Private Sector Partnership Officer

Who we are
UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP), with 24 Country Offices covering work in 36 countries and decades of experience in the region, is a trusted adviser and a ‘de-velopment partner’ of choice for governments across the region in supporting the localization and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

What we do
We help our partners in identifying relevant solutions to today’s complex, trans-boundary de-velopment challenges. We support them to design and implement large scale development initiatives that deliver lasting social, economic and environmental improvements in countries across the region.
Our support to governments, civil society, the private sector and communities is at every level of their organization: we provide legislative and regulatory advice that transforms governance systems; we provide capacity building and trainings that build nations; and we organize em-ployment schemes that bring jobs to the most vulnerable groups.
For every project, we provide our partners with a team of experts who link local challenges to national, regional and global knowledge and resources.

Guided by UNDP’s 2022-25 Strategic Plan, advisory and implementation work focuses on the following areas:
• Structural Transformation
• Leaving No-one Behind
• Building Resilience
In addition to these areas of focus which reflect regional developmental priorities, we emphasize gender, climate change, social protection and inclusive growth, in all aspects of our work.

Recognizing the complexity of development challenges, increasing advances in technology in the region, as well as the call for a data revolution, we have been investing in innovation, using approaches such as design thinking and foresight tools such as games, mobile applications, and big data to challenge business as usual and develop the next generation of development solutions.

The Bureau is seeking a Private Sector Partnership UNV for new business development to contribute to the marketing and analytical work on private sector and philanthropy landscape assessment. The Private Sector Partnership Officer will be part of a small unit that guides, develops and leads partnerships with private sector and philanthropy. The unit supports regional teams and country offices for strategy development, new business development, outreach and and specific deep-dive analysis of private sector and philanthropic partners to maximize the partnership and engagement with private sector in the region.

Regional Private Sector Partnership Officer will be reporting to the Regional Private Sector Partnership Specialist

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work:

- Support the private sector partnership team in expanding strategic partnerships with private sector, foundations and HNIs. Work closely with the team to assist in proposal writing, pitches to new partners, analysis and mapping as required.

- Support the Private Sector Partnership team with key private sector landscape analysis. This will include but is not limited to conducting analytical research into the broader private sector and philanthropic landscape, thematic research, identify prospective donors and partners for specific country offices and regional programme teams.

- Develop presentations, multimedia materials and proposals on new thematic areas of discussion with potential partners.

- Provide support to the team in development and preparation of key materials for partnership proposals and meetings through background research.

- Support the team to identify, evaluate, research and provide information on high-potential prospects for thematic areas of work.

- Support in preparation of key partner meetings, partnerships launches, panel discussions and other related events

- Support the team in maintaining and updating a dynamic database of private sector partners across the region, and support in formulating quarterly and annual reports on private sector partnerships in the region.