Senior Nutrition Financing Advisor

Job Description

Dutystation: Geneva, Switzerland

Functional responsibilities

Working in close collaboration with the SMS Regional Hubs and SUN finance stakeholders:

• Facilitate nutrition financing support by the SMS and wider SUN Movement to SUN countries through stronger domestic and external resource mobilization and innovative financing solutions, including private sector financingStrengthen multi-stakeholder and multisector approaches at the local and national level through strong partnerships and alliances on financing between in-country SUN members and other national, regional and global partners.

• Broker and support the development of and resource mobilization for bankable projects for nutrition in SUN countries

• Provide policy advice and technical support to SUN Countries for the integration of nutrition in national development budgets.

• Act as the liaison point for the SUN Finance Capacity Building Platform.

• Advise and implement strategic engagement and positioning of nutrition in intergovernmental processes

• Lead engagement with IFIs, MDBs, global funds and private sector investors for enhanced engagement and funding for nutrition .

• Facilitate the development and implementation of targeted initiatives and projects with SUN finance partners to support and accelerate financing for nutrition.

• Lead and support the preparation of finance related meetings, conferences, workshops etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and resource mobilization

• Provide strategic advice on financing related matters to the SUN Coordinator and SMS senior management

• Provide substantive inputs for finance related advocacy, including engagement of SUN governance bodies, advocates and champions

• Support the development and maintenance of a SUN repository on nutrition finance related tools and information

• Contribute to the development and introduction of innovation to ensure the SMS is continually incorporating best practice approaches.

• Lead the preparation of nutrition financing technical reports, policy papers, annual reports and other written outputs including for SMS senior management and SUN governance bodies.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

A. Education:

• A Master degree in financing, business administration or economics, development finance or related fields is required

• A Bachelor degree in the above relevant fields with two additional years of relevant experience may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced degree

B. Work Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in development financing, resource mobilization and/or international donor relations is required.
• Within these 10 years, a minimum three (3) years in a development agency, IFI or other relevant public or private financing organization is required.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing development or climate finance projects is required
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating and managing external stakeholder relationships is required.
• Work experience in the nutrition or health or food or agriculture field is an advantage.
• Work experience in an international setting, with experience working in developing countries or a field setting desired.
• Experience in managing relations with governance bodies of international organizations and international financial institutions is desired.

C. Language:

• Fluency in English Language ( Writing, Reading and Speaking) is required.
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language, particularly French or Spanish, is an asset.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.