Partnerships Specialist – P4

Background:

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 Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and civil society, which supports women-led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. Since the end of 2016, the WPHF has supported close to 1000 civil society organizations in 41 countries.

UN Women hosts the Secretariat of the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The WPHF Secretariat provides support to the Funding Board, mobilizes resources from Governments, companies, foundations and individuals, designs funding windows and mechanisms, provides day-to-day support to Country Offices implementing WPHF programmes, and ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting. The Secretariat’s mandate is also to strengthen stakeholders’ knowledge of and engagement with women, peace and security issues through proper internal and external communications, advocacy and outreach. Finally, the Secretariat provides knowledge management services for the WPHF and manages the Community of Practice (CoP) for WPHF partners and grantees.

Under the supervision of the Head of Secretariat, the Partnerships Specialist will provide technical support to the development and management of UN Women’s strategic partnerships and relationships, and resource mobilization strategy, as well as enhance resource mobilization capacity across the WPHF Windows.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1. Oversee the development of WPHFs strategic partnerships

• Oversee the relationships with key partners; provide substantive technical inputs to WPHF’s efforts to develop new partnerships.
• Oversee partnerships with different UN, civil society and Government entities in order to deliver on WPHF’s mandate.
• Set and monitor annual priorities, goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) for partnerships.

2. Build trust and maintain effective relationships with donors

• Provide substantive technical support to the Head of Secretariat and other senior managers in the preparation of missions, meetings and other consultations with donors, including the preparation of notes, briefs and other materials.
• Act as a direct entry point for government partners, building institutional relationships.
• Provide regular donor intelligence.

3. Promote the submission of high quality and timely reports to donors

• Promote compliance with the terms of grants and agreements.
• Provide substantive technical support to programme managers for the preparation of high quality and timely donor reports.
• Coordinate with the Communications and Advocacy Specialist and the Monitoring and Reporting Specialist for the collection of information and preparation of results-based reports for external constituencies.

4. Coordinate development and implementation of resource mobilization strategy

• In close collaboration with the Head of Secretariat and Senior Management lead the development of a resource mobilisation strategy.
• Support the implementation of the resource mobilisation strategy.
• Monitor the implementation of the resource mobilisation strategy.
• Ensure the maintenance of donor database and donor intelligence on WPSHA issues.
• Oversee Monitor and track regular resource pledges/agreements and funding received.
• Coordinate communication with the Multi-partner Trust Fund Office and UN Women on donor agreements.

5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The incumbent leads a team of 3, which includes 1 direct report (P2), as well as 1 affiliate personnel (UNV).

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of Women Peace Security and Humanitarian issues;
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with government representatives of Member States (donor and programme);
• Proven networking skills, and ability to mobilize support on behalf of WPHF;
• Excellent negotiating skills;
• Knowledge and understanding of UN system and familiarity with inter-governmental processes;
• Excellent IT skills, including databases, extranet and office software packages;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women’s studies, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization, communications/ advocacy, and/or business development is required.
• Experience in WPS and Humanitarian Response is required.
• Experience working with civil society organizations, international institutions and donors is required.
• Experience working in the UN system or a Fund is desirable.
• Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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