Education:

• Advanced University degree in Economics, Public Finance, Public Policy, Development Economics, International Development, Political Science, International Relations, Finance, or a related field or First University degree in the above-mentioned fields combined with additional years of relevant professional experience and/or advanced training in public finance, development finance, or international development.
  

Experience:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in government engagement, public finance, development cooperation, policy advisory, strategic partnerships, or development finance.
  
• Demonstrated experience operating at Director-level (or equivalent senior leadership level) within Government ministries, departments, or agencies; or within the private sector, including development finance institutions, financial institutions, advisory firms, or large corporate organizations engaging sovereign or public-sector clients.
  
• Proven experience advising or interacting with senior decision-makers; including the presidency, cabinet level, Principal Secretaries, Treasury officials, IFI management, or equivalent leadership on strategic policy, fiscal, financing, or investment-related matters.
  
• Demonstrated experience designing, negotiating, coordinating, or stewarding complex financing or partnership arrangements, preferably within sovereign, public-sector, or multilateral contexts.
  
• Strong understanding of public financial management systems, national budgetary processes, inter-ministerial coordination, and institutional governance frameworks.
  
• Experience operating in politically and institutionally complex environments requiring independent judgement, risk assessment, and sustained senior-level relationship management over extended time horizons.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-stakeholder partnerships involving Government, IFIs, development partners, and internal cross-functional teams.
  
• Familiarity with international development cooperation principles, sovereign partnership frameworks, and results-based or performance-linked financing modalities is highly desirable.
  

• To provide senior strategic advisory leadership to the Country Director and Country Office Senior Management on WFP’s structured engagement with the Government of Kenya, Private Sector, Foundations and International Financial Institutions, serving as a principal institutional interface with senior Government counterparts; including the Presidency, Cabinet, National Treasury, and key line ministries and with IFI leadership.
  
• The role anchors high-level policy dialogue and institutional relationships that underpin sovereign financing arrangements and government-anchored programmes, ensuring coherent positioning of WFP within national development, fiscal, and investment processes.
  
• In parallel, the position drives the design, negotiation, and lifecycle stewardship of innovative development financing mechanisms including results-linked modalities ensuring sustained alignment between multi-year fiscal commitments, programme delivery systems, and national policy and budgetary priorities.
  
• Operating at the intersection of public finance, political economy, and senior inter-institutional engagement, the role exercises a high degree of independent judgement and discretion in assessing institutional risks, partnership dynamics, fiscal sustainability considerations, and reputational implications that may affect WFP’s strategic positioning and long-term credibility.
  
• Through sustained relationship management at senior levels, structured programme co-creation, and functional oversight of embedded advisory capacity, the role safeguards institutional trust across administrative and electoral transitions and strengthens WFP’s position as a trusted, accountable, and systems-oriented partner within Government-led development processes.