National Partnership Specialist

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Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
UNFPA ethics
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. Thus, UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and commit to delivering excellence in programme results.
UNFPA strategy in Lao PDR
UNFPA is starting its 7th Country Programme in Lao PDR. In response to Lao’s socio-economic context and, in line with its strategy on modes of engagement in lower-middle-income countries, UNFPA has prioritised upstream work, with a focus on stronger policy-advocacy and communication and networking to mobilise strategic partnerships. At the same time, innovative pilots and new initiatives are being supported to accelerate delivery on the three transformative results in this decade of action.

Context

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2026), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. Thus, UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and committed to delivering excellence in programme results.
UNFPA Lao PDR is implementing its 7th Country Programme (CP) in Lao PDR. In response to Lao’s socio-economic context and, in line with its strategy on modes of engagement in lower-middle-income countries, UNFPA has prioritized upstream work, with a focus on stronger policy-advocacy and communication and networking to mobilize strategic partnerships. At the same time, innovative pilots and new initiatives are being supported to accelerate delivery on the three transformative results in this decade of action.
UNFPA Lao PDR CP 7 2022- 2026 builds on the successes of CP6 and aims to accelerate progress of Lao PDR towards its ICPD25 commitments and the SDGs through strong integration of ICPD with National and sectoral plans. The office has initiated innovative approaches to engage with youth and has diversified partnerships to maximize impact in the decade of action for delivering on the SDGs. The National Partnerships Specialist will support implementing the Country Office’s Partnership Strategy, by analyzing relevant political, social and economic developments and opportunities. The Partnerships Specialist will support the effective implementation and resourcing of the UNFPA Country Programme to meet ICPD25 commitments; and will help identify, establish and monitor partnerships for the country office.

Task description

Under the overall supervision of the Partnership International expert, the national Partnership Specialist will provide advice, create opportunities and support UNFPA in establishing and monitoring creative partnerships.
The position is critical to the country office’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts geared towards achieving the Lao government ICPD25 commitments and UNFPA’s transformative results.
The National Partnerships Specialist will
• support the Country Office in identifying opportunities and products on an on-going basis with public audiences, development partners, government counterparts and other key stakeholders with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding and support for UNFPA’s mandate in Laos
• support the implementation of the CO Partnerships Strategy
• maintain the overview of the building blocks and partnerships submissions
• Seek innovations in partnership to accelerate the delivery of ICPD PoA for possible use in the Lao context from within the UNFPA, UN, and Development sectors
• support programme teams with taking forward initiatives with private sector partners
• proactively work with programme staff to identify potential partnerships and follow up to create opportunities for taking UNFPA interventions to scale
• conduct substantive donor intelligence analysis and dialogue with potential counterparts amongst government, UN and other development partners: nationals and internationals to incorporate ICPD agenda into new spheres
• support the communication team to document best practices
• monitor donor’s visibility
• prepare partnership briefs
• update relevant technical documents such as the partnership monitoring tools, online plateforms related to submission of reports
• support proof reading of reports to donors
• participate in the media relations
• participate to the preparation of important events (International Days, campaigns, conferences)
• carry out any other relevant activities/responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.