Director, Sustainable Finance Hub

Job title:

Director, Sustainable Finance Hub

Company

United Nations Development Programme

Job description

Strategic planning related to sustainable finance, implementation of the roadmap to the $1 trillion moonshot and UNDP’s Private Sector Strategy 2023-2025

• In accordance with the priorities of the GPN, develop and manage the technical, operational and financial strategy for the implementation of SFH and provide the substantive technical and managerial leadership required to implement it;
• Work with corporate partners (UNDP’s Executive Office, Bureau for Management Services, Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA), Crisis Bureau and Regional Bureaux) to contribute to their agenda, upgrade the delivery of development products and services, and ensure collective success in delivering the Strategic Plan outcomes;
• Work together with the other GPN Team Leaders to integrate the SFH offers as enablers into other areas of work across UNDP (e.g. climate change, gender, energy, governance, crisis etc.). Integrate the finance moonshot with the others three moonshots in UNDP’s strategic plan.
• Work with the Regional Bureaux to formulate regional implementation plans for delivering the finance moonshot roadmap, drawing on aggregate results from country and regional programmes;
• Monitor and advise UNDP leadership on new policy options, innovative approaches and entry points to support the implementation of the finance moonshot roadmap and the GPN strategic objectives and leverage visibility and impact;
• Work as part of the GPN to advance the policy development, program support and external relations functions related to private sector and finance;
• Provide support to UNDP Global and Regional units and Country Offices to forge partnerships actors related to sustainable finance;
• Coordinate global, regional and national finance and private sector specialist network (community of practice) and, where appropriate, organize strategic conferences and workshops to draw on external expertise, advocate on key development issues, and contribute to global policy debates.

Management and leadership of activities and operations

• As part of the GPN and in close collaboration with BERA, Regional Bureaux and external partners, develop comprehensive annual workplans and budgets for SFH and work closely with its initiatives to build synergies, leverage shared partnerships, and achieve shared results.
• Prepare annual reports on the activities and results of the Hub for UNDP senior management and donors.
• Ensure that SFH operations and management are in line with UNDP’s rules and regulations.
• Provide strategic direction and coordinate the activities of SFH, ensuring integrity and accountability of human resources, financial resources, administration, finance, IT and procurement.
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation of the activities and outcomes of SFH and its initiatives;
• Ensure the integrity of financial transactions, systems and reports by consistent application of UNDP’s rules and regulations.
• Ensure that systems are implemented to perform effective people management for organizational excellence.

Advocacy and External Relations

• Advocate for UNDP’s finance and private sector priorities by managing complex agendas, (e.g. interaction with key stakeholders like the GPN, BERA and UNDP Bureaux and Country Offices, other UN offices and organisations, the private sector and Member States, to promote visibility of UNDP’s work across the globe by showcasing key programmatic interventions and innovations and related impact in development generation and capacity building;
• Advise senior management of UNDP on opportunities and emerging risks arising from implementing the finance offers and the private sector strategy, addressing them in a timely and coordinated manner;
• Support BERA with the development and implementation of the communications and information strategy, and foster relationships with the media, for the work on finance and private sector programming;
• As guided by senior management, represent UNDP with the external partners, including UN organisations, Members States, IFIs, businesses, philanthropy and others;
• Coordinate and implement a new transformational set of global partnerships with the financial and private sector, as well as support the development and implementation of regional and national transformational partnerships;
• Lead resource mobilization approach and priorities for UNDP’s finance and private sector work from the Members States, foundations and businesses, in accordance with BERA and the GPN. In addition, support regional and national UNDP offices to mobilize resources from all types of donors, both public and private;
• Foster collaboration across UN organisations on issues related to finance and private sector in consultation with BERA teams working on partnerships and UN system affairs.

Innovation and Knowledge Management

• Establish, leverage and promote the development of UNDP’s sustainable finance and private sector community of practice to foster creativity and knowledge exchange on issues at the core of UNDP’s work, as integral part of the GPN. When useful, add external partners to the community of practice.
• As an integral part of the GPN, help UNDP play a catalytic role in addressing economic and sustainable development challenges.
• As part of the GPN priorities, position UNDP’s leadership especially through the integration of private sector development and finance knowledge across different areas of programming and SDG implementation;
• Articulate UNDP’s positioning on key issues related to sustainable finance, including through policy dialogues, conferences and use of information technologies Coordinate, produce, quality assure and disseminate finance and private sector development knowledge and communications products.
• Build innovative offerings for UNDP’s finance expertise that can demonstrate and scale new business models.

Competencies

Core –

Achieve Results:

• Prioritize team workflow, mobilize resources, drive scalable results/strategic impact

Think Innovatively:

• Easily navigate complexity, encourage/enable radical innovation, has foresight

Learn Continuously

• Create systems and processes that enable learning and development for all

Adapt with Agility

• Proactively initiate/lead organizational change, champion new systems/processes

Act with Determination

• Able to make difficult decisions in challenging situations, inspire confidence

Engage and Partner

• Construct strategic multi-partner alliances in high stake situations, foster co- creation

Enable Diversity and Inclusion

• Create ethical culture, identify/address barriers to inclusion

People Management:

UNDP People: Management Competencies can be found on the dedicated .

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Direction and Strategy: Strategic Thinking

• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities, linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions
• Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP

Business Management: Portfolio Management

• Ability to select, prioritise and control the organizations programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising return on investment

Business Direction and Strategy: System Thinking

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

Business Management: Results-based Management

• Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus on improved performance and demonstrable results

Business Management: Communication

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels

Business Development: Integration within the UN

• Ability to identify, and integrate capacity 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

2030 Agenda: Partnerships: SDG Finance

• Knowledge and understanding of global partnership for effective development cooperation, inclusive markets/businesses and value chain development, Innovative Finance, philanthropy, public private partnerships

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• An advanced university degree (i.e. Master’s degree or equivalent), preferably in international development, law, international affairs, business administration, development economics, or other relevant field is required OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 15 years (with master’s degree) and 17 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in public sector (national or multilateral, including UN), the private sector (non-governmental sector, corporate) or the academia is required.
• Leadership experience in the UN System related to sustainable finance, private sector development and large-scale partnerships with the private sector (including financial institutions) is required.
• Proven hands-on experience in leading and managing large initiatives in the area of private sector and sustainable finance issues in international organizations including field experience is required.
• Excellent negotiating and communication skills and ability to mobilize support from a wide range of partners (public, private, academic, civil society, business community leaders) is required.
• Strong management and resource mobilization skills are required.
• Public finance management and investment pipeline development experience are desired.
• Strong Impact Management and Measurement, including monitoring and evaluation system are desired.
• Experience with the Finance for Development UN process is also desired.

Language:

• Fluency and proficiency in English is required.
• Fluency in at least one other UN language is an advantage.

Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

Disclaimer

Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.

UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Expected salary

Location

New York

Job date

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:51:58 GMT

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