UN WOMEN Jobs - 69774- UN Women: Head, Private Sector Engagement

UN Women: Head, Private Sector Engagement

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

13-Jan-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-5

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year

Languages Required :

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.

The UN Women Strategic Partnership Division (SPD) is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of UN Women and ensure that the size, sources and predictability of its resources help the organization achieve its strategic goals. The division is organized into three functional clusters: Resource Mobilization, Private Sector, and Communications & Advocacy.

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Strategic Partnership division, the Head, Private Sector Engagement will drive the implementation of UN Women's new Private Sector Engagement Strategy to deliver on several fronts: developing corporate partnerships including cause related marketing, engaging foundations and high net worth individuals (HNWI), developing individual giving including digital and employee giving, and supporting to UN Women national committees while facilitating private sector engagement by UN women regional teams worldwide.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and implement UN Women private sector partnerships and resource development plan:

Lead the development and implementation of the UN Women global private sector engagement strategy in alignment with UN Women policies. Review and refine the strategy at regular intervals to harness new emerging opportunities, to anticipate changes and make mid-term adjustments;
Liaise and coordinate with UN Women teams across the organization 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;
Coordinate the private sector cluster team to jointly and effectively deliver on plan.

Identify and develop corporations and foundations prospects into strategic partners of UN Women, with a critical mass of accounts each contributing in the US$ 1-5 Million range:

Identify, assess, and prioritize prospects and initiate contact, develop and manage UN Women’s partnerships with a portfolio of leading global foundations and global corporations and coordinate a team to manage complementary portfolios of accounts;
Develop methodologies, strong cases for investments, engagement, upgrade and recognition mechanisms;
Ensure that activities also promote the adoption of Women Empowerment Principles by corporate partners;
Orchestrate the stewardship of funds, and provide excellent customer service including monitoring of donor interest, planning and execution of visibility plans, and senior leadership engagement.

Design and execute innovative proposals to strengthen UN Women’s reputation and to generate greater financial resources, including strategies to develop high-net worth individuals, as well as individual giving, employee giving and digital giving:

Develop and implement and engagement program for high-net worth individuals;
Develop and implement individual giving strategies including strategies to develop high-net worth individuals, as well as social media/ digital giving, built on solid cases for investments;
Jointly design an integrated fundraising, advocacy and communication approach, in collaboration with communications teams, the Executive office, and other teams;
Guide and support National Committees with regard to private sector engagement.

Establish the proper infrastructure and best practices for effective partnership development and management:

Co-lead the development and implementation of a knowledge management system to support effective partnership development and management, as well as effective internal collaborations for UN Women worldwide;
Identify and implement appropriate data and benchmarks to measure success in alignment with UN Women’s overarching strategic plan;
Ensure effective and efficient positioning and value proposition of UN.

Manage people and financial resource:

Contribute to the annual work plans, objective setting, performance management, standards and expected results, and budget monitoring, in collaboration and discussion with the team;
Supervise and asses work in progress to ensure delivery of results according to performance standards, overall objectives and accountability framework;
Provide technical guidance, supervise team and oversee progress of implementation of activities.

Support other priorities of the Strategic Partnership Division or UN Women, as assigned by UN Women Leadership.

Key Performance Indicators:

Funds raised from private sector sources;
Timely and quality development and implementation of Strategy which leads to increase funds from private sector;
Number of private sector partnerships, also partners who promote Women Empowerment Principals;
Quality support to National Committees and Private Sector Cluster team to increase/improve capacity to raise funds, based on number of initiatives and campaigns;
Timely development and implementation of individual giving strategies;
Timely development and implementation of knowledge management system;
Quality support to partners which leads to sustainable and consistent giving.

Competencies

Core values:

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.

Respect for Diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate 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/philanthropy and corporate development initiatives, resulting in significant revenue growth;
Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with clients by gaining trust and respect;
Ability to be innovative, creative and able to think outside-the-box;
Ability to develop concepts and strategies;
Proven networking, negotiation, business planning and proposal development skills;
Outstanding communication skills (both written and oral); ability to eloquently articulate UN Women’s case for support;
Knowledge and understanding of UN system is an asset.

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 is required.

Experience:

At least 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;
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.
Proven track record of securing and managing multi-year, multi-million dollar public-private partnerships.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Application Information:

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;
UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

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.