Programme Analyst

The Programme Analyst supports the implementation and oversight of UNFPA Papua New Guinea Country Office interventions, providing operational, administrative, and coordination support. The role assists in programme monitoring, reporting, inter-agency coordination, and communication to ensure alignment with UNFPA standards and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational, administrative, and coordination support to programme implementation across assigned portfolios and pipeline initiatives under the direction of the Technical Specialist.
• Maintain project management tracking tools, including risk registers, procurement tracking logs, and expenditure ledgers across sub-national interventions.
• Support field implementation workflows with Implementing Partners by assisting in the initial review of technical proposals, tracking FACE form submissions, and logging identified execution bottlenecks for follow-up by senior staff.
• Support the development and follow-up of operational action plans to address field-level implementation delays.
• Support drafting and consolidation of routine narrative progress reports for donor mechanisms for review and final approval by the Technical Specialist.
• Compile field data, monitoring observations, and partner updates into background briefs, summaries, and initial reporting drafts.
• Gather and organize reporting inputs from field staff and Implementing Partners for entry into corporate monitoring systems.
• Support programme quality review by checking reports and supporting documentation for completeness and consistency with organizational and donor requirements.
• Participate in and support relevant inter-agency technical working groups, task forces, and joint programme meetings.
• Provide coordination, documentation and analytical support for joint programme meetings and technical discussions with Participating UN Organizations.
• Support alignment of UNFPA's portfolio activities with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Results Groups and national GBV Sub-Cluster / Protection Area of Responsibility.
• Support standardizing and deploying data-collection tools and monitoring schedules in line with programme monitoring frameworks and M&E plans.
• Participate in joint field monitoring missions to collect verification data, log field observations, and support spot-check procedures.
• Maintain visual tracking dashboards and data tables by regularly updating numerical metrics.
• Provide support in gathering field updates and drafting initial content for human-interest stories, factsheets, and communication briefs.
• Support preparation and scheduling of multimedia content for UNFPA and UNCT communication channels.
• Use approved digital tools, data visualization software, and standard productivity platforms to support programme data management, analysis, and presentation.
• Adhere strictly to ethical, survivor-centered, and confidentiality standards across all visual and narrative support tasks relating to GBV and SARV.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by the GBV and SARV Specialist or UNFPA management in support of program objectives.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Project Management, International Development, Communications and another programme related field (population studies, public health, public policy), Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Relevant professional certification in project management, monitoring and evaluation, or communications is an asset.
• A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience at the national or international level in project management, project coordination, or monitoring and reporting specifically within gender-based violence (GBV), protection, or humanitarian-development nexus programs is required.
• Demonstrated track record of single-handedly writing, editing, and consolidating at least three (3) complex donor reports (e.g., for UN agencies, EU, or bilateral donors) with minimal supervisory revision is required.
• Demonstrated experience representing an organization in inter-agency coordination platforms, joint UN programmes, or multi-stakeholder working groups is required.
• Hands-on experience managing monitoring frameworks, designing field collection tools, and synthesizing complex field data into strategic results is required.
• Proven experience in programme communications, social media strategy, and digital content creation to highlight development results is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing modern digital tools, data visualization software, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to optimize technical writing, donor reporting, and data analysis tasks required.
• Knowledge of GBV, SARV, Protection, or Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) programming in conflict-affected contexts would be an advantage.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of the local language would be an asset.

Skills

• Project Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Donor Reporting
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Programme Communications
• Social Media Strategy
• Digital Content Creation
• Data Visualization
• Artificial Intelligence Tools
• Technical Writing
• Field Data Collection
• Monitoring Frameworks
• Programme Coordination
• Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus
• Gender-Based Violence Programming
• Protection Programming
• Women Peace and Security Programming

Languages

English