Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

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UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Working in fragile and conflict-affected settings, UNDP Yemen plays a critical role in supporting national institutions and communities to advance climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and inclusive development. The Climate Change, Water, Environment and Energy (CCEE) Unit leads the design and implementation of a growing portfolio of projects funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), bilateral and multilateral partners, focusing on climate change, biodiversity conservation, sustainable natural resource management, and sustainable energy.

The Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment 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 the deteriorating global climate conditions. Programme unit staff assist the Country Office in formulating and implementing programme strategies that go beyond solving immediate development challenges to create future smart and integrated systemic changes in resilience and capacity building within the country. The CCEE portfolio includes upstream policy support (e.g. NAP, NBSAP, LT-LEDS), project development pipelines (GEF/LDCF/GBFF/GCF), and downstream implementation of complex, multi-sectoral interventions across Yemen. Operating in a high-risk context, the unit integrates UNDP Social and Environmental Standards (SES), gender equality, stakeholder engagement, and conflict-sensitive approaches across all programming.

To support the expanding portfolio, UNDP Yemen is recruiting a Programme Analyst (NOB). Reporting directly to the Team Leader, the Programme Analyst will provide high-level analytical, programmatic, and operational support, ensuring the effective delivery of the portfolio and maintaining strong coordination with national partners, including the Ministry of Water and Environment.

Under the overall guidance of the CCEE Team Leader, the Programme Analyst provides substantive technical and analytical support to the implementation, monitoring, and management of the CCEE portfolio.

The Programme Analyst contributes to the effective delivery of projects by supporting programme implementation, strengthening monitoring and evaluation processes, and ensuring the quality and consistency of reporting in line with UNDP corporate standards and donor requirements. The role focuses on tracking progress against results frameworks, validating data, identifying implementation challenges, and supporting timely corrective actions.

The incumbent works closely with project teams, implementing partners, government counterparts, and consultants to facilitate coordination, ensure timely information flow, and support the delivery of programme outputs and reporting requirements. The Programme Analyst also contributes to portfolio-level analysis, knowledge management, and internal reporting processes.

The position plays a key role in supporting programme performance, enhancing data quality, and ensuring compliance with UNDP procedures, while contributing to the overall effectiveness and coherence of the CCEE portfolio.

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure and contribute Programme Strategy, Planning, and Analytical Support to Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment thematic area.
- Contribute to the formulation, planning, and operationalization of programme strategies aligned with UNDP priorities and national development needs.
- Contribute to analysis of environmental, climate, and institutional trends in Yemen to inform programme design and strategic positioning.
- Provide inputs to strategic frameworks, including CPD, UNSDCF, Integrated Work Plans, and portfolio strategies.
- Support operationalization of programme strategies in coordination with government counterparts and UN partners.
- Ensure programme approaches reflect emerging risks, opportunities, and cross-cutting priorities (SES, gender, conflict sensitivity).
- Contribute to identification of priority interventions and alignment of projects within the broader CCEE portfolio.
- Support development and refinement of internal processes, workflows, and SOPs to improve programme efficiency.
Lead and support Programme and Portfolio Management (Implementation, M&E, QA)
- Support effective management of the CCEE portfolio, focusing on implementation oversight, monitoring, quality assurance, and compliance across the full programme cycle.
- Support planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of projects in line with UNDP rules, approved workplans, and donor requirements.
- Lead coordination of monitoring and evaluation processes across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with results frameworks and indicators.
- Track progress against outputs, outcomes, and targets using results-based management tools and M&E systems.
- Review and validate M&E data, including indicators, baselines, targets, and means of verification, ensuring data quality and consistency.
- Support development and refinement of M&E frameworks, indicators, and tracking tools where required.
- Ensure timely preparation and quality assurance of M&E-related reporting, including progress updates, results reporting, and donor submissions (PIR, APR, etc.).
- Analyse project performance data to identify trends, gaps, and implementation challenges, and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure integration of learning into programme implementation through feedback loops and adaptive management approaches.
- Support mid-term reviews, evaluations, and assessments, including coordination with consultants and stakeholders.
- Maintain and update portfolio monitoring tools, dashboards, and reporting systems.
- Ensure consistency between implementation progress, reported results, and supporting evidence.
- Follow up on audit findings and evaluation recommendations, ensuring implementation of corrective measures.
Analyze and support Partnerships, Coordination and Resource Mobilisation
- Support the establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships and contribute to resource mobilisation efforts for the CCEE portfolio.
- Maintain coordination with government entities (e.g. MoWE, MoEE, EPA), donors, UN agencies, and implementing partners.
- Support organisation and facilitation of coordination meetings, consultations, and stakeholder engagements.
- Ensure timely follow-up on action points, agreements, and coordination outputs.
- Facilitate effective communication between UNDP, partners, and project teams.
- Analyse donor priorities and contribute to the identification of funding opportunities.
- Support preparation of inputs to concept notes and proposals (without leading drafting).
- Contribute to development of portfolio pipeline through coordination and technical inputs.
- Prepare briefs and summaries for donor engagement and strategic discussions.
Ensure Knowledge Management and Capacity Building
- Ensure provision of analytical, strategic, and knowledge support to strengthen programme quality, learning, and institutional capacity.
- Identify key policy, implementation, and operational challenges and provide analytical inputs for decision-making.
- Support documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and portfolio-level insights.
- Contribute to preparation of knowledge products, briefs, and internal/external communication materials.
- Support organisation of trainings and capacity-building activities for project teams and partners.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing across projects and within the CCEE unit.
- Contribute to strengthening institutional capacity of partners through structured engagement and follow-up.
- Support alignment of programme implementation with UNDP corporate policies and frameworks (including SES).

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: N/A

Competencies

Core Competencies:

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: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner – 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 Direction & Strategy

Systems Thinking
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to 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

Partnership Management

Stakeholder Engagement
- Ability to effectively engage with government counterparts, implementing partners, UN agencies, and donors, maintaining constructive working relationships and supporting coordination processes.

Business Management

Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ability to track project performance against results frameworks, validate data, and support monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes to ensure quality and accountability of programme results.
Results-Based Management
- Ability to support implementation of programmes and projects using RBM principles, ensuring alignment between planned activities, outputs, and results, and contributing to performance tracking and reporting.
Project Management
- Ability to support planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects, ensuring timely delivery of outputs in line with approved workplans and UNDP procedures.
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 Management
- Ability to document lessons learned, support knowledge sharing, and contribute to development of briefs, reports, and communication products to enhance programme learning and visibility.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or related field is required. OR
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills Required

Minimum 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in providing management services, experience in supporting design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and programmes in relevant thematic areas and establishing inter-relationships among international organizations and national governments.
Demonstrated experience in supporting implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of development projects and programmes, preferably within Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment sectors.
Experience in data analysis, results tracking, and reporting, including familiarity with results frameworks, indicators, and monitoring tools.
Experience working with government counterparts, implementing partners, and/or development organisations, supporting coordination and programme delivery.

Desired

Proven knowledge of UN/UNDP policies, procedures, and programming frameworks is an asset.
Experience in fragile, conflict, or post-conflict settings is desirable.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, assess risks, and support practical solutions.
Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
Experience in quality assurance, coordination, or reporting for large-scale multilateral or bilateral donor-funded environmental programmes is desirable
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams, with sensitivity to gender and diversity considerations.
Strong communication skills/experience, including the ability to prepare clear and concise reports, summaries and technical inputs.

Language requirements

Fluency in both English and Arabic is required.

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.

Probation

For all new UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

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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Programme Analyst Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment [Open to internal and external applicants]