Antecedentes

Under the supervision of the Advisory Team Leader in the Programme Unit, the Donor Relations Assistant provides programme support services in the development and implementation of Resource Mobilisation (RM) strategy including assisting in providing donor intelligence on current and potential donors in the Republic of Yemen, systemising co-financing agreements processes, tracking donor contributions in projects and ensuring donor reporting requirements are met. S/he will also provide support to the Advisory team in formulating and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan. The Donor Relations Assistant will work closely with the teams in the Programme Unit and the Monitoring and Support Unit (MSU)

Deberes y responsabilidades

  • Support in the development and implementation of Resource Mobilization (RM) strategy.
  • Support in enhancing regular and results based donor reporting and the tracking of donor contributions in projects..
  • Support in knowledge building and knowledge sharing
  • Assisting in the development of RM strategy.
  • Assist in the assessment of CO opportunities for resource mobilisation and identification and mapping of current and potential donors.
  • Compiling and updating partner profiles specific to various donor countries to assist in identifying potential cooperation areas.  
  • Share information with the programme teams and senior management on donor-specific partnership policies and conditions
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with partner requirements, including systematised and quality reporting to donors.
  • Assist in the development of reporting templates and sharing guidelines on preparing reports.
  • Maintain complete records of donor agreements, reports and other relevant documentation.
  • In liaison with relevant HQ units and the team leader, draft and revise agreements with donors and assist in the negotiation of agreements between CO and partners.
  • Assist in tracking and monitoring donor contributions and cost sharing agreements and when requested assist in identifying possible ways of utilising unspent funds.
  • Assist in the development of annual evaluation plan for the CO.
  • Assist in undertaking periodic field visits to projects to provide  assessments of progress achieved and ensure compliance and timely execution of the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plans by the various projects.
  • Assist Advisory Team Leader in the monitoring of Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) implementation.
  • Ensure the transparency of, and public access to, all evaluation reports especially by stakeholders and donors to promote their consideration in decision making.
  • Upload required documents on the Evaluation Resource Centre (ERC).
  • Assist in distilling evaluation findings and lessons for dissemination.
  • Share information with the Programme Unit on M&E policies and guidelines.
  • Share information with the programme teams on partnerships building.
  • Share guidelines on preparing quality reports and provide guidelines to programme officers on reporting requirements.
  • Participate in knowledge networks.
  • Enhance professional growth through active learning.

Competencias

  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Treats all people fairly without favouritism
  • Shares knowledge and experience
  • Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UNDP
  • Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more 
  • Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully       documented, researched, recorded and reported
  • Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems
  • Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource
  • Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure
  • Strong team spirit and good interpersonal skills

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

  • Secondary Education with specialized certification in Business or Public Administration, Economics or Social Sciences.
  • University Degree in Business or Public Administration, Economics, and Social Sciences desirable. 
  • At least 5 years relevant experience at the national or international level is required.