About United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
UNCDF is the United Nations' flagship catalytic financing entity for the world’s 46 LDCs. With its unique capital mandate and focus on the LDCs, UNCDF works to invest and catalyze capital to support these countries in achieving the sustainable growth and inclusiveness envisioned by the 2030 Age... read morenda for Sustainable Development and the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031.
UNCDF builds partnerships with other UN organizations, as well as private and public sector actors, to achieve greater impact in development, specifically by unlocking additional resources and strengthening financing mechanisms and systems contributing to transformation pathways, focusing on such development themes as green economy, digitalization, urbanization, inclusive economies, gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
A hybrid development finance institution and development agency, UNCDF uses a combination of capital instruments (deployment, financial & and business advisory and catalyzation) and development instruments (technical assistance, capacity development, policy advice, advocacy, thought leadership, and market analysis and scoping) which are applied across five priority areas (inclusive digital economies, local transformative finance, women’s economic empowerment, climate, energy & biodiversity finance, and sustainable food systems finance).
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Jobs in Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
Provision of Strategic Positioning and Partnership Development Support:
Maps NDBs in UNCDF priority countries and assess their institutional and operational to sup
Lead the programme management of the FinWise Programme in Uganda
Serves as the Programme Manager – with direct oversight and responsibility on project implementation and delivery.
Position Purpose:
The Chief Investment Officer (CIO) plays a crucial role in leading the Investment and Implementation Division of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). Reporting dir