Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Associate

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

UNFPA’s goal is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize
reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate progress on the ICPD
agenda, to improve the lives of adolescents and youth, and women, enabled by population
dynamics, human rights, and gender equality.

In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person:

1.) Ending unmet need for family planning
2.) Ending preventable maternal death
3.) Ending gender-based violence and harmful practises

UNFPA recognizes that innovation is a key accelerator to achieve these results. UNFPA will harness innovation to meet tomorrow’s challenges and boost its impact, especially in addressing furthest behind populations, and leverage opportunities, social capital, funding and technology by (a) strengthening the corporate innovation architecture and capabilities, (b) scaling up innovations that have proven to be effective and impactful, (c) forming new partnerships and connecting with relevant innovation ecosystems, (d) strengthening and leveraging financing for innovation, and (e) expanding communities and culture for innovation.

 
To ensure adequate implementation support for the work of the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Unit, UNFPA ASRO is looking for a volunteer to provide donor research and political scanning, grant management, donor intelligence, and administrative support.

Reporting to the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Adviser (RMPA) at the Regional Office (RO), the volunteer will take directions from RMPA and relevant staff to provide support in the areas of research, analysis, grant management, and administrative support.

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Adviser (RMPA), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct research, analysis and provide intelligence on funding trends, donor priorities, mapping, funding landscape and aid environment;
• Support Country Offices (COs) in the timely and effective implementation of grants, including quality reporting and donor relations;
• Prepare donor briefs on areas of cooperation, identify opportunities for engagement with traditional and emerging donors, UN inter-agency joint programmes, IFIs (e.g. European Union, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank) and the private sector for humanitarian funding and strategic partnerships;
• Draft concept notes, project proposals as well as coordinate negotiations over technical and financial requirements to roll out project opportunities in support of the Country Offices and in tandem with humanitarian priorities in the region;
• Support the development of specialized Humanitarian donor proposals including review and support to COs for European Commission Humanitarian Aid, KSRelief, Japan Supplementary budget proposals etc;
• Coordinate submissions of proposals to the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and other humanitarian donors while ensuring compliance with quality standards and contractual requirements;
• Review and co-draft all humanitarian projects' reports in collaboration with relevant organizational units, in support of the COs;
• Support COs with capacity development in writing proposals for humanitarian projects, implementation, and reporting;
• Support the organization of events, training workshops and webinars addressed to COs and partners;
• Develop and implement mechanisms for improved knowledge sharing, including organizing coordination meetings, documenting key decisions, and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked;
• Work to strengthen team capacity in developing and maintaining practices that align with donor and organizational policies and procedures, while ensuring UNFPA rules, policies and regulations are strictly adhered to;
• Support the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships team with administrative functions including but not limited to procurement, processing of payments, event logistics, and recruitments;
• Perform other ad hoc duties as required.