Global Programme Analyst (Finance and Accounting) NPSA-8, UNCDF [Open to internal and external applicants]

About the Company

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. UNCDF’s 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.

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.

About the Role

The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund provides a country-based mechanism to increase awareness and response to climate change at the local level, integrate climate change adaptation into local governments’ planning and budgeting systems in a participatory and gender-sensitive manner, and increase the amount of finance available to local governments for climate change adaptation. LoCAL combines performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs) with technical and capacity-building support.

• Phase I – Piloting: initial scoping and testing in two to four local governments.
• Phase II – Learning: implementation in 5–10 local governments to collect lessons and demonstrate effectiveness.
• Phase III – Scaling-up: full national roll-out based on results and lessons learned.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and accounting support to the management of LoCAL country programmes across regions (Asia-Pacific, Africa, MENA).

Additional Information

• Tiered Application Process: Tier 1 — 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 and external candidates. Please ensure you satisfy the eligibility to apply.
• More about LoCAL: https://www.uncdf.org/local/homepage