Partnerships Development Assistant

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Mission and objectives

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.

Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. The UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO), represents five countries of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU): Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa (where the office is located.) These five countries are all members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities:
• Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems;
• Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy;
• All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence;
• Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Partnerships Development Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Private Sector Partnerships Analyst will:
• Undertake a detailed mapping and analysis of private sector presence in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Lesotho and identify high net worth potential funders (corporate and individual) for the Strategic Note 2023-2026;
• Identify resource mobilization opportunities within mapped analyzed private sector data and other potential donors;
• Develop strong Concept Notes to submit to identified companies/donors;
• Track WEP signatory www.weps.org registration by private sector to ensure increased sign ups per quarter;
• Develop a compelling Fact Sheet to motivate funding and case for strong partnerships on GEWE in Middle Income Countries (MIC);
• Liaise with Programme Teams to gauge trends on funding opportunities within their networks;
• Attend donor sub-technical meetings and keep track of emerging and follow up matters;
• Actively Monitor SADC Protocol on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment to monitor emerging issues/resolutions to inform strategy on partnerships and resource mobilization for SAMCO countries;
• Schedule catch up/briefing meetings with funding partners in liaison with program teams and follow up on emerging issues;
• Tap into volunteerism initiatives of Private Sector to showcase areas of potential collaboration and support;
• Liaise with Communications Analyst to showcase partner’s contribution to SAMCO funded programmes to retain partnerships;
• Previous experience in working with private sector, fund raising and strategy development will be an added advantage;
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.