Project Analyst (M&E), Dhaka, Bangladesh

## Project Analyst (M&E), Dhaka, Bangladesh - Organization:UNDP - United Nations Development Programme 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. Terms of Reference (ToR) of Project Analyst (M&E) Land Data Digitalization for Inclusive Growth Project, Land Data Digitalization for Inclusive Growth Project (LDD4IG) Project Analyst (M&E) Duty Station (City and Country) Type (Regular or Short term) Office- or Home-based Expected Starting Date Immediately, 1 February 2026 Initially for one year, with the possibility of an extension Supervisor's Name& Post Title 2- Office/Unit/Project Description Bangladesh, with a GDP exceeding USD 430 billion, is the second-largest economy in South Asia and experienced strong economic growth of around 6% annually between 2000 and 2019, alongside significant social progress. During this period, the country improved key development indicators, including an increase in the Human Development Index from 0.49 to 0.68 and a reduction in the national poverty rate from over 48% in 2000 to below 19% in 2022, positioning it for graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026. Despite these achievements, Bangladesh faces serious development challenges, including slow economic growth projected at 3.7% in 2025, double-digit inflation, limited private investment, weak institutional capacities, low social spending, and high vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, which threaten progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from minority groups, indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities, and upholding zero tolerance for harassment, discrimination, and exploitation. As a global leader in addressing poverty, inequality, and climate change, UNDP works with partners in over 170 countries to deliver integrated, long-term solutions that benefit both people and the planet. The Initiation Plan (IP) of Resilient and Inclusive Economic Growth (RINEG) programme at UNDP Bangladesh supports the development of innovative initiatives to advance resilient, green, and inclusive economic development, with a strong focus on digital transformation of land administration systems. The RINEG Initiation Plan (2026-2027) provides a foundational framework to consolidate UNDP's climate and inclusive growth programming by integrating governance, gender and inclusion, sustainable finance, and digital innovation into a cohesive, resilience-focused portfolio. Under Output 5, the programme aims to digitize land management records in automated land management system, embarking a new era in online land governance of Bangladesh. Key components of this initiative include data collection, entry, verification, correction and validation to modernize services such as- land development tax, records of rights (RoR/Khatian) and mutation. A critical aspect is ensuring the accuracy of data. UNDP has been actively collaborating with the Ministry of Land on this digitalization effort. A critical value addition by UNDP on this initiative has been to enable online access for landowners in digital land records by creating their land profiles. Successful completion of 1st piloting phase in 8 districts across 8 divisions led to 2nd piloting phase across 6 districts (Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Kishoreganj and Cox's Bazar) and 2 city corporations (Chattogram and Khulna) with much diversified data outlook. This initiative will benefit over 11.73 million citizens by ensuring secure, transparent, and equitable access to land information, empowering communities and reducing land-related disputes. The unified digital platform will enable landowners to securely store and access land records, pay land development taxes online, initiate and track mutation processes digitally, and manage their access credentials, thereby streamlining services, reducing costs, and strengthening inclusive and sustainable economic development. The Project Analyst (M&E) will provide support to Project Manager (PM) in close collaboration with the RIG Cluster, Programme Teams, Operations Teams of UNDP. H/S will be responsible for ensuring the overall implementation of a Results-Based monitoring and reporting approach. The Project Analyst (M&E) will primarily focus on supporting the planning, development, and execution of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting strategies and activities for the Land Data Digitalization for Inclusive Growth Project. 1- Contribute to Planning, Development, and Execution of M&E and Reporting Strategies: - Establish/revise an M&E framework, including appropriate progress indicators, baseline information, targets, risks, and assumptions, considering the intended outputs and activities for the IP project, with a specific focus on land data digitalization targets. - Develop/revise and execute multi-year based comprehensive and realistic monitoring and evaluation plans for IP projects with appropriate data sources, collection methods, analysis plans, quality controls, and resource requirements, ensuring robust monitoring of land data digitalization progress. - Provide input in the preparation of the Annual Work Plan (AWP) and budget, and necessary planning and documentation for the IP project, integrating land data digitalization targets. - Collect necessary progress data and information in line with the established result framework/M&E plan, considering all outputs of the IP project, especially those related to land data entry, verification, and profile creation. - Support to prepare necessary periodic progress reports, i.e., QPR (Quarterly Progress Report), APR (Annual Progress Report), and Donor Report for IP projects, accurately reflecting land data digitalization achievements. - Support in the conduct of periodic progress review (i.e., Mid-year, annual) by preparing progress briefs, presentations, and/or other necessary documents for the R&IG Cluster/UNDP CO, with a focus on land data digitalization outcomes. - Support in the development of necessary project documents/proposals by preparing the corresponding Theory of Change (ToC) result framework, risk log, M&E plan, and budget under the IP project, with specific attention to digital land services. 2 - Support to Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Activities for Other Initiatives: - Support the execution of monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities of ongoing other requirement-based disaster recovery supports/initiatives.Establish a reporting mechanism and provide substantial input for preparing periodic Monitoring Reports, Donor Reports, Cumulative Progress Reports, and other necessary reports as per requirement for the Flood Recovery-WASH project.Provide substantial input in the preparation and implementation of necessary requirement- based donor-funded emergency recovery/livelihood support under the R&IG cluster by establishing M&E and reporting flow, quality assurance mechanism, progress monitoring, lesson extraction, and completion.Support in designing and conducting necessary surveys/studies (i.e., beneficiary selection process, progress identification, etc.) for implem