Institutional Support and Capacity Building Specialist

About the role

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is recruiting an Institutional Support and Capacity Building Specialist in Yaounde, Cameroon, to strengthen the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) Secretariat's strategy for policy dialogue and country engagement. The role supports partner countries in building national and subnational institutions so they can directly access, manage and implement financing from CAFI and other global environmental and climate funds such as the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund. The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Chief Policy Dialogue and Country Engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Assess institutional capacity gaps in national and subnational institutions and help them strengthen policies, procedures and governance frameworks aligned with CAFI and other global funds.
• Support the development of fiduciary management systems, including financial management, procurement, internal controls, fraud prevention and anti-money laundering.
• Help institutions set up grievance redress mechanisms and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSHEA).
• Carry out institutional readiness assessments and guide institutions through eligibility, due diligence and accreditation processes, producing sequenced strengthening plans.
• Manage and deliver capacity-building activities, including workshops, training and technical assistance, and coordinate specialized support in governance, fiduciary management and safeguards.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement with government agencies, NGOs, communities and fund secretariats.

Required profile

• Eligibility follows a tiered approach: Tier 0 applies to UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff whose posts will be abolished or contracts terminated in 2026; Tier 1 to other permanent and fixed-term staff; Tier 2 to temporary staff, PSA contract holders and UN Volunteers.
• Core competencies at Level 3: achieving results, thinking innovatively, learning continuously, adapting with agility, acting with determination, engaging and partnering, and enabling diversity and inclusion.