Job Summary

The purpose of the position is to raise the nontraditional partnerships and donor portfolio for Middle Income Countries (MICs) and the rest of the East and Southern Africa region (ESAR). The role will focus on Private Sector engagement and resource mobilization, South-South Corporation, Digital Fundraising, Innovative Financing, Knowledge transfer, and Private Sector Portfolio Compliance Management just to mention a few.  

The role will report into the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Advisor with a dotted line to the Middle Income hub. 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. 

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

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.

Qualifications and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences or related field.

Knowledge and Experience: 

5 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in fundraising, marketing, sponsorship, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Innovative Financing, Experience working in a Middle Income Country is preferred, communications or project management, including work with the private sector, ideally with a minimum of one year at international level.

Languages: 

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages is desired.