Programme Analyst (Office-based) [Open to All applicants]

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.

Office/Unit/Project Description 

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan. BPPS's staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP's Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP's development programmes.  BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working.  BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data-driven including in its programme support efforts.

The Gender Team within UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) serves as the institutional anchor for UNDP's work on gender equality and women's empowerment. The team provides policy advice, technical support, and leadership to all UNDP Bureaus and Country Offices on integrating gender across all areas of work, guided by UNDP's Gender Equality Strategy. The strategy outlines UNDP's commitment to addressing gender inequalities in development processes and accelerating progress toward sustainable development for all.

The Women Leaders in Finance platform (WIF) is a transformative initiative designed to reconfigure the leadership and governance of financial systems by placing women at the forefront of economic policy and reform. Its strategy is based on the understanding that inclusive and sustainable financial systems require leadership capable of responding responsibly, resiliently, and urgently in a context of climate crisis, growing inequality, and rapid economic transition.

The WIF advances its objectives through three interrelated pillars that collectively aim to unlock the potential of women to drive financial reforms aligned with gender equality, climate justice, and resilient development.

• Shaping Finance Political Agendas through High-Level Dialogue and Influence

  At the core of the Platform is its function as a strategic space for high-level political dialogue. It brings together ministers of finance, central bank governors, development bank leaders, and senior financial regulators to collectively shape the future of public and private finance through a gender lens

  This pillar will ensure that women’s voices and priorities are embedded in the global architecture of sustainable finance and that the frameworks guiding climate action and economic reform are inclusive by design.

• Empowering Women Leaders in Finance through Capacity Building, Technical Advisory, and Policy Finance Innovation

  This pillar invests in strengthening the individual and collective capabilities of women leaders to guide structural change in finance. It supports women across diverse institutio