Anti-Corruption Analyst, NPSA-9, DS - Kyiv (National Position)

• Ensure implementation of respective activities of the Project and delivery of results responding to the needs and experiences of women and men in accordance with the project document, work plans and other joint agreements between donors and UNDP;
• Contribute to preparation of annual, quarterly, and detailed implementation work plans, and other related documents for timely commencement and implementation of the component activities.

• Verifying individuals, officials and owners of corporate rights of legal entities for sanctions applied to them, such as a ban on public procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Sanctions”, as well as sanctions applied by the following organizations: the UN sanctions list, EU sanctions, OFAC sanctions of the US Department of the Treasury (SDN list), sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and the relevant Sanctions of the UK;Monitoring of bankruptcy proceedings, criminal proceedings regarding “prohibited behavior” of individuals, officials and owners of corporate rights of legal entities, as well as assessment of their potential impact on the fulfillment of obligations by an individual/legal entity;
• Monitoring of the Unified State Register of Court Decisions in order to identify court decisions that may have a negative impact on the contractor's performance of contractual obligations - involving large sums of money or corporate rights, seizure of accounts or property; the purpose of such monitoring is to identify data that contribute to an objective assessment of the contractor's reliability and capacity;
• Monitoring of contractors regarding violations of the legislation on protection of economic competition, such as distortion of bidding results and imposition of fines based on information from the “Consolidated Information on Decisions of the AMCU Bodies”;
• Provide consultative support to the client and contractors in the development and implementation of relevant anti-corruption activities;
• Contribute to the monitoring and assessment of corruption, fraud, money laundering and other related risks;
• Contribute to the organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks of cooperation with contractors;
• Design and deliver capacity development inputs, training, seminars, briefings and workshops to the client and contractors on anti-corruption issues as necessary;
• Identify and summarize the best practices and success stories of anti-corruption activities in sub-projects implementation, as well as existing issues, synthesize the lessons learned and develop recommendations on areas of improvement to present to the client and contractors;
• Promote conflict sensitivity, human rights, and gender equality approaches;
• Ensure mainstreaming of gender equality considerations in the field of expertise, promotion of a safe and enabling environment free of any kind of discrimination and abusive behavior, and gender-responsive communications based on corporate principles;
• Implement best practices and innovations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness;
• Participate in relevant working group meetings and share information with partners;
• Undertake field site visits to monitor the implementation.
• Contribute to strengthening strategic communication and outreach to the regional and local authorities by developing anti-corruption guidelines and participating in the outreach activities on anti-corruption based on corporate principles of gender-responsive communication and non-discriminatory language;
• Contribute to the selection processes of project's contractors and regularly oversee, supervise and monitor their work and delivery of assignments in a gender-responsive result-oriented manner (training, seminars/workshops, surveys, data collection, etc.), as well as coordinate their work in target regions, and ensure that the budget allocated for relevant activities is efficiently and properly utilized;

• Contribute to preparation of annual, quarterly, and detailed implementation work plans, and other related documents for timely commencement and implementation of the activities;
• Prepare supportive documents in line with Project objectives and tasks;
• Closely work with respective governmental organizations to ensure the component activities are implemented on timely and efficient manner;
• Ensure coordination/partnership with relevant governmental, non-governmental and international organizations, including UN agencies and projects at national level and regional levels for mutually reinforcing impact;
• Develop the professional platform for networking and partnership building with the national and local authorities, non-government, private sector and international development organizations or projects;
• Contribute to preparation and implementation of the Project communications strategy and plan;
• Ensure full compliance of project activities with UNDP rules, regulations, and procedures, including those aimed at advancing gender equality;
• Prepare sections of the project reports, including progress and annual reports, as well as ad-hoc technical reports;
• Review norms and normative, certification and other requirements (esp., environmental, energy efficiency) in case selected projects require obtain permissions and construction certificates, other permitting documentation, as required.

• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP's objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks, and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.

• 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.

• Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise and resources.

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels.

• Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

• Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.

• Gender and Energy

• Advance university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Law, Finance, Economics, Public Management, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or other related fields is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master's degree.

• Minimum 2 years (with Master's degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor's degree) of proven experience in analysis and research in the field of anti-corruption, law, public policy, monitoring government performance or implementing anti-corruption initiatives, or other related areas
• Sufficient usage of computers and office software packages (MS Words, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
• Familiarity with the relevant Ukrainian national laws and procedures.

• Demonstrated expertise in addressing anti-corruption issues, aligned with gender-responsive research methodologies shall be considered an asset.
• Experience working with international organizations, with relevant stakeholders from the governmental and non-governmental institutions involved into governance issues at the national and sub-national levels would be an advantage.
• Experience in preparation of progress and annual project reports on anti-corruption issues is desirable.
• Experience in monitoring open sources of information shall be considered an asset.
• Experience in quality assurance and anti-corruption monitoring of project activities would be an advantage.

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Ukrainian is required for local staff.

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