Portfolio Specialist

Organizational Context

The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO), with hubs in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, leads multi-regional initiatives advancing sustainable development, climate action, and peacebuilding. Operating globally, GPO supports UNOPS' strategic priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals across more than 130 countries. In Geneva, UNOPS facilitates the 2030 Agenda and SDGs by providing quality services and management support to partners, including governments and UN agencies, focusing on health, environment, and climate initiatives.

Job Purpose

The Portfolio Specialist, as part of the GFCR Secretariat, provides crucial technical, analytical, and portfolio management support to enhance the development, oversight, and performance of the GFCR programme portfolio. This role is instrumental in supporting programme proposal reviews, portfolio monitoring, impact measurement, and partnership development. The Specialist ensures effective delivery across key workstreams by conducting technical reviews, ensuring quality assurance, monitoring progress, tracking impact, engaging partners, and integrating lessons learned for adaptive management. By serving as a key technical focal point, the position strengthens programme quality, aligns strategic and operational objectives, guides monitoring tools, and contributes to evidence-based decision-making for GFCR programmes and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Conducts technical reviews of concept notes and programme proposals, ensuring alignment with GFCR objectives and compliance with policies, including social and environmental safeguards and gender policies. Develops and applies monitoring frameworks for portfolio performance, ESG compliance, and environmental/social impact, guiding the development of monitoring tools and producing progress reports. Leads specific programmatic partnerships and provides technical advice to investment and implementing partners. Identifies policy-driven issues, synthesizes best practices, and contributes to knowledge networks and digital platforms. Establishes and strengthens advocacy networks and coordinates integrated support for policy development with stakeholders.

Work Experience

Requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience (with a Master's degree) or 7 years (with a Bachelor's degree) in project management, preferably in blue economy, climate, environment, or development sectors. Experience in portfolio management, project monitoring, quality assurance, and managing donor-funded projects is essential.

Skills

Portfolio Management, Program Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Reporting & Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement

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