Project Management Support Analyst

Manages project and financial monitoring for Japan-funded UNDP programmes, coordinating reporting, donor compliance and portfolio data while preparing strategic briefings, tracking results and strengthening partnerships with government, country offices and implementing partners.

• Lead project management and financial monitoring for Japan-funded projects
• Oversee fund transfers, financial status and refunds to meet donor-compliance requirements
• Maintain the Japan-funded projects database and coordinate portfolio updates
• Review narrative and financial reports and extension requests for the Government of Japan
• Analyse portfolio trends and prepare briefings for senior management and donor engagement
• Monitor results frameworks, implementation progress, risks and field activities
• Develop strategic relationships with partners, government officials and implementing organisations
• Document lessons learned from projects and implementing partners

• Master’s degree in international development, public administration, political science, sustainable business, environmental policy or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience with a master’s degree or 4 years with a bachelor’s degree in project management, sustainability strategy or management consulting for international development
• Experience managing multi-country donor portfolios with UN agencies and government stakeholders
• Experience in Japanese ODA, donor relations and high-level policy engagement
• Fund and portfolio-management experience
• Database management and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Fluency in English

• Experience in capacity development and consortium or civil-society organisation management
• Experience coordinating private-sector engagement for development with Japanese companies
• Experience with UNDP systems, reporting processes and partnership management with Japanese entities
• Experience supporting international-development projects with the private sector
• Knowledge of Japan’s administrative and fiscal systems
• Experience in Sustainable Development Goal strategy, human rights and environmental due diligence or corporate sustainability programmes

• Project Management
• Financial Monitoring
• Donor Compliance
• Portfolio Management
• Resource Mobilisation
• Partnership Management
• Results-based Management
• Risk Management
• Data Collection
• Briefing Preparation
• Database Management

• Microsoft Office
• SharePoint

• Allocated full time to the Japan Unit within the Partnerships Group and BERA