Undp Dakar, Senegal

Background and Organizational Context

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General Assembly Resolution 2186 (XXI) decided to “bring into operations the United Nations Capital Development Fund as an organ of the General Assembly which shall function as an autonomous organization of the United Nations. The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) assists developing countries, especially least developing countries, in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants, loans, and guarantees. UNCDFs vision is to help mobilize and catalyze an increase of capital flows for SDG impactful investments to Member States to address the most pressing development challenges facing vulnerable communities in these countries and thereby contribute to sustainable economic growth and equitable prosperity. 

UNCDF utilizes its unique capability in the UN system to deploy grants, loans and guarantees to crowd-in finance for the scaling of development impact. UNCDF focuses on where the needs are greatest, a deliberate focus and capability rooted in UNCDF’s unique investment mandate to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031.

As per its Strategic Framework, UNCDF works to deploy its functions as a hybrid development organization and development finance institution. UNCDF responds to Member States requests for assistance by providing targeted technical and financial advisory services on investments for development outcomes, designing bespoke financial structuring solutions, undertaking financial derisking of investments, and enhancing investment readiness of SDG aligned projects in partnership with private sector, UNOs, International and Local Finance Institutions, Development Finance Institutions as well as Foundations and Philanthropy, among others. UNCDF works to develop local financial systems, new markets and mobilize and crowd in capital from public and private sources. UNCDF is driven by a partnership mindset which enables it to deploy its different capital capabilities in highly tailored and responsive ways in order to mobilize investments flows from other sources, in particular from the private sector.  By structuring transactions which are highly impactful, but also recognize the need for multiplying the impact of its own capital, UNCDF seeks to position itself as a preferred partner for different stakeholders.  UNCDF’s work is focused on six priority areas, including:

• Sub-national and local infrastructure financing
• Women owned enterprise financing
• Nature and climate financing 
• Energy and decarbonization finance
• Sustainable food systems financing
• Inclusive digital finance

Following a recent restructuring, UNCDF’s organizational set up includes an Investment and Implementation Division (IID), Investment and Finance Oversight Division (IFOD), Operations and Oversight Division (OOD) and a Directorate of the Executive Office. UNCDF staff and personnel are located in regional hubs based in Dakar (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya) and Bangkok (Thailand) with sub-regional presence in a number of locations in the Caribbean and Pacific Regions. UNCDF is led by an Executive Secretary based out of New York, USA. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 2321(XXII, para 1.a), the Administrator of the UNDP performs the function of the Managing Director of UNCDF. UNCDF is overseen by the Executive Board of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and performs the function of the Executive Board of UNCDF.

Position Purpose

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Team Lead for West Africa, the Regional Programme Associate ensures effective delivery of programmes/projects in the West African Region by managing data and supporting programme/project oversight and implementation consistent with UNCDF & UNDP rules and regulations. 

The Regional Programme Associate works in close collaboration with members of the Investment and Implementation Division (IID), Investment and Finance Oversight Division (IFOD), Operations and Oversight Division (OOD), as well as programme and project staff in the region.

UNCDF adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNCDF personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Key Duties and Accountabilities

Summary of Key Functions:

1.      Support the Regional Team Lead with programme/project oversight, implementation and reporting

2.      Provide effective monitoring and operational support to country and regional programmes/projects and    transactions.

3.      Support to resource mobilization.

4.      Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing.

1.      Support the Regional Team Lead with programme/project oversight, implementation, and                              reporting

• Collection, analysis and presentation of background information for projects/programmes and transactions in the region.
• Presentation of background information for formulation of country or regional programmes/projects: extract content from approved project documents, prepare work plans, and prepare budgets for the regional team (including capturing budget information from projects/programmes and transactions in the region).
• Maintain a filing system, with accurate and high-quality vetted data in the corporate Quantum+ system for all projects developed and implemented in the countries covered by the UNCDF regional team as well as related documents supporting the implementation for audit purposes. This will require ensuring that project teams implementing projects exercise their due diligence as required per corporate standards.
• Coordinate documents processing, securing the needed signatures to support programmes/projects implementation in the region (regional and country level projects) as relevant to all stages of the project cycle.
• Collection, analysis and checking for accuracy and consistency of information against established formats and templates.
• Timely and pro-active follow-up on correspondence with project counterparts, Regional Investment Officers, and Operations and Oversight Division.
• Organizes scheduled weekly regional team meetings as well as ad hoc meetings as may be required;
• Attends Regional team meetings and takes minutes, and circulates and ensures proper filing of minutes in line with corporate standards.
• Assist in the collection of inputs into the region-focused and integrated Business Work Plan.
• Support the Regional Team Lead with coordination between Regional Investment Officers and Global Thematic Leads.

2.       Provide effective monitoring and operational support to country and regional programmes/                          projects

• Support the creation as well as review the create of projects in Quantum/Quantum+ modules, preparation of and review of required budget revisions, revision of project award and project status, determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial close of a project;
• Provision of guidance to country and regional programme and project staff on routine protocols as per UNCDF’s policies and regulations for the design, implementation and closure of transactions, projects and/or programmes.
• Support collection, and ensure quality, of information for audit of programmes/projects and supports implementation of audit recommendations.
• Effective and timely communication to projects/programmes on the processes relating to Delegation of Authority (DOA) and ensure the proper DOAs are established as per corporate protocols and standards.
• Collaborate with the Regional Programme and Management Support Specialist in regional portfolio analysis, in particular, ensuring all data necessary for the analysis is collected from projects and consistent for any specific projects under his/her portfolio
• Provide support and coordinate in a range of operational matters such as HR, procurement, travel, and admin work in collaboration with the dedicated colleagues for HR, procurement, travel and admin at the regional level
• Ensures there is a functional and retrievable filing system for all documents including soft and hard copies as per corporate standards.

3.       Supports resource mobilization 

• Analysis of information on donors and preparation of donor’s profile in collaboration with the External Relations Unit.
• Support the Regional Team Lead with communications and engagements with governments, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Track and monitor delivery on a regular basis as well as donor agreements reporting and other requirements to ensure the projects are properly following the legal commitments.
• Track and monitor funding and partnerships, including with the private sector, development banks and other development finance institutions, in coordination with the Investment and Finance Oversight Division (IFOD) and Operations and Oversight Division (OOD). 

4.    Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing 

• Actively support the organization of training for the operations/projects staff in the region.
• Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in the region.
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Assist in the preparation, updating, and dissemination of PowerPoints and other presentations and managing dissemination of information that describe the work and achievements of the region in line with corporate standards via the Strategic Communications Unit

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: None

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