Partnerships Officer

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Parent Sector : Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP)

Duty Station: Bangkok

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Job Family: Programme Coordination

Type of contract : Project Appointment

Duration of contract : 1 year

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 15-APR-2024

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), established in 1945, aims to build peace through international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication. Born from the devastation of World War II, it promotes mutual understanding, intellectual solidarity, and global citizenship to prevent future conflicts. UNESCO supports quality education for all, cultural heritage preservation, scientific research for development, and freedom of expression. Amidst contemporary challenges like intolerance and misinformation, UNESCO’s mission remains crucial for fostering peace, understanding, and the dignity of all cultures, thereby contributing to a more harmonious global community.

The UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok), established in 1961 and evolving in roles over the years, now oversees UNESCO’s programs in education, natural sciences, ocean sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and Afghanistan. UNESCO Bangkok represents UNESCO in  the  United  Nations  Sustainable  Development  Group  (UNSDG), ensuring UNESCO’s contribution to the United Nations reform for the Asia Pacific region. .It coordinates national activities through offices in Phnom Penh, Ha Noi, and Yangon (antenna office). As a key player in regional educational coordination and capacity development, it leads the SDG4-Education 2030 Agenda covering 46 Member States and three Associate Members, hosting the Regional Office for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific.

Long Description

Under the overall authority and the direct supervision of the Director of the UNESCO Bangkok Office, the incumbent will support the Office to strengthen resource mobilization for UNESCO’s programme areas at regional, sub-regional and national level.

More specifically: 

Strategy

• Support the Director of UNESCO Office in Bangkok in formulating, implementing and keeping its Regional Resource Mobilization Plan up to date, in close consultation with other UNESCO Offices in the region and provide support in developing a strategy for engagement with targeted donors.

Donor Intelligence

• Pro-actively identify potential donors/partners, network, cultivate the relationship and reach out to those that are considered being high-potential donors and partners. Gather information about funding trends and upcoming resource mobilization opportunities, build a donor intelligence repository in the Office and the Asia-Pacific region, including the dissemination of information on funding opportunities at regional, sub regional and national levels. 
• Keep up to date with the latest developments and initiatives of relevance to the Asia and the Pacific (e.g. donor trends, new funding initiatives on thematic areas announced by international donors, donors announcing interest in relevant countries, donors contributing to emergency appeals, etc.); participate in relevant webinars, trainings, workshops, etc.
• Monitor all pipeline resource mobilization efforts for education and intersectoral programmes in the region and systematically share information and updates with concerned colleagues and BSP and track in the Constituency Relationship Management tool.
• Participate in regular Office meetings and document and follow up on discussions related to resource mobilization.

Proposals and pitching material

• Develop key messages on the added value of UNESCO in each niche area that can be included in concept notes and project documents.
• Support programme specialists in developing compelling proposals including in response to calls for proposals, including quality assurance, budgeting for donor visibility, reporting agreements, and help coordinate joint submissions by two or more Field Offices.
• Support the Directors and the Heads of UNESCO Offices in Asia and the Pacific with the development of a set of compelling communication assets such as fact sheets, a standard slide presentation, etc. that can be customized easily for different donors.
• Contribute to and oversee project communication and visibility plans.

Relationship Management

• Support the Directors and the Heads of the UNESCO Offices in the region in maintaining effective and positive relationships with all decentralized representatives of donors (incl. potential donors) and UN Asia Pacific Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP).
• Act as the focal point and responsible person to respond to any ad-hoc queries coming from decentralized representatives of donors and UN bodies.
• Organize decentralized donor review meetings or steering committee meetings, and organize and implement donor visits, in collaboration with the relevant programme colleagues and in coordination with BSP at Headquarters.
• Ensure that all key documents for donor relations (proposals, reports, field trip documentation, key correspondence, donor visibility material, etc.) are shared with Field Offices in the region and with BSP at Headquarters.
   

Long Description
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COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
Communication (C)
Accountability (C)
Innovation (C)
Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)
Planning and organizing (C)
Results focus (C)
Teamwork (C)
Professionalism (C)
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For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Advanced University degree in education, international relations, business administration, marketing, communication or other relevant fields to resource mobilization.

Work Experience

• Minimum (5) years of progressively responsible and relevant work experience in one or several subject areas of education and/or in resource mobilization/marketing, of which preferably 2 years acquired at international level.
• Experience in writing material for partnerships/resource mobilization, including policies, project proposals and promotional material.
• Similar experience working with diverse organizations in the Asia-Pacific region and in another UN agency.

Skills & Competencies 

• Excellent interpersonal skills for teamwork and work in a multicultural setting and ability to interact effectively with different stakeholders inside and outside the Organization.
• Excellent ability to organize meetings, calls and documents that may require the input of multiple sources.
• Excellent knowledge of global/ regional development aid and philanthropy landscape.

Languages

• Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of English.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Work Experience

• Experience of mobilising resources for education from dedicated multilateral and bilateral funding source (for example, GPE, Education Cannot Wait, the EU).

Skills & Competencies 

• Knowledge of SAP and other IT based systems for planning and monitoring voluntary contributions and of systems for tracking resource mobilization and outreach to donors.
• Familiarity with the work and general functioning of international organizations in the UN system.
• Knowledge of UN rules, regulations and administrative procedures.

Languages

• Knowledge of another official language of UNESCO (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS

UNESCO’s salaries consist of a basic salary and other benefits which may include if applicable: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance, pension plan etc.

For full information on benefits and entitlements, please consult our Guide to Staff Benefits.

SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.

The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview. 

UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.

Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.

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