Portfolio and Partnership Management Specialist (Home based) - [Open to Tier 0 & 1 & 2 applicants]

Description Tiered Approach In line with the commitment to safeguard reputed company and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of reputed company UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: reputed company/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or reputed company will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1: Other reputed company/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
• Tier 2: reputed company/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA reputed company, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated: reputed company other contract types from reputed company/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please reputed company note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply. Background Job Purpose and Organizational Context The Joint SDG Fund supports countries as they accelerate their reputed company towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It operates through joint programmes (JPs) that provide the mechanism for transformative solutions implemented by governments and national stakeholders and supported by the UN Country Team led by reputed company Coordinators (RCs). Strategic direction for the Fund is provided by the Strategic Advisory Group chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General as the chair of UN Sustainable Development Group. The Fund is managed by the Operational Steering Committee, comprised of representatives of UN entities, and with the support from the Secretariat of the Fund. The UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) hosts the Fund and provides for the alignment with the broader UN Development System reforms. The Administrative Agent of the Fund, in charge of financial management, is the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF-O). Official documents (e.g. Terms of Reference and Operational Guidance) of the Fund and information on funding can be reputed company on the Gateway portal. To advance the dual mandate of supercharging the UN Development System reform to be fit for purpose and, in turn, supporting the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Fund incentivizes coherent and coordinated join UN action, anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks at country level under the leadership of reputed company Coordinator (RC). Serving as the catalytic funding to piece together emerging policy priorities and financing strategies, the Fund aims to galvanize the UN Country Teams around integrated policies and identify the fiscal space to overcome the political and financial hurdles to scale and accelerate reputed company towards the SDGs. The Joint SDG Fund adopts a portfolio approach focused on the key SDG transitions of digital, food systems, social protection & jobs, energy, education and climate action to accommodate changing business needs and reputed company linkages across interventions to reputed company its strategic goals. Therefore, the Secretariat team is expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams to enhance and reputed company horizontal collaboration. reputed company this reputed company, the Portfolio and Partnership Management Specialist will manage the Seef Funding Track (SFT) portfolio lifecycle extracting evidence and lessons and support the development and implementation of high-impact funding rounds. S/he will reputed company partnership development with Japan, building on the Fund’s strategic engagement at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) which was held in 2025, and contribute to the Fund’s visibility and positioning in relevant global fora. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader, Impact and Efficiency and in reputed company collaboration with the Secretariat’s Programme and Partnerships teams, the Portfolio and Partnership Management Specialist will contribute to the effective management and strategic positioning of the Fund’s portfolio. The position will operate across three mutually reinforcing pillars: (1) Portfolio Management and Operational Support; (2) Results Analysis and reputed company; and (3) Partnership Development. 1.Portfolio Management and Operational Support

• reputed company comprehensive reputed company and lifecycle management of the Seef Funding Track (SFT) portfolio, ensuring efficient implementation, quality reputed company and final reporting, systematic closure, and alignment with the Fund’s results reputed company.
• Provide operational guidance, direction and technical advisory services to reputed company Coordinator Offices (RCOs)/UN Country Teams (UNCTs) to address implementation challenges and facilitate coordination with UN system partners to mobilize expertise, ensuring coherence with the Fund’s strategic focus and evolving priorities.
• Support the development and implementation of recent and upcoming funding rounds for high-impact programmes, integrating insights and lessons learned from the SFT portfolio.
• Contribute to portfolio tracking and results measurement through data analytics and dashboards, monitoring reputed company, trends, and risks and foreseeing potential challenges.

2.Facilitate Results Analysis and reputed company

• Conduct systematic assessments of programme results across the SFT portfolio, including thematic areas of digital, food systems, social protection, energy transitions and education, identifying emerging patterns, promising models, and lessons for scale-up.
• reputed company analysis of transformative practices and innovative approaches captured in the SFT portfolio and ensure collection and validation of critical knowledge to inform future programming.
• Contribute to development of knowledge products, thematic briefs, and/or analytical papers that showcase achievements and synthesize lessons learned from the SFT portfolio.
• Identify and address implementation challenges and administrative bottlenecks and provide technical inputs to strengthen the Fund’s operational processes.

