JPO - Strategic Planning and Analysis Analyst
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ethiopia supports the National Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Programme (NDRP) to consolidate peace and recovery in conflict-affected regions. The NDRP operates in diverse and sensitive settings, requiring clear, conflict-sensitive communication and risk analysis to mitigate tensions and build trust. This role is crucial for ensuring UNDP's work is responsive, politically informed, and strategically positioned within Ethiopia's complex peacebuilding landscape.
Job Purpose
The Strategic Planning and Analysis Analyst will support the effective implementation of UNDP's Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programme in Ethiopia. This role focuses on providing timely political and conflict analysis, developing strategic communication, and facilitating high-level engagement with national and international stakeholders, including the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC). The analyst will ensure conflict sensitivity, promote trust, inform programmatic and partnership decisions, and support resource mobilization. By tailoring messaging to distinct operational contexts and ensuring national alignment with local responsiveness, the position aims to enhance programme credibility, mitigate tensions, and foster greater acceptance on the ground, contributing to broader peacebuilding and stabilization outcomes.
Responsibilities
The role involves monitoring national and sub-national political and conflict dynamics, providing regular updates on trends affecting DDR implementation, and conducting horizon scanning and risk analysis with practical recommendations for adaptive, conflict-sensitive programming. Responsibilities include supporting engagement with federal and regional authorities by preparing briefings and strategic messaging, and ensuring coherent communication of DDR objectives. The analyst will prepare monthly informal reports and visual presentations, contribute analytical inputs for senior leadership and inter-agency forums, and support knowledge management. Additionally, the role assists in preparing for international donor conferences, providing intelligence and analysis, and supports proposal development by integrating risk and context analysis into project documents, linking DDR work with broader peacebuilding efforts.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience (with a Master's degree) or four years (with a Bachelor's degree) in development, foreign affairs, or international relations. Essential experience includes political risk analysis, conflict sensitivity, strategic communication, or peacebuilding in complex settings, working with government institutions, development partners, or international organizations. Producing high-quality reports and building stakeholder relationships are also required. Familiarity with the Horn of Africa region and UNDP/UN system processes is desired.
Skills
Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion. Technical Competencies: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Sensitivity, Relationship Management (Partnerships), Communication, Data Storytelling and Communications, Portfolio Management, System Thinking.