Background

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The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.

A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Office/Unit/Project Description

Hosted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the MPTF Office is the only United Nations unit exclusively dedicated to the design and administration of multi-stakeholder pooled financing instruments. Since 2003, it has supported over 200 UN-backed pooled funds, providing an integrated platform of inter-agency pooled fund services to help UN organizations and partners make fast and efficient progress towards collective outcomes, like the 2030 Agenda. The MPTF Office’s current portfolio is over $16 billion in total, with more than $1.8 billion per year in contributions and includes more than 150 active pooled financing mechanisms.  

The MPTF Office’s trustee and fund administration service is a standard setter in the UN System - professionalized, highly transparent and firewalled from all UN implementing entities. The MPTF Office has put in place a number of tools and systems to support its transparent and accessible fund administration services such as its digital platform the MPTF Office Gateway. As a shared UN service provider, the MPTFO operates in a distinct and dedicated business unit. It provides an integrated service platform that, in addition to core trust fund design and administration functions, provides complementary services to users like data analytics, research administration, and knowledge management.

 In the context of MPTFO’s surge initiative for excellency in fund administration, the Portfolio Manager leads the substantive development and administration of a portfolio comprised of Development, Transition, Humanitarian and /or Climate Multi-Partner Trust Funds.

Institutional Arrangement

The Portfolio Manager will report to the Executive Coordinator, or by delegation of authority, to the Senior Portfolio Manager, MPTF Office.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work 

Under the overall guidance of the Senior Portfolio Manager, the Portfolio Manager’s responsibilities will include the following main functions:

1) Fund Formulation, Establishment, and Policy Analysis: 

• Leads the development and management of the assigned portfolio across the development, transition, humanitarian or climate portfolios;
• Collaborates with Portfolio Managers on the development of other thematic portfolios;
• Translates new fund objectives and theory of changes into detailed fund architecture, scope and governance structures; identifies cost and risk drivers; evaluates and monitors financial viability;
• Ensures the design incorporates required management features and promotes efficiency and effectiveness within the parameters of new and emerging systems for fund implementation;
• Negotiates and finalises memorandum of understanding and contribution agreements using pre-established legal agreements and making adjustments as required.

2) Fund Administration and Result-Based Reporting:

• Leads the fund administration of the portfolio of funds under her/his portfolio ensuring high quality services are provided in line with the office operations manual and the internal control framework of the office;
• Manages annual reporting for his/her portfolio;
• Coordinates and responds to audit observations made on the fund operations in her/his portfolio and ensure follow-up actions are taken on agreed recommendations.

3) Coordination, Representation, Networking:

• Actively collaborates and coordinates with the relevant Fund Secretariats regarding the external communication on the portfolio through website postings, periodic publications and public meetings;
• Creates networks and promotes initiatives with partner organizations to enhance fund development, capitalization and implementation;
• Raises awareness amongst the donor community and UN agencies of the MPTFO activities in the appropriate fora dealing with substantive and policy issues.

4) Knowledge Management and Advisory Services:

• Identifies and articulates lessons learnt on the operations of the MPTFs in her/his portfolio and leads and actively contributes to the formulation of guidelines, procedures and policies that would further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations; 
• Provides advisory services upon request for new fund start-up including (a) the establishment of fund secretariats (interim staffing, formulation of operational manuals, etc.); (b) risk management (including assessment and accreditation of the fiduciary capacity of partners); and (c) support to development and operationalization of innovative financing instruments.

Competencies

Required Skills and Experience