Against this backdrop, the Country Programme 2023-2027 is a strategic opportunity for UNDP Nepal to reposition its contributions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals – with a focus on integrated solutions – and expand its collaboration with national and international development partners including the UN system.

UNDP Nepal is committed to maintaining the highest programming quality standards, and to implementing an adaptative management approach for its programme, taking into account evolving risks and opportunities. In a context where both the volume of its programme and the scope of its partnerships are growing, the Country Office is looking to expand its internal capacity for risk management.

Position Purpose

The Risk Management Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Programming Quality and Results-Based Management Analyst, in close coordination with other members of the Partnerships and Results Team, and with Programme Management Team.

S/he will contribute to development of a comprehensive risk management framework for the country office, tailoring the requirements of UNDP’s Enterprise Risk Management policy. S/he will be responsible for supporting the country office in implementing this framework, for providing analysis and reporting on strategic and operational issues and trends related to risk management, and for enhancing risk management culture in the Country Office.

The Risk Management Analyst facilitates alignment and linkage with regional and corporate strategy and priorities, tracks CO performance against corporate standards and results commitments, and escalates any performance issues to the senior management team.

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.

• Support in development of risk management systems and practices in line with the risk management strategy adopted for the CO and in accordance with UNDP’s corporate standards and guidelines on Risk Management;
• Contribute towards integration of corporate risk management practices within the overall CO integrated risk management strategy adopted through application of risk management tools and platforms covering fiduciary, environmental, social and other risks, internal control framework, procurement planning, and others as per ERM policy;
• Regularly monitor corporate dashboards related to risk management and takes appropriate remedial actions to resolve any issues.
• Ensure any emerging issues and risks are escalated for senior management attention as required;
• Support in updating UNDP’s corporate Risk Management tools;
• Coordinate with and supports focal points for the various risk management processes (HACT, ICF, SES, AML/CFT) or act as the focal point for the same, in line with the guiding policies and frameworks for each component, to ensure that the CO remains compliant in these areas;
• Foster an integrated risk management culture in the CO – triangulating all the information that becomes available from the management tools (e.g. HACT, SES, project assurance, etc.) to inform management decisions.

Provide technical support to portfolios and projects on risk management:

• Provide guidance and capacity development support for implementation of the risk management policy throughout the programme and project cycle, including dissemination of relevant policies and procedures with staff and contractors;
• Participate in project appraisal processes to ensure that the risk management framework is properly applied and reflected in project designs;
• Works closely with all projects and portfolios to monitor risk frameworks and accountabilities developed for each project, including through participation in oversight field visits;
• Identify lessons learnt and best practices in audit, compliance, and risk management and facilitate knowledge sharing among Country Office and project staff.

Provide efficient support to the implementation of social and environmental standards (SES), focusing on achieving the following results:

• Ensure SES implementation through the programme and project cycle, including dissemination of relevant policies and procedures with staff and contractors;
• Contribute to quality assurance of SES documentation submitted for senior management approval;
• Monitor implementation of environmental and social management plans, in close coordination with portfolio managers;
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of the CO SES implementation plan, ensuring SES policy is fully applied and implemented for all projects;
• Assist in the uploading of relevant project risk logs;
• Regularly scans and monitors available data and report on SES implementation across portfolios and projects to identify emerging risk categories (High/Substantial, medium, low).
• Provide additional oversight and support to Projects in the medium or high/substantial risk category, vertical funds, global fund projects and projects with significant construction works, ensuring that all required targeted assessment and management plans are in place and implemented, monitored and documented in line with corporate policies;
• Support the Programming Quality and RBM Analyst in implementation of the Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) at CO level, and Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) at project level.

Contribute to the implementation of the Country Office Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) strategy, focusing on achieving the following results:

• Ensure that GESI is well captured and mainstreamed at programme and project level, as part of her/his risk management role.
• Work closely with the GESI focal team, PSEA Focal Points, GESI Analyst to ensure PSEA risks are timely identified, and appropriate management plans are developed and implemented.
• Promote work life balance, gender equality, social inclusion, and respect for diversity.
• Ensure prevention of sexual harassment and abuse of authority and any form of discrimination in the workplace.

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

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: None

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements