Project Officer

Leads UNCCD Sahel Flagship initiatives supporting Great Green Wall implementation, land restoration, donor partnerships, resource mobilisation and country-level coordination across the circum-Sahelian region.

Department: Sahel Flagship Unit

• Provide strategic leadership for the Sahel Flagship Unit and supervise staff across complex projects
• Manage high-level donor relationships and ensure transparent reporting and timely milestone delivery
• Coordinate partnerships with African Union, PAGGW, CILSS, OSS, FAO and other regional and international organisations
• Direct implementation and evaluation of flagship initiatives and ensure measurable project impacts
• Coordinate LOGME II project implementation and moderate steering and advisory committee work
• Lead resource mobilisation through investor conferences, funding strategies and bankable project portfolios
• Facilitate National Coalitions across all 11 Great Green Wall countries through ministerial and decision-maker engagement
• Oversee budget management, financial oversight and donor compliance for the unit portfolio

• Advanced university degree in business administration, management, public administration, international relations, economics, environmental science, sustainable development or related field, or first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in programme or project planning and management, with at least three years in a supervisory or leadership capacity, in sustainable development, land restoration, climate adaptation, international development cooperation or related field
• Experience implementing large-scale complex projects and promoting partnerships with diverse stakeholders
• Experience in high-level donor relationship management and resource mobilisation
• English is required
• French is required

• Project position with limited duration
• Temporary appointment is for an initial period of 364 days
• Possible extension depends on project extension, funds available and satisfactory performance
• Applications close at 11:59 p.m. New York time on the deadline date