UN WOMEN: PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR

Background

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women will work 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. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.   The Inter-Governmental Support and Strategic Partnership Bureau is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of UN Women so that the size and predictability of its resources help the organization achieve its strategic goals. A service center to UN Women HQ Sections and Field Offices, the Bureau's Division of Strategic Partnerships, Advocacy, Civil Society, Communications, and Resource Mobilization is organized into three functional clusters: Resource Mobilization; Civil Society; Communications and Advocacy.  Given the scope and interrelationships of the Division's functional responsibilities, the work of the Bureau is highly synergistic, involving constant and direct interaction and information-sharing among team members, to provide high-quality advice, services and support to UN Women.   Under the supervision of the Chief, Resource Mobilization Branch, and in collaboration with Division colleagues, the Partnerships Advisor is responsible for the strategic planning and management for UN Women’s private sector development efforts.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary Key Functions: Strategic Planning and Coordination of UN Women Private Sector  Partnerships; External Relations and Partnerships Building; Outreach and Management of Private Sector Partnerships; Knowledge Generation and Management. Description of Key Functions:  Strategic Planning and Coordination of UN Women Private Sector Partnerships: Lead the development and implementation of the UN Women Private Sector Partnership  Sstrategy in alignment with UN Women’s mission and its overall Partnership Strategy; Review and refine the strategy at regular intervals to harness new emerging opportunities, to anticipate changes to the internal direction and external environment, and to make mid-term adjustments; Provide strategic guidance and support to UN Women country and regional offices to develop and implement locally-tailored private sector partnerships and resource mobilization strategies and initiatives; Liaise and coordinate with Programme and Policy Bureau to help package and define UN Women’s case(s) for support and differentiated value proposition to engage private sector support of core and non-core initiatives; Design and execute innovative proposals to strengthen UN Women’s reputation and to generate greater financial resources.  External Relations and Partnerships Building: Serve as a key advisor, representative and interlocutor with Private Sector Partners  in harnessing and strengthening strategic partnerships for UN Women. Act as a key resource of real-time partner intelligence for UN Women’s senior management; Influence the debate with partners to improve development assistance policies and practices towards more effective and efficient support for gender equality and women’s empowerment; Determine the partnerships landscape to ensure optimal win-win partnerships for UN Women; Identify and mobilize key strategic partnerships to enhance impact and influence for UN Women’s strategic priorities; Maintain effective relationships with counterparts in other UN agencies, funds and programmes to promote and strengthen coordinated funding support for gender equality and women’s empowerment; Establish and build the UN Women Brand via events, media and public relations opportunities targeted at private sector audiences.  Outreach and Management of Private Sector Partnerships: Manage and provide  oversight of all existing private sector partnerships and relationships, including high net worth individuals; Lead  the activation and implementation of all private resource mobilization and partnership strategies; Lead the establishment and achievement of specific private sector resource mobilization/partnership goals and objectives; Identify appropriate data and benchmarks to measure success in alignment with UN Women’s overarching strategic plan; Manage Private Donor Relations Team including the Corporate Relations Specialist and the Donors Relations Specialist (Foundations); Guide and support  National Committees with regard to private sector engagement; Ensure effective and efficient positioning and packaging  of UN Women’s mission and programs in alignment with private sector objectives to engage long-term support  and partnership. Knowledge Generation and Management: Manage the development, maintenance and sharing of knowledge and intelligence, to ensure UN Women is informed and positioned to effectively generate and harness opportunities to meet its resource mobilization targets; Strengthen the case for investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment by managing the development of high quality information and knowledge materials; Contribute to strengthening the Private Sector team members’ capacities and promote professional growth, learning opportunities and knowledge sharing. Identify and formulate lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into the Organization knowledge management efforts; Contribute to Knowledge Networks and Communities of Practice.  Impact of Results: The key results have an impact on the size, sources and predictability of UN Women regular and non-core resource via private sector partnerships and alliances with corporate, foundation and other non-traditional entities. Partnership with the private sector will also play a role in helping to drive the women's agenda and contributing to the achievement of UN Women’s strategic goals.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles:  Integrity:  Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct; Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing Diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.   Core Competencies: Ethics and Values:  Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents. Stature:  Ability to ensure the trust and confidence of the UN Women leadership, colleagues the UN Women programme and policy teams, donors, and prospects and other key stakeholders. Diplomacy skills and Political Savvy: Ability to strategically and effectively navigate within complex environments; Demonstrates integrity and commitment to UN values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women;  Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability. Working in Teams:  Building and promoting effective teams. Communicating Information and Ideas:   Excellent communication skills (both written and oral); ability to eloquently articulate the case for support. Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating an emotionally intelligent organization Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements:  Leveraging conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards. Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning:  Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking. Functional Competencies: Leadership ability to provide strategic direction and operational management of fund-raising/corporate development initiatives, resulting in significant revenue growth; Proven track record for securing and managing multi-year/multi-million dollar public/private partnerships; Knowledge of gender equality issues. Outstanding communication skills (both written and oral); ability to eloquently articulate UN Women’s case for support; Proven networking skills, and ability to mobilize support on behalf of UN Women; Good negotiating and people skills; Knowledge and understanding of UN system and familiarity with inter-governmental processes; Excellent IT skills, including databases, extranet and office software packages; Familiarity with UN Women.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:  Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, business, public administration, international relations, communications, women's studies, or a related field. Experience:  A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in the field of fundraising and development, corporate social responsibility, and/or resource mobilization and partnerships development or related field. Familiarity with resource mobilization for gender equality programming preferred; Extensive fund-raising experience (including major gifts, corporate and foundation relations) in diverse organizational settings; Extensive corporate management, communications and marketing experience with superior understanding of multinational/ corporate operations and culture. Language Requirements:  Fluency in English (written and oral). Knowledge of one other UN Official Language would be an asset.   Note: In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.   All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment    Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.