Overview
Supports knowledge management, communication, coordination, and outreach related to UNEP’s funding and partnerships to strengthen organizational coherence, improve partner engagement, and enhance transparency on funding needs and opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development, maintenance and strategic expansion of a UNEP Resource Mobilization Knowledge Hub.
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing across divisions.
- Support capacity-building initiatives.
- Support the articulation and continuous refinement of key institutional messages.
- Support the planning, development, and implementation of global funding dialogues.
- Provides communications and outreach support and materials for resource mobilization engagement.
- Serve as focal point for coordination with designated regional offices.
- Coordinate unit’s engagement in funding-related outreach, campaigns, exhibitions, and visibility initiatives.
- Support strategic messaging on funding priorities, financial needs, and achievements.
- Contribute to increased visibility and appreciation for funding partners.
- Provide inputs to funding-related communication products, digital content, campaigns, and impact storytelling initiatives.
- Support the development of guidance and content that highlights results delivered through partnerships.
- Confirm consistency, accuracy, and alignment of messaging across communication platforms and outreach materials.
- Draft high quality written materials and standard messaging related to UNEP’s funding.
- Manage campaigns for formal communication on funding with regional offices.
- Prepare inputs for briefings and talking points for speeches on UNEP’s funding.
- Serve as the unit’s focal point for liaison with the Executive Office.
- Coordinate the preparation and flow of information, briefing materials, and strategic input.
- Provide guidance and quality assurance to junior and temporary staff members.
- Contribute to the collection and analysis of data.
- Perform additional tasks as required to support effective programme delivery and resource mobilization operations.
Required Experience
- A minimum of two years experience in programme management, resource mobilization, partnerships, knowledge management, communications, or related areas is required.
- Experience in knowledge sharing and applying knowledge management concepts into practice related to resource mobilization or engagement with partners is required.
- Proven experience in strategic communication, and engagement with funding partners is required.
- Experience in drafting content for diverse audiences in the areas of strategic messaging, partner visibility content, digital communications, campaigns, and results/impact storytelling is required.
- Experience in coordinating outreach campaigns and stakeholder engagement is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable (none if successful YPP or P-1 with a related degree).
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree) in international relations, communications, or a related field is required. A first-level degree (bachelor’s degree) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
