Antecedentes

The 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 centre of all its efforts, the 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-government Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau leads the development of strategies and work program in three key areas; 1) supporting effective intergovernmental dialogue in the areas of gender equality and women’s empowerment, 2) leading the UN Women’s work to support coordination and accountability across the UN system, and 3) leading the work of UN Women in the area of partnerships, advocacy, outreach and resource mobilization.

The Director, Strategic Partnerships Division reports to the ASG, Deputy Executive Director for Inter-Governmental Support and Partnerships. The Director is responsible for developing the vision, strategy, managing the implementation of strategic plans, monitoring and overseeing progress and measuring and evaluating results to ensure achievement of divisional objectives as planned and compliance with accountability framework and standards of performance and integrity.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Building alliance and strategic partnerships for UN Women:

• Lead the development of the strategy, and direct the implementation of all activities for strategic partnership and alliance building with governments, bodies such as EU, EC, media leaders, corporate leaders, foundations, high net worth individuals and other influential opinion shapers, including the organization of strategic fundraising events, to advance UN Women mission/mandate and to enhance UN Women visibility at the global, regional and country level;
• Direct and oversee the effective delivery of advice and other services by the Division to UN Women offices to build their capacity for developing, establishing and/or coordinating building effective partnership, outreach and resource mobilization;
• Support Policy and Programme Divisions in maintaining effective partnerships with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and regional financial institutions, such as the World Bank, IMF, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank through advocacy and the promotion of UN Women’s interests.

Direct and oversee development and implementation of Resource Mobilization strategy:

• Direct and oversee the development and implementation of  effective and innovative resource mobilization strategy, initiatives, and activities, against high-level annuals targets, to increase growth in core resources and to ensure a predictable multi-year funding base;
• Support the Bureau for Policy and Programme on the implementation of innovative resource mobilization strategies and activities to increase growth in high-quality non-core resources and on timely and quality donor reporting;
• Develop and implement an innovative strategy for diversifying UN Women’s support base, including non-traditional donors, the private sector, National Committees, individual support and NGOs and other constituency groups to dialogue with governments to generate enhanced financial support for UN Women. Manage implementation and assess results for strategic planning and development;
• Develop and implement a strategy to revitalize the National Committee network, for advocacy and resource mobilization;
• Provide advice to the Executive Director on strategies to leverage access to heads of state, ministers, heads of public and international financial institutions to promote, advocate and mobilize political will and financial resources to advance the agenda of gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Contribute to UN Women’s Strategic Plan to enhance resource mobilization/business development with current and new donors and partners.

Leadership and overall management of the Division:

• Provide intellectual leadership and technical guidance and take time decisions to meet objectives and deliver for impact;
• Establish the Divisional annual work plans and set objectives, performance measurements, standards and expected results in collaboration and discussion with the Team;
• Determine and submit budget proposal for financial, human and other required resources to ensure the Division operates efficiently. Decide on the optimum and appropriate allocation and management of resources;
• Manage and oversee the recruitment of qualified human resources and plan for their continuing learning and development to maintain expertise;
• Supervise and assess work in progress to ensure delivery of results according to performance standards, overall objectives and accountability framework;
• Recommend and/or set the standards, policies, procedures, guidelines and tools for partnership building, resource mobilization, advocacy and communications. Oversee compliance in UN Women offices in Headquarters and country offices;
• Promote teamwork to ensure harmonization, linkages, collaboration and synergy and, through the Senior Managers, ensure that staff members are provided sufficient information, guidance and support to perform and deliver results according to the organizational, personal and professional standards of efficiency, accountability and integrity.

Representation and external relations:

• Represent UN Women in UN system-wide inter-agency relevant task forces to contribute to strategic and policy discussions on key crosscutting issues;
• Represent UN Women in interagency and intergovernmental forums and other key meetings and events, as designated/appropriate to speak on UN Women’s mandate, participate in policy dialogue, discuss initiatives, report on progress achieved and/or present papers/ideas to influence setting of agenda and/or advocate UN Women competencies and mandate;
• Maintain active relationship/partnership with Member States, UN system and agency partners, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, regional commissions, institutes and academia on women’s issues to enhance collaboration, resource mobilization and/or share ideas to influence agenda and priority setting.

Impact of Results

The key results have a major impact on the overall effectiveness of UN Women’s strategic partnerships, business development, resource mobilization, leading to enhanced impact of the whole UN system in its work on gender issues, increased size, scope and predictability of the UN Women resources and enhanced visibility and image in the UN system and global/external stakeholders and constituencies, as an effective leader on gender equality and women’s rights and empowerment.

Competencias

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:

• Ability to develop a vision, concepts and strategies for corporate planning in strategic partnerships and resource mobilization;
• Effective leadership in fund raising strategies and activities against high-level targets, and proactive engagement with the multilateral and bilateral donor community to ensure a stable resource base;
• Excellent theoretical, intellectual and technical skills in aid development, particularly those that are pertinent to UNW strategic priorities on gender issues and women’s rights;
• Demonstrates political savvy and intellectual capacity in representing the organization effectively at high level in national and international fora to advocate and to promote organizational priorities, initiatives and a better understanding of the organizational strategic agenda and to build consensus;
• Ability to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with UN agencies and other international partners to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies;
• Exercises leadership in strengthening accountability and results-based management in supporting organizational priorities, policy and decision-making processes;
• Effectively engages with policy and programme specialists on the fund mobilization of high quality non-core resources;
• Advanced analytical, problem solving (issue identification and prioritization) skills are essential for this role;
• Excellent verbal and written communication. Persuasive, polished presentation skills. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals across geographic locations essential;
• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to collaborate across departments to implement processes and achieve results. Track record of building and maintaining productive relationships with multiple stakeholders;
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task efficiently and respond to a high volume of ongoing requests in a timely fashion. Ability to adapt and be flexible in a dynamic work environment;
• Proven ability to continually develop skills related to use of rapidly changing technology and communications best practices.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Advanced degree in Marketing, Public or international relations, Business, Communications or related social sciences.

Experience:

• Over 15 years of related experience, of which at least 10 years in progressively responsible development and fundraising roles;
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing successful non-profit revenue-generation and donor-management strategies and tactics in international, complex, mission driven organizations that has resulted in meeting and exceeding high-level targets;
• Demonstrated experience in directing teams that deliver high quality results, as well as successfully managing key internal and external stakeholders and relationships. Proven ability to train, motivate and manage personnel in a fast-paced, high-performing environment;
• Demonstrated success in marketing to and engaging culturally diverse audiences and partners.

Languages:

• Fluency in oral and written English is required. Proficiency in another UN working language is desirable.

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.