Energy Investment Programme Manager, NOD, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNCDF [Open to internal and external applicants]

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
• Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

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.

As a Flagship Catalytic Blended Financing platform of the UN, 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, United Nations Organizations, 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 three priority areas, including:

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Supervision and performance management of Investment Portfolio Impact Specialist, Deforestation Monitoring Specialist, Investment Officers, Programme Assistant, Admin and Finance Assistant, and Safeguards Specialist.

Core:

•    Advanced University degree (master's degree or equivalent) in a field related to Natural Resource Management, International Cooperation, Renewable Energy, Environmental Sciences or Economics is required, or

•    A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.

•    Certificates in Climate or Energy Finance are an asset.

•    Minimum 7 years (with master´s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor´s degree) of proven experience in managing development programmes, with a focus on investments (loans, challenge funds), in the energy sector specifically clean cooking (LPG, improved cookstoves) and renewable energy (solar or micro hydro) in the DRC.

•    Experience designing, launching and supervising blended finance investment programmes (challenge funds or debt sourcing processes) for energy including LPG, solar, and for other sectors is required.

•    Experience managing technical and administrative teams, working with a wide range of stakeholders including donors such as CAFI (and its donors such as NORAD, FCDO, SIDA) and FONAREDD in different sectors and at all levels and developing sustainable partnerships with partner organizations is required.

•    Experience coordinating the implementation of large multi-stakeholder projects, including financial and technical aspects is required.

•    At least 5 years of experience working in UN agencies such as UNCDF, with ministries such as the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment, national or provincial institutions involved in electrification, investment, development cooperation and/or environmental management including energy projects is desired.

•    Experience working with UN agencies on investment processes and energy projects is desired.

•    Experience managing budgets, training and working with staff at all levels and with all groups involved in the project is desired.

•    Experience coordinating and supervizing multiple project implementation units in the implementation of technical activities in partnership with various subnational stakeholder groups, including the community and government is desired.

•    Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), database packages, and web-based management systems such as ERP is required.

•    Fluency in French and English is required.

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