifteen months into the conflict, Sudan faces one of the fastest growing crises globally, with unprecedented humanitarian needs. According to the 2025 revised Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), approximately 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. The influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into already fragile communities is increasing their vulnerabilities, putting pressure on scarce basic services and natural resources, and threatening community resilience. According to the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), more than 9 million people have been displaced internally. The conflict has also led to the destruction of productive assets, agricultural land, and the disruption of markets and trade routes. Urban and rural household incomes have been severely disrupted, placing additional pressure on these communities and threatening social cohesion.

Sudan is at a critical juncture of its peacebuilding trajectory. The 2023 conflict comes on top of pre-existing societal cleavages that severely undermine social cohesion and exacerbate existing governance challenges. The armed conflict is increasingly taking on ethnic and tribal dimensions, polarizing communities. 

Since the outbreak of the conflict, the Country Office has recalibrated UNDP’s structures and capacities in Sudan, ensuring continued agility and fitness for purpose. Four Pillars of intervention are paramount at this point and will need to be implemented in parallel as part of a single strategy with clear interconnections and synergies: (i) peacebuilding and governance, (ii) resilience and recovery, (iii) public health, and (iv) energy and environment. The 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 integrated systemic changes in resilience and capacity building within the country.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Team Leader, Peacebuilding and Governance, and the overall programmatic guidance of the Deputy Resident Representative Programme (DRR-P), the Programme Analyst, Peacebuilding and Governance is responsible for management of UNDP programme within the thematic areas of governance and peacebuilding. The Programme Analyst analyzes political, social and conflict trends; leads formulation, management and evaluation of peacebuilding and governance programme activities within his/her portfolio; and provides policy advice services.

The Programme Analyst, Peacebuilding and Governance supports the management of a portfolio of projects. The Programme Analyst, Peacebuilding and Governance 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 and 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.

Key Duties and Accountabilities:

1.) Substantively contribute to formulation and implementation of UNDP programme strategies and policies.

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.

3.)  Ensure creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy. 

4.) Ensure provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management.

Competencies

Expected Demonstration of 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: 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:

 Results-based Management: Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools. 

Portfolio Management:Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment.

Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio 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. Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. 

Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making.

Business Direction & Strategy:

System Thinking: 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.

2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness:

Effectiveness :Project Quality Assurance.

2030 Agenda: Peace :

Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Responsive Institutions:Community engagement for prevention, response, and social cohesion.

Keywords:

Governance and Peace building

Portfolio and project management

Strategic partnership

Mediation  

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:

Language requirements:

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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