The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.  The Local Transformative Finance Practice aims to be a centre of excellence and innovation fund for local government finance. Over a 30-year period the Practice has developed deep expertise in intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IGTF), local development funds, public financial management and performance-based grants. LTF supports policy reforms and advocates for a greater appreciation and use of IGTF and performance based local government financing mechanisms in development finance.

On the basis of this experience, LTF designed and manages the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL), which is a mechanism to integrate climate change into local authorities’ planning and budgeting through the regular intergovernmental fiscal transfer system using performance-based grants in a participatory and gender-sensitive manner, increase awareness and capacities to respond to climate change at the local level including through ecosystem-based solutions, and increase the quality and number of local investments that address climate change. LoCAL combines performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs), which ensure the programming and verification of change expenditures at the local level, with technical and capacity-building support. It uses the grants and demonstration effect to trigger further flows for local climate action including global climate finance and national fiscal transfers. LoCAL also aims to support private finance for small and medium businesses and municipal finance and public-private partnerships. LoCAL is presently working with 34 countries across Africa, Asia the Caribbean and the Pacific, and has cumulatively mobilised over US$170m for more than 2,100 adaptation projects.  In the Pacific, LoCAL is currently working in Tuvalu and Solomon Islands, with programs under design in a number of other countries.

1. Ensure the implementation of operational and financial management strategies, adapt processes and procedures, focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Ensure full compliance with UNDP/UNCDF rules, regulations, and policies in relation to financial activities, financial recording/reporting and follow-up on audit recommendations.
• Preparation and monitoring of development projects´ budgets. Quarterly financial planning for projects (NIM advance)
• Accuracy verification and reconciliation of Project’s Responsible Party Direct Cash Transfer Request and Financial report under FACE form
• Accuracy verification of all cash transfer documentation, certification of Responsible Party’s requests and reports (FACE form). Verification of eligibility of expenses under NIM (NIM spot checks, cash counts);
• Verification and reconciliation of various expenditures reports from the national implementing partners, CO, HQ and responsible parties.
• Proper control of the supporting documents for payments, review of DIM/NIM projects Financial Reports.
• Support maintenance of the internal expenditures control system which ensures that quantum Invoice processed are matched and completed; transactions are correctly recorded and posted in quantum.
• Implement effective internal controls and the proper functioning of a client-oriented financial management system.
• Undertake continual analysis and monitoring of the financial situation, presentation of forecasts for development and management projects, monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions.
• Ensure full compliance of project closure procedures with the existing POPP requirements.

2. Effective Administrative Management of Projects/Programme:

• Assist in the archiving, filing, and maintenance of up-to-date electronic mailing lists on programme and technical matters.
• Support the administration of the NEX/NGO Audits.
• Organization and provision of researched information for the audit of NEX projects, implementation of audit recommendations,
• Manage and maintain an accurate filing system of projects and of all national counterparts including grants and document relating to payment to the project’s responsible parties.
• Present information for audits, support the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Documents findings and communicates orally and/or in writing to the audited offices on their compliance, performance and potential for improvement.
• Provides support and advice to business units on audit-related matters.
• Recommends actions to address shortcomings identified, strengthen internal controls and improve business processes.

• Support Mozambique team and prepare the grant payment package including DocuSign and facilitate approval from LoCAL Global Team.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to implementing partners on implementation of projects, and track use of financial resources.
• Raise/process requisitions in Quantum and ensure timely follow-up of requests for direct payment to suppliers or advance of funds to projects in accordance with the procedures and approved work plans.
• Support the execution of tasks of organization and follow-up of travel/missions of staff, partners and consultants or experts as well as the organization of workshops seminars meeting and review.
• Provide support to project staff on routine implementation of projects.
• Undertake all logistical, administrative and financial arrangements required for the successful planning and delivery of technical workshops, inter-agency meetings, panel discussions, roundtables, missions, and other events organized by the programme staff in close collaboration with the operations team.

• Manage the project procurement plan, and support to timely procurement of services and goods.
• Provide regular updates on the disbursement status to project management.
• Co-ordinate with FMS colleagues on creation of payment voucher.
• Create requisitions/register of goods receipt in Quantum.
• Complete payment for services and goods rendered.
• Draft specifications and terms of references for procurement needs of the office.
• Manage and maintain contract management database for monitoring of contracts.