Programme Management Officer (Fixed Term Limited), NOD

The Programme Management Officer will lead the Secretariat's support to the Resident Coordinator in developing and managing Cooperation Framework portfolios with the Government of Kenya. The role involves managing day-to-day operations, coordinating joint programming, resource mobilization, and ensuring compliance with governance and fiduciary policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Secretariat's day-to-day operations and supervise the Deputy Fund Manager / Programme Specialist (NOC), delivering the Fund's strategic objectives, work plans and governance decisions.
• Serve as Secretary to the Fund Board and lead the Technical Review Committees and other governance mechanisms, ensuring compliance with the Fund's Terms of Reference and quality assurance of all proposals before they go to the Board.
• Lead, with Government counterparts, the design of Cooperation Framework portfolios: convene national and county institutions, UN entities, international financial institutions, development partners and the private sector to agree each portfolio's results, theory of change and respective roles.
• Co-manage portfolios with Government through joint coordination arrangements chaired or co-chaired by Government, tracking progress against national priorities and the overall resource gap across Government, partner and UN sources.
• Keep joint programmes as instruments inside portfolios: convene the heads of programmes of Participating UN Organizations (PUNOs) to design and appraise a limited number of joint programmes where collective UN action adds value, and manage allocation rounds and calls for proposals.
• Advise the Resident Coordinator and Head of RCO on pooled financing, the portfolio approach and UN Development System reform, and analyse political, economic and development trends to inform investment and adaptive programming.
• Ensure gender equality, human rights, youth, climate resilience, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity and Leave No One Behind are built into portfolio design, results and monitoring.
• Lead the Fund's resource mobilization strategy and an investment pipeline aligned to portfolio priorities and Government financing plans, engaging donors, international financial institutions, foundations, climate funds and the private sector to unlock blended and innovative finance.
• Act as principal liaison between the RCO, the MPTF Office, PUNOs, development partners and Government, overseeing Fund agreements, disbursements and compliance with the Administrative Agent's procedures.
• Oversee financial performance, results-based monitoring, evaluation and risk management, and ensure consolidated reporting to the Board, Government, donors and the MPTF Office at portfolio and Fund level, drawing on Government data systems where possible.
• Lead knowledge products and lessons learned from portfolios and Fund-supported programmes, and promote innovation in integrated programming, financing and partnerships.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in development studies/international development, economics, international relations, political science, governance and public policy, social sciences, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields, in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of development in developing countries, including at least five years at managerial level involving inter-agency or multi-stakeholder coordination is required.
• At least 5 years of experience in fund management, specifically pooled funding modalities, including joint programme design, allocation processes, fiduciary oversight and results-based reporting is required.
• At least 5 years of experience in donor engagement, resource mobilization and coordination with UN agencies, including experience convening and coordinating senior counterparts across multiple organizations is required.
• At least 5 experience supervising professional staff and managing teams, work plans and budgets is desirable.
• Experience facilitating and leading high-level multi-stakeholder consultations with governments, UN entities and development partners is desirable.
• Experience working in the UN and Delivering as One is desirable.
• 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level II proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Either Swahili or Kiswahili is desirable at UN Level I proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Skills

• Development Studies
• International Development
• Economics
• International Relations
• Political Science
• Governance and Public Policy
• Social Sciences
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• Programme Management
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Fund Management
• Pooled Funding Modalities
• UN Joint Programme Design
• Allocation Processes
• Fiduciary Oversight
• Results-based Reporting
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Resource Mobilization
• UN Coordination
• Team Supervision
• Work Plan Management
• Budget Management
• Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
• Delivering as One

Languages

English, Swahili, Kiswahili