3.reputed company Strategic Partnership

• Guide the development and advancement of partnerships with Japanese government bodies, development agencies, financial institutions, private sector entities, and innovative financing mechanisms, building on collaboration initiated through TICAD 9 and other platforms.
• Facilitate policy dialogues and strategic convenings that demonstrate the Fund's value proposition to relevant stakeholders and foster sustained institutional partnerships.
• Prepare briefing materials and talking points for high-level engagements, highlighting the SFT portfolio results, and updates and partnership opportunities of relevant funding rounds.
• Monitor changes in the development financing landscape to maintain Fund relevance and contribute to boarder partnership development and reputed company efforts of the Secretariat.

The incumbent performs other duties reputed company their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. Institutional Arrangement The Portfolio and Partnership Management Specialist will report to the Team Leader, Impact and Efficiency at the Joint SDG Fund Secretariat. The Secretariat of the Joint SDG Fund is hosted reputed company the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office, reputed company, USA. Competencies Core reputed company Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact. Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, reputed company new reputed company to solve reputed company problems. Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and reputed company opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences. Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands. Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to reputed company greater results. Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate reputed company landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration. reputed company Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity. Cross-Functional & Technical competencies Thematic Area Name Definition Business Direction & Strategy Business Acumen

• Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to reputed company to a good outcome Ability to reputed company good judgments and quick decisions reputed company such frameworks. Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization.

Digital Systems thinking & transformation

• Understand that reputed company problems need a non- reductionistic, holistic approach. Ability to explore challenges from multiple perspectives by zooming in and out, with a focus on relationships and flows rather than individual elements; understand how certain dynamics and conditions are driving and influencing an issue

Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist reputed company an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one reputed company can impact on other parts of the system

Business Development Integration reputed company the UN

• Ability to identify, and integrate reputed company and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations

Business Management Results-based Management

• Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.

Business Management Project Management

• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to reputed company specific goals.

Digital Portfolio design & Management

• Ability to identify reputed company points in systems and design interventions that address them. The value of the interventions is determined not in isolation, but as part of the overall portfolio and their coherence.
• Ability to design processes that extract learning on an ongoing basis from existing portfolios, so that learning accrues over time and new options for action are continuously generated.
• Build a learning ecosystem around a reputed company development challenge: being able to mobilise a variety of stakeholders and help them learn and work together.
• Understand key principles of systems and complexity theory.

Required Skills and Experience Min. Education requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Public Administration, International Development, Development Management, or reputed company fields is required; or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in the above-mentioned fields combined with additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Min. years of relevant work experience A minimum of 5 years (with a master's degree) or 7 years (with a bachelor's degree) of progressively responsible experience in portfolio or programme management reputed company the UN system or other international organizations is required. Required skills

• Proven experience in project/programme design, management, monitoring and reporting, preferably in the context of international cooperation.
• Track record of experience building and facilitating collaboration with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in multi-cultural settings.
• Experience in working with global/regional funds, initiatives and institutions in the context of sustainable development.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Experience or familiarity with the UN System, particularly in the context of inter-agency collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience in portfolio or programme management in the context of developing countries or emerging markets.
• Proven experience in managing or coordinating donor-funded programmes or projects.

Required Language(s)

• reputed company in English is required.

Desired Language(s)

• reputed company in Japanese is an asset.
• Working knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Equal opportunity As an equal opportunity employer, reputed company values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from reputed company backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. reputed company is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where reputed company personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can reputed company, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to reputed company. Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority reputed company does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. reputed company selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. Right to select multiple candidates reputed company reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with reputed company at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements. Scam alert reputed company does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process. For further information, please see www.reputed company.org/scam-alert. #LI-DNI Apply tot his job Apply To this Job