Resource Mobilization and Planning Specialist

The incumbent will be responsible for providing visibility and organizational support to FAO Ukraine to help FAO meet program implementation and resource mobilization goals. The Specialist will support the Head of Strategic Planning, as well as the Head of Programme on all topics FAO works on in Ukraine, including emergency response, agriculture, livestock, value chain and natural resource management. The Specialist will need to work closely with the monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) team, Operations Team, the Program team, and the Planning & Resource Mobilization team to ensure the FAO results are written and presented to donors in a timely, accurate and compelling manner.

Responsibilities:

• Outline FAO’s programme priorities against seasonal funding deadlines and carry out regular stocktaking meetings with the Head of Programme, other relevant staff and teams.
• Develop and maintain a Resource Mobilization Plan linked to these seasonal funding windows that outlines programme priorities, prospective donors and priority actions to successfully fund the programme – including targeted donor engagement, programme/donor visibility, strategic communication materials and proposals.
• Actively contribute to and track progress against FAO Ukraine’s Resource Mobilization Plan.
• Develop a set of pre-filled, short concept notes for priority time-sensitive interventions to facilitate prompt submissions to potential donors.   
• Guide and support the development of strategic communication materials for resource mobilization, including short programme summaries, donor presentations and regularly updated key messages that highlight programme priorities, results, gaps and cost-effectiveness, working closely with Communications, MEAL and other relevant staff.
• Support the drafting and finalization of project proposals/concept notes based on agreed programme priories, and prompt responses to donor queries and information requests.
• Assist with the organization of regular partner meetings and represent FAO in inter-agency coordination meetings (e.g. Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster, regional General Coordination Meetings).
• Undertake field missions to engage with FAO Ukraine staff based in field offices, local governments and communities to support the development of the concept notes in line with FAO’s programme priorities.
• Work in close coordination with resource mobilization teams and donor focal points in FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU), Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER), and its corporate Resource Mobilization and Private Sector Partnerships Division (PSR).

Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following;

Minimum Requirements:    

• University degree in Political Science, International Development, International Relations, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Agriculture, or a related field;
• At least 1 year (Category C), 5 years (Category B) or 12 years (COF Category A)/ 15 years (PSA Category A) experience  in project development, resource mobilization, business and strategic planning,humanitarian and agricultural/rural development sectors including work experience with national and international NGOs, UN agencies, governments and donors;
• Working knowledge ofEnglish (level C), and limited knowledge (level B) of any other official language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian). For PSA, working knowledge of English;

Technical/Functional Skills :

• Excellent writing editorial skills with good attention to details
• Good interpersonal, communications skills
• Sound knowledge and experience in writing reports
• Ability to use own initiative, multi-task and excellent organizational skills
• Good knowledge of the UN system, procedures and operational activities would be an advantage

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2401522