Programme Management Officer

About the role

UNON is recruiting a Programme Management Officer for an entry-level contract position in Nairobi, Kenya. The role coordinates the Secretariat's day-to-day operations, portfolio design, allocation rounds and results-based monitoring, and works in an international NGO environment.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the Secretariat's day-to-day operations and advise the Fund Manager, Resident Coordinator and Head of RCO on pooled financing, the portfolio approach and UN Development System reform.
• Serve as Deputy Secretary to the Fund Board: prepare agendas, briefing materials, minutes and follow-up, and quality-assure proposals before they go to the Board.
• Support government-led portfolio design by preparing analysis, portfolio and results frameworks and a mapping of existing programmes, joint programmes and financing flows.
• Run day-to-day portfolio coordination with government counterparts, tracking commitments and maintaining the resource-gap picture.
• Manage allocation rounds and calls for proposals, and monitor portfolio implementation against agreed indicators, flagging bottlenecks and recommending corrective action.
• Ensure gender equality, human rights, youth, climate resilience, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity and Leave No One Behind are integrated into portfolios and programmes.
• Develop the investment pipeline, support resource mobilisation and act as secondary liaison between the RCO, the MPTF Office, PUNOs and development partners.
• Oversee allocation and financial performance, coordinate results-based monitoring, evaluation and risk management, and consolidate reporting into reports for the Board, Government, donors and the MPTF Office.
• Produce lessons learned, case studies and good practice, and perform other related duties as required.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in development studies, economics, international relations, political science, governance and public policy, social sciences or a related field.
• A first-level degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead of the advanced degree.
• Successful completion of data analytics, business analytics or data science programmes is desirable.