Programme Management Officer
Organizational Context
The Sustainable Development Goals Multi-Partner Trust Fund (SDG MPTF) Kenya is a country-level pooled financing mechanism supporting the 2030 Agenda through integrated UN programming under the UNSDCF. Hosted within the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO), the SDG MPTF Secretariat coordinates joint programming, manages Fund allocations, and provides strategic, technical, and administrative support to the Resident Coordinator and UN entities.
Job Purpose
The Programme Management Officer will coordinate the SDG MPTF Kenya Secretariat's daily operations, advising on pooled financing, portfolio approaches, and UN Development System reform. This role serves as Deputy Secretary to the Fund Board, managing agendas, preparing documentation, and quality-assuring proposals. The incumbent will support government-led portfolio design, run day-to-day portfolio coordination, manage allocation rounds, and monitor implementation across partners. Key contributions include ensuring integration of cross-cutting issues, developing the investment pipeline, managing partnerships for resource mobilization, and acting as a liaison between various stakeholders. The role also involves overseeing financial performance, coordinating monitoring and evaluation, managing risks, and producing reports and lessons learned to promote innovation in programming and partnerships.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the Secretariat's daily operations and provide strategic advice on pooled financing and UN Development System reform. Serve as Deputy Secretary to the Fund Board, preparing agendas, minutes, and quality-assuring proposals. Support government-led portfolio design by preparing analysis, results frameworks, and mapping existing programmes and financing. Manage day-to-day portfolio coordination with government counterparts, tracking commitments and resource gaps. Oversee allocation rounds, calls for proposals, and ensure joint programmes align with portfolio frameworks. Monitor portfolio implementation, identify bottlenecks and risks, and recommend corrective actions. Ensure integration of gender equality, human rights, youth, climate resilience, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity, and Leave No One Behind principles. Develop the investment pipeline and support resource mobilization strategies by building partnerships. Act as a liaison between the RCO, MPTF Office, PUNOs, and development partners, managing agreements and compliance. Oversee financial performance, coordinate results-based monitoring, evaluation, and risk management. Consolidate reporting for various stakeholders and produce lessons learned and case studies to promote innovation.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in development, inter-agency, or multi-stakeholder coordination is required. This includes at least four years in managerial support of pooled funds, joint programme design, allocation processes, fiduciary oversight, and results-based reporting. Experience in donor engagement, resource mobilization, and coordination with UN agencies is also required. Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations and working in the UN system is desirable.
Skills
Professionalism, Communication, Teamwork, Planning & Organizing, pooled financing, joint programming, programme management, data analysis, donor engagement, resource mobilization, multi-stakeholder coordination, reporting, risk management, gender equality, human rights, youth, climate resilience, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity.