Regional Portfolio Specialist
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UN Women
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Fundraising/ Grant management, Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 19/08/2026
- Location: Kenya
Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UN Trust Fund Global Grants Manager, the EVAW Regional Portfolio Specialist manages a portfolio of grants across the Africa region and contributes to the implementation of the UN Trust Fund’s global grant-making, accompaniment, monitoring, capacity development, learning and partnership functions. The Specialist provides strategic and technical support to grantee partners throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring high-quality feminist-informed EVAW/G programming, effective risk management, institutional strengthening, and compliance with UN Women and UN Trust Fund requirements and also provides regular strategic portfolio analysis and recommendations to inform decision-making by UNTF senior management, based on portfolio performance, risks, and emerging trends.
The Regional EVAW/G Portfolio Specialist works closely with UN Women Regional and Country Offices, civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations, feminist movements, UN entities, and other strategic stakeholders to strengthen portfolio coherence, generate practice-based knowledge, and ensure that lessons and evidence from grantee partners contribute to broader UN Women and UN system learning, advocacy, and programming on EVAW/G.
Education and certification:
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UN Trust Fund Global Grants Manager, the EVAW Regional Portfolio Specialist manages a portfolio of grants across the Africa region and contributes to the implementation of the UN Trust Fund’s global grant-making, accompaniment, monitoring, capacity development, learning and partnership functions. The Specialist provides strategic and technical support to grantee partners throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring high-quality feminist-informed EVAW/G programming, effective risk management, institutional strengthening, and compliance with UN Women and UN Trust Fund requirements and also provides regular strategic portfolio analysis and recommendations to inform decision-making by UNTF senior management, based on portfolio performance, risks, and emerging trends.
The Regional EVAW/G Portfolio Specialist works closely with UN Women Regional and Country Offices, civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations, feminist movements, UN entities, and other strategic stakeholders to strengthen portfolio coherence, generate practice-based knowledge, and ensure that lessons and evidence from grantee partners contribute to broader UN Women and UN system learning, advocacy, and programming on EVAW/G.
Education and certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Political Science, Development, Public Administration, Gender Studies or related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building in the area of ending violence against women is required.
- Experience in working directly with civil society and women’s organizations, in the area of ending violence against women and girls in Africa is required.
- Experience setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme monitoring is required.
- Experience in programme design, monitoring, reporting, and results-based management is required.
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