UNDP Management Specialist Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNDP Kenya looking for “Management Specialist”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 19 November 2022.
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UNDP Management Specialist Jobs 2022
The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 16 November 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Management Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Position | Management Specialist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | A minimum of five (5) years |
| Application Deadline | 19 November 2022 |
UNDP Job Vacancy 2022
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Management Specialist post is located at the SDG MPTF Kenya Secretariat in the RCO Kenya. The Management Specialist reports to the Expert on Financing for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation under the overall guidance of the Resident Coordinator for the full UNCT Kenya. The post services the SDG MPTF Kenya including the SDG PP Windows in close liaison with the SDGPP Coordinator. On a daily basis, the Management Specialist will closely collaborate with the RCO, UNCT Kenya and SDG PP teams, as well as key multi-stakeholder partners to successfully deliver on his/her roles and responsibilities described below.
Efficient and effective management of the implementation of the Fund for the UNSDCF
- Support joint programmes with pooled funding/financing under the UNSDCF, maximizing the use of the Fund under the leadership of the Expert on Financing for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation and ensure efficient and effective management of operations and implementation of the Fund including interagency processes that are conducive for collective action and proactively take timely corrective actions as required.
- Support the fostering of new and existing SDG partnerships including due diligence monitoring and leveraging of new and current funding and financing tools for SDGs in Kenya by providing expert management supports through the 3 key functions described above to help support the operationalization of ideas to action for advancing partnerships.
- Streamline the Programme and operations coordination mechanisms between the diverse financing instruments under the UNSDCF and the Fund including the SDGPP windows to ensure coherence and efficiency.
- Facilitate cooperation within and between UN agencies required for the Fund for support, logistical coordination and alignment to various UN procedures.
- Monitor, analyze and address the operating environment for the Fund, including timely readjustment of the operations to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness, and advice on legal considerations and risk assessments.
- Make contributions to the UNSDCF and the MPTF’s strategic processes and documents including reports submitted within the set deadlines and contribute to the annual cycle for the implementation and follow-up of the UNSDCF focusing on funding and financing.
- Support periodic landscape analyses of funding/financing for decision making under the Fund and the UNSDCF.
- Foster knowledge building and sharing for the Fund on synthesis of lessons learnt/best practices and innovations to the RCO and the UNCT knowledge networks and broader communities of practice.
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in economics, business administration, social sciences, or other relevant fields of study.
- A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years (with Masters degree) or seven (7) years (with Bachelor degree) of progressively responsible experience in ideally in Development or in Finance.
- Proven excellent knowledge of operations management of funding and financing for development.
- Experience in the UN Common System or other comparable international organization is desirable
- Experience from driving innovative development funding and financing tools
- Experience in working with development projects
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNDP Management Specialist Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 19 November 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ke.undp.org |
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