Overview
The Partnerships Officer provides advice and support to the Resident Coordinator and UNCT on strategic partnerships for SDG achievement. The role assists with substantive support for strategic planning and coordination of UNCT strategic partnerships with civil society, the private sector, and other SDG achievement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides advice on the development and implementation of the UN Partnership Strategy.
- Supports UNCT working groups for strategy implementation, monitoring, and assessment.
- Conducts liaison and coordination with UN entities to package and define a value proposition for local UN partnerships.
- Serves as an entry point for external stakeholders seeking guidance on partnering with the UNCT.
- Builds strong interfaces with Development partners, Government, private sector, civil society, and other non-traditional partners.
- Provides substantive support to the RC and UNCT in identifying risks and opportunities related to specific partnerships.
- Provides inputs on due diligence processes of potential investment and partnership opportunities.
- Provides substantive support to RC/UNCT to develop and implement locally tailored partnerships.
- Serves as liaison to Global Compact Local Networks.
- Provides substantive support to RC/UNCT to develop and implement locally tailored resource mobilization strategies and initiatives.
- Monitors and analyzes existing resource mobilization partnerships and relationships.
- Supports the UNCT with analysis of funding streams.
- Supports the UNCT in preparation of the Funding Framework of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
- Supports the design of joint programmes for joint resource mobilization and coordination.
- Advises RC/UNCT and external partners on offers from specialized UN entities.
- Advises the RC/UNCT on corporate policies relating to effective management of resources.
- Assists in the establishment and management of the country-based SDG Fund.
- Provides advice on partnership opportunities to drive financing for development options, instruments, modalities.
- Prepares briefing papers and discussion points on partnership issues related to financing for development.
- Contributes to advocacy, communications and dialogues with partners to improve development assistance policies and practice.
- Ensures effective engagement of relevant counterparts to develop engagement and partnerships around SDG financing.
- Undertakes the design and execution of innovative proposals to strengthen UNCT engagement and reputation.
- Promotes collaboration, peer support, innovation, good practices, lessons learned, needs, and opportunities.
- Researches, analyzes and presents best practices and lessons learned from UN partnership initiatives.
- Supports the UNCT with a knowledge repository of potential donors.
- Monitors and analyzes best practices and successful models of SDG partnerships and resource mobilization.
- Provides advice on global/corporate guidelines, tools and other materials related to partnerships, resource mobilization and donor engagement.
- Keeps abreast of emerging innovative approaches in partnerships, resource mobilization and donor engagement.
- Reflects on processes of his/ her work area and generates knowledge valuable to others.
- Works closely with the Data Analyst and Communications officers on data, M&E, reporting analytics and communication.
- Collects, documents and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience and track record in strategic support to partnerships, project/programme management, resource mobilization in the context of development cooperation or related area is required. Experience of developing strategic partnerships across government, private sector and civil society organizations is required. Experience of inclusion strategies that promote Gender equality, youth participation and inclusion of persons with disability is desirable. Experience in designing and implementing partnerships is required. Experience of resources mobilization strategies is required. Work experience of two (2) years or more in data analytics or a related area is desirable. Experience of applied partnerships in one or more of the following areas – Food systems, Digital transformation, Jobs and social protection, energy, climate action and of Public-Private partnerships is desirable. Experience in preparing project /programme proposals is required. Experience in supporting financing of SDGs is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, education or related area, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying 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 an advantage.
