Fund Management Advisor (Retainer)

Fund Management has become a recognized strength of UNOPS Myanmar and a new potential business model for other country offices in the region and beyond. UNOPS Myanmar is the designated Asia Centre for Fund Management (CFM), which aims to assist UNOPS offices elsewhere to expand and manage pooled funds.  In 2019, the CFM supported over 14 UNOPS offices, both remotely and on-site, on fund management across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Under the direct supervision of Head of Programme Management Office/CFM, the Fund Management Advisor will be responsible to advice and support UNOPS Programmes on a need basis, and as defined in the task notes. The Fund Management Advisor will have a thorough understanding of the terms, conditions, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners / stakeholders to ensure the programmes managed by UNOPS are capable of meeting the business cases of both UNOPS and its donors.

The Fund Management Advisor will broadly carry out the following tasks, in accordance with UNOPS policies, procedures and practices based on needs expressed by country offices.

Fund design

• Participate in donor negotiations for designing new funds when requested by country offices
• Draft concept notes/project proposals/budgets for designing financing mechanisms
• Draft fund related documentation such as operational guidelines, governance architecture, safeguards policies and strategy
• Support offices in designing fund’s organogram and terms of reference
• Provide surge capacity to new funds during start up and act as interim programme manager when needed
• Conceptualize innovative financing approaches to meet donor requirements

Fund Management/Programme Management

• Provide diagnostic assessment of ongoing funds and provide advice on turnaround, especially with regards to strategy, governance, grants model, risk management etc.
• Provide on-going assurance/peer review on active funds to country office or regional office
• Propose strategies to attract further funding for ongoing funds
• Any other related tasks on programme management cycle as needed

Knowledge Management:

• Understand and manage UNOPS pricing policy and related corporate charges as they apply to the Fund
• Contribute to CFM’s publications and fund management toolkit
• Actively interact with other stakeholder to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice on UNOPS Communities

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

• Masters’ Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration,  Law, International Relations, Political / Security / Development Studies, or related relevant discipline is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in combination with 2 years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• PM Certification such as MSP® foundation or P3M3 assessment is an advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible programme implementation/fund management is required. Experience of managing government and donor relations while working for an international organizations or related experience is required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in design or management or turnaround of single or multi-donor fund is required.
• Experience in strategic and development planning and implementation in governance, institutional capacity building, stakeholder and partners management experience will be considered as asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills in a multi-cultural environment, including communication skills and the ability to work independently, as well as in a team setting will be an asset.
• Knowledge of grants and blended finance is an asset.
• Prior related experience in the UN system is an asset

Language

• Fluency in both written and spoken English is required.

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA) Contract level:  ICS 11/ IICA 3 
Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

Note that this position requires more than 30% travel to Myanmar. Travel costs to and within country will be reimbursed and a daily subsistence allowance paid during field missions.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.