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- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Deadline: 30/05/2025
- Location: Switzerland
Food security & Nutrition
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.
Key Functions and Accountabilities:
1. Support the development and management of UN Women’s strategic partnerships
- Support and coordinate relationships with key partners; provide technical inputs to senior management’s efforts at the country level to develop new and innovative partnerships.
- Support WPHF team members in building and maintaining partnerships and positioning with potential donors.
- Support WPHF colleagues on the design and implementation of effective advocacy strategies and methods for proactive and strategic targeting of partners and donors.
2. Support the development implementation of regional resource mobilization strategies and initiatives
- Support the development and implementation of differentiated, donor fund-raising strategies, aligned and coordinated with country-level activities initiatives and outreach activities.
- Support the development of targeted products and initiatives to mobilize programmatic resources and attract additional donors’ funding.
3. Provide support to building trust and maintaining effective relationships with donors
- Provide support to senior management and WPHF team members 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 donors as assigned, supporting the development of institutional relationships.
4. Support in submitting high quality and timely reports to Donors
- Maintain systems to promote compliance with the terms of grants and agreements, across the region.
- Provide technical support to programme managers for the preparation of high quality and timely donor reports.
- Coordinate with the Communications and Monitoring and Reporting team for the collection of information and preparation of results-based reports for external constituencies.
5. Participate in knowledge building and sharing and advocacy efforts
- Contribute to the development of knowledge products and mechanisms to effectively position WPHF wherever possible.
- Support knowledge management and enhance organizational learning among UN Women regional and field offices through the development and use of on-line tools, templates, tips, mechanisms and guidelines.
- Monitor emerging issues that could affect partnerships and resource contributions at the national or regional levels (risk management).
6. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Consultants and UNVs where relevant
Recruitment Qualifications:
- 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.
- At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in international affairs is required.
- Previous experience working on partnerships at the international level is required.
- Experience with global multi-partner funds and programmess is required.
- Fluency in English is required
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