Partnership and Resource Mobilization Assistant

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.

Over the last 10 years, Burundi's population has grown by 30.1%, from 9.5 million in 2010 to 12.3 million in 2020. In 2020, 61% of this population was under 25 years of age, a figure that is set to rise to 56% by 2030, according to demographic projections. Encouraging progress has been recorded by Burundi in the area of family planning, with a modern contraceptive method prevalence rate of 23% according to the EDSB III 2016/2017, compared with 18% in 2010. However, unmet need for Family Planning remains a concern, estimated at 30% in 2016 compared to 31% in 2010. Although the trend is downwards (from 6.4 in 2010 to 5.5 in 2016 according to the EDSB II and III), the total fertility rate remains high, and is linked in particular to low use of family planning services, early entry into childbearing life, and this contributes to maternal mortality in Burundi, estimated in 2016 at 334/100,000 NV. As for Burundi's 2010 DHS, the mortality ratio is 500 women per 100,000 live births, reflecting, admittedly, a downward trend, but efforts remain to be made, especially in terms of quality of care, to curb maternal mortality within hospitals, which remains high.

Adolescents' and young people's low level of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health, their poor access to reproductive health services, the lack of health facilities offering sexual and reproductive health services adapted to young people's needs, and the shortage of staff trained to provide youth-sensitive sexual and reproductive health services are all major development challenges.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Burundi is currently implementing the 9th BURUNDI-UNFPA Cooperation Program covering the period 2024-2027. This program can be consulted at https://burundi.unfpa.org
This program aims to improve the quality of reproductive health care and services, strengthen national mechanisms and the capacities of institutions and actors to combat discriminatory social and gender norms, build the skills and capacities of young people, and improve the production and use of data to support national planning. This will accelerate progress towards UNFPA's three transformative outcomes.
To support the successful implementation of the ninth program, UNFPA seeks to strengthen its team in the areas of Partner Relations and Resource Mobilization. The UN Volunteer (UNV) will play a key role in this process by building strategic partnerships and strengthening the country office’s efforts in resource mobilization.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire, and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UNFPA Burundi Resident Representative, and in close collaboration with colleagues from Operations and Programs, the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Assistant will support the overall effective functioning the country’s office portfolio, through the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization, in efforts to build an appropriate funding base while ensuring compliance with UNFPA rules and procedures.
The UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

- Assist in developing and implementing partnership engagement strategies to align with UNFPA’s priorities,
- Support the preparation of concept notes, project proposals, donor reports, and communications materials to enhance visibility and knowledge sharing,
- Conduct due diligence assessments and support the management of agreements (e.g., FLAs, MOUs) with partners,
- Monitor and review partnership performance, including progress reports, to ensure objectives are met,
- Research potential donors and funding opportunities to support resource mobilization efforts,
- Coordinate capacity-building initiatives for partners and staff, including onboarding sessions, training, and workshops,
- Collaborate with the communications team to ensure timely acknowledgment of donor contributions and consistent messaging,
- Liaise with finance and technical teams to track and manage partner contributions effectively.

In addition to the above, Young UN Volunteers are encouraged to:
- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading the documentation made available by UNV, external publications and taking an active part in UNV activities, for example getting involved in activities commemorating International Volunteer Day (IVD) on each December 5.
- Become familiar with and develop all forms of traditional and/or local volunteering in the host country.
- Reflect the type and nature of voluntary actions they undertake, including their participation in substantive reflections.
- Contribute to the drafting of articles on field experiences to be submitted for UNV publications/website, newsletter, and press notes, etc.
- Contribute to the welcoming newly arrived UN Volunteers in the country of assignment.
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteers or encourage individuals and organizations to use online volunteer services where technically possible.