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Re-advertisement - UN Women: Private Sector Partnership Specialist

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UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

10-Jun-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works 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 center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

The Strategic Partnership Division (SPD) is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of UN Women so that the size, sources and predictability of its resources help the organization achieve its strategic goals. A service center to UN Women HQ Divisions and Field Offices, SPD is organized into three functional clusters: Resource Mobilization, Civil Society, Communications and Advocacy. Given the scope and interrelationships of SPD’s functional responsibilities, the work of SPD 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.

The Private Sector team leads and supports the organization’s resource mobilization and partnership development with private sector corporations, philanthropic foundations and individuals by cultivating, building and nurturing strategic relationship and alliances to advance and support UN Women’s mission and strategic objectives.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Private Sector Engagement and in collaboration with Division colleagues and the UN Women Directorate, the Private Sector Partnerships Specialist will provide support to the overall efforts to build and strengthen the collaborative efforts and partnerships with the private sector, focusing on corporate partnerships. He/she will support the implementation of UN Women's corporate sector engagement strategy. Manage existing partnerships with the private sector essentially as key account manager for corporate relationships focusing on optimizing potential from partnerships with Private Sector including with some of UN Women’s existing partners such as Unilever, Coca Cola, Tupperware Brands, McKinsey and others.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the Head for Private Sector, the Private Sector Partnership Specialist will support implementation of UN Women’s Private Sector Strategy in program countries. He/she will support UN Women’s donor relations with the private sector as assigned and work closely with UN Women’s HQ and field offices to increase the financial and non-financial support of private sector and ensure their continued increased support.

Summary of Key Functions:

Strategic Planning and Coordination of UN Women Partnerships with companies;
Partnership Building and Outreach;
Account Management of current key Corporate Partnerships;
Knowledge Generation and Management.

Description of Key Functions:

Strategic Planning and Coordination of UN Women Partnerships with companies:

Lead the implementation of the UN Women engagement strategy with companies/corporates;
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 guidance and support to UN Women country and regional offices to develop and implement locally-tailored corporate partnerships and resource mobilization strategies and initiatives;
Liaise and coordinate with Programme and Policy Bureau to help package proposals to engage corporate support of core and non-core initiatives;
Design and execute innovative proposals to strengthen UN Women’s reputation and to generate greater financial resources.

Partnership Building and outreach:

Serve as focal point with corporate partnerships in harnessing and strengthening strategic partnerships for UN Women. Act as a key resource of real-time partner intelligence for UN Women’s management;
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 guidelines and support material to support regional, country and National Commitees outreach to companies.

Outreach and Management of key corporate partnerships:

Manage and provide oversight of all existing corporate/company partnerships and relationships;
Identify appropriate data and benchmarks to measure success in alignment with UN Women’s overarching strategic plan;
Guide and support National Committees with regard to corporate 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;
Contribute to strengthening field colleagues members’ capacities and promote professional growth, learning opportunities and knowledge sharing on corporate fundraising;
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 corporate partnerships and alliances. 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:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity by creating organizational precedents.

Organizational Awareness:

Build support for the organization and ensure political acumen.

Development and Innovation:

Support staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of creativity and innovation.

Work in teams:

Build and promote effective teams. Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communication and Information Sharing:

Create and promote an environment for open and effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Share knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Ensure fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

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 5 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, out of which at least 3 years of extensive fund-raising experience (including major gifts, corporate and foundation relations) in diverse organizational settings or private sector fundraising. Familiarity with resource mobilization for gender equality programming preferred;
Extensive corporate management, communications and marketing experience with superior understanding of multinational/ corporate operations and culture.

Language:

Fluency in English (written and oral);
Knowledge of one other UN Official Language would be an asset.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded fromhttp://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

UN Women Background

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.