The position is based in Kenya Country Office (KCO) Nairobi and reports to Country Director. 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.
