Programme Management Officer

Coordinates UNEP’s IFACC initiative to mobilise agricultural transition finance and reduce commodity-driven deforestation, managing delivery, donor reporting, partner engagement and potential geographic expansion while aligning catalytic capital, private finance and sustainable land-use activities.

Department: Climate Finance Unit

• Coordinate implementation of IFACC activities, monitor delivery difficulties and initiate remedial action
• Manage UNEP personnel and consultants against clear workplans and delivery schedules
• Engage public and private financiers to expand catalytic capital for agricultural transition
• Coordinate with TNC, WEF, government agencies, finance institutions, supply-chain companies and civil society
• Manage substantive donor reporting and coordinate financial reporting through UNEP systems
• Identify synergies with other climate-finance and ecosystem projects
• Assess potential IFACC expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa or South East Asia
• Analyse programme data and present trends through visual reports for planning and decisions

• Advanced university degree in sustainable finance, economics, business analytics, environment, agricultural economics, a quantitative field or a related area, or a first-level degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable finance, sustainable agricultural supply chains, private-sector engagement or project management
• At least two years of experience at international level
• Experience working with or within private finance institutions
• English at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Authorisation to work for the United Nations at the Nairobi duty station

• Initial fixed-term appointment is limited to UNEP for one year and may be extended subject to mandate and funding
• Locally recruited appointees are responsible for relocation expenses