The Project Analyst under the direct supervision of the Project Manager will be responsible for designing, monitoring and facilitating the program interventions of ISPAT Project. She/he will design all programmatic initiatives outlined in AWP and will facilitate to implement those interventions with special focus on digitalization and automation process. The Project Analyst will also be responsible for preparing communication materials, coordinate and dissemination of research/study findings for advocacy purpose. S/he will also play the role of monitoring and evaluation of the project interventions as per the project documents.

The Project Analyst will work under the leadership of the Project Manager (PM) and liaise with project team, UNDP, NGOAB and respective regional offices and NGO staff involved in the programme.

Key Functions:

• Ensure Program Design, Implementation and Coordination Focusing on Smart Services
• Facilitate Capacity Development, Knowledge Management and Lessons Learning
• Ensure Effective Result-Based Monitoring and Reporting
• Building Partnerships and Providing Technical Oversight

The following section describe the functions under each of these categories with expected results:

Ensure Program Design, Implementation and Coordination Focusing on Smart Services

• Advise and support to develop and implement overall programmatic interventions of NGOAB’s ISPAT Project.
• Guide to develop relevant software application to improve NGO management and result reporting with project IT professional and assigned firm/s.
• Support to analyze gender responsive data and make the NGOAB’s reporting system aligned with SDGs.
• Conduct/arrange training for NGOAB/NGO staff on government acts, rules, regulations and NGOAB’s service provisions.
• Organize training/workshop/meeting with NGOAB/NGO officials to review and re-design gender responsive services for NGOs.
• Facilitate to hold periodical dialogues at regional and national level with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare program budget, guideline and concept note to achieve intended results.

Facilitate Capacity Development, Knowledge Management and Lessons Learning

• Support capacity mapping of NGOAB/NGOs and recommend potential actions to meet the gaps.
• Facilitate capacity development initiatives of NGO personnel with inclusion of female staff in the process.
• Arrange training for NGOAB/NGO personnel to improve financial management and audit.
• Develop guideline/concept note/policy brief, etc. focusing on governance and digitalization process.
• Support for knowledge sharing and knowledge gathering through research/analysis/printing and publication of IEC to improve service delivery.
• Facilitate to utilize Social Media platform for information dissemination.
• Lead to conduct research/study to identify policy gaps and recommendations.
• Produce communications materials as required by the project.

• Support to organize coordination meeting among the NGOAB and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate to capture Social Innovation of NGOs and develop Policy Briefs for scalable innovation.
• Support NGOAB on the preparation of annual report on LNOB.

Ensure Effective Result-Based Monitoring and Reporting

• Contribute to project M&E to assess intended results.
• Prepare M&E plan, periodical evaluation plan, final evaluation plan, etc.
• Manage and analyze monitoring data and suggest project management/team to take actions accordingly.
• Contribute to prepare annual, quarterly, project closure, donor, government reports, etc.
• Support firm to conduct final evaluation and other assessments of the project.
• Prepare/review ToR for consultants and firms.
• Support to assess the potential consultant/firm to carry out various assignment of the project.
• Provide assistance, knowledge and information in preparing policy papers, concept note, and briefing notes including research and analysis of data.

Building Partnerships and Providing Technical Oversight

• Contribute to build partnership with relevant stakeholders, e.g. PMO officials, NGOAB officials, NGO representatives, DPs, civil society organizations, private sector, academia, a2i, media, etc.
• Support to prepare relevant documents, e.g. concept note, policy brief, MoU, official letter/memo, etc. for building partnership and coordination support.
• Support to arrange meeting and undertake preparatory work accordingly in terms of partnership management and coordination.
• Undertake oversight functions on overall programmatic interventions as per the ToR or if assigned by the project management.

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