Senior Strategic Investments and Funds Advisor (P6)

Duties and Responsibilities Strategic Leadership Sets the strategic direction for the sourcing, design, development, and provision of implementation support associated with UNCDF’s portfolio of projects and programmes financed through grants, loans, and guarantees in line with UNCDF’s vision and mission statement. Leads the effective sourcing, design and management of a focused, coherent, cost-effective and high impact UNCDF portfolio of programmes and projects financed by grants, loans, and guarantees. Overall responsible for ensuring consistency in application of thematic objectives of UNCDF for each of the thematic leads and for each of the regional leads. Sets the strategic direction of UNCDF’s Thematic and Regional Leads on the execution of operations in the various country investment programmes. Leads the development of innovative approaches to achieve development targets, including through design and development of different financing mechanisms particularly with a focus on third party capital mobilization including the private sector. Proactively monitors achievement of management targets and implementation of the different investments. Ensures regular review of the progress of the different investments to ensure everything remains on track, and guides/advises on adjustments/interventions as needed (from an impact, financial, and risk perspective) Works with each of the Thematic and Regional Leads to understand and advise on each of their business plans, including implementation and execution process, key milestones, outreach/business development programs within the previously identified targets and timetables. Ensures good and regular communications between each of the Thematic and Regional Leads enabling effective coordination. Implements the plan to drive strong coordination and communication between the Thematic Leads and the Regional Leads in line with the UNCDF’s overall objectives. Leads discussions with respect to the overall resource mobilization efforts, including building and deepening partnerships, engaging diverse stakeholders, fostering strategic partnerships with governments, private sector, NGOs, donor community, international financial institutions and other UN entities. Reports regularly to the Executive Secretary on the effectiveness and impact of the Thematic and Regional Leads working together to ensure business development and development impact in line with technical rigour and in line with UNCDF’s investment strategy to support the realization of UNCDF’s vision and mission statement. Lead Overall Management Leads the overall management of a team of Thematic and Region-based Investment Leads and technical and policy officers who undertake UNCDF’s “front office” function of sourcing, design, development, and provision of implementation support associated with UNCDF’s portfolio of projects and programmes financed through grants, loans, and guarantees in line with UNCDF’s vision and mission statement and Strategic Fram