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DEPUTY DIRECTOR Jobs in Nairobi County, Kenya at UN Environment Programme

Title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Company: UN Environment Programme

Location: Nairobi County, Kenya

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the Director on technical, operational, and functional matters to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of the Division and UNEP.
  • Support the Director in overseeing the Division’s programmatic and administrative functions, including:
  • Budget preparation and reporting
  • Financial and resource management
  • Donor relations and resource mobilization strategies
  • Workforce planning and management
  • Lead the provision of secretariat services to the Budget Steering Committee, which advises the Executive Director on the projection, allocation, and monitoring of UNEP’s core and softly earmarked resources.
  • Periodically review UNEP’s Supplementary Financial Rules to ensure alignment with United Nations Financial Regulations and Rules and related internal policy guidance.
  • Represent UNEP in inter-agency budget and finance networks, ensuring the organization remains informed of strategic developments and proposing solutions tailored to UNEP’s needs.
  • Direct and oversee the organization of meetings, seminars, and other forums on substantive and strategic issues.
  • Manage, mentor, develop, and train staff under supervision, while also overseeing corporate-wide training initiatives.
  • Promote collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication within the Division and across organizational boundaries.
  • Support the review and redesign of cross-divisional processes to improve efficiency, simplify procedures, and maintain strong internal control frameworks.
  • Ensure all Division outputs meet high-quality standards and are clear, objective, evidence-based, and aligned with organizational mandates.
  • Oversee the quality assurance of outputs produced by supervised sections before finalization.
  • Develop and refine processes supporting the Division’s work programme, including priority setting, resource allocation, and timely delivery of outputs.
  • Lead the preparation and coordination of reports and documentation for intergovernmental and governing bodies, including:
  • Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR)
  • UN Environment Assembly (UNEA)
  • Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
  • Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC)
  • Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
  • United Nations General Assembly
  • Other relevant policy-making bodies
  • Engage with stakeholders across the UN system to support UN reform initiatives and strategic partnerships.
  • Lead data collection and analysis efforts, providing insights to support evidence-based planning, decision-making, reporting, and performance management.
  • Foster a culture of data accessibility, integration, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Required Experience

  • At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience in:
  • Financial management
  • Administration
  • Budget management
  • Internal control functions
  • This experience must include:
  • Leadership responsibilities
  • A minimum of 10 years managing Implementing Partners, multi-stakeholder Trust Funds, and financial and budgetary reviews
  • Extensive experience applying United Nations Financial Regulations and Rules, or equivalent trust fund management frameworks
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience leading and implementing organization-wide financial strategies, including:
  • Change management initiatives
  • Programme Support Costs (PSC) or equivalent frameworks
  • Reporting to internal and external stakeholders
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary professional teams in budget and financial management.

Desirable Experience

  • At least 5 years of experience applying IPSAS standards, contributing to IPSAS-related policies, and preparing annual financial statements for the United Nations or similar international organizations with multiple funding sources.
  • At least 3 years of experience supporting intergovernmental budgetary and policy processes, including:
  • Preparing and presenting budgets
  • Developing financial documentation and policy proposals
  • Supporting discussions with UNEA, ACABQ, CPC, the Fifth Committee, and related bodies
  • Assisting negotiations on international environmental agreements
  • At least 2 years of experience designing and delivering training, guidance, or capacity-building programmes related to financial and legal arrangements for Implementing Partners.
  • Experience using:
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
  • Business Intelligence (BI) tools
  • Financial management and accounting systems
  • Donor reporting and data analytics platforms
  • Experience in data analytics or related disciplines.

Education

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in: Business Administration/Public Administration/Finance/Accounting/Management/ Social Sciences
  • A first-level university degree combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
  • Completion of degree or non-degree programmes in: Data Analytics/Business Analytics/ Data Science is desirable.

Languages

  • English is required.
  • Knowledge of French or Spanish is desirable.

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