Feminist Economist – Sustainable Finance Specialist

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 06/08/2025
  • Location: Kenya
Economic justice
Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.


Key Functions and Accountabilities

Design and develop programme strategies in the area of Sustainable Finance at regional and country levels: 
  • Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives; 
  • Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Sustainable Finance and GRB

Manage the implementation and management of the Sustainable finance programme
  • Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;
  • Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;

Manage technical assistance and capacity development to Country offices and regional project/programme partners
  • Manage the implementation of evidence based, technical advice and guidance. 
  • Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the Sustainable Finance components of the Regional WEE Portfolio
  • Manage the monitoring of programme/ project implementation and finances using results based management tools;
  • Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;

Manage the people and financial resources of the Sustainable Finance programme
  • Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
  • Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists; Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments if required;

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies
  • Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
  • Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;

Contribute to inter-agency coordination on WEE and/or Sustainable Finance to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country 

Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

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

Recruitment Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in (feminist) economics, sustainable finance or any other relevant field of economics or public policy is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. 
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects in fields related to women’s economic empowerment and/or sustainable finance is required.
  • Technical expertise in sustainable finance and Gender responsive budgeting/financing is required.
  • Technical expertise in women’s economic is required.
  • Proven experience working on technical support to governments and/or private sector on developing and implementing sustainable financing programmes/projects.
  • Experience in policy analysis, and strategic planning is required.
  • Experience in Gender Responsive budgeting and financing 
  • Working experience and expertise with the private sector 
  • Working experience with IFI and relevant government and regional institutions
  • Fluency in English required.

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