Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and fine-tune the resource mobilization strategy for the CO, in collaboration with senior management, PMST and programme colleagues.
- Review all donor reporting, analyze results/lessons learned, research inputs, review all submissions to donors of project related documentation and ensure high quality standards are applied to presentation, context and style. Ensure veracity and factual correctness of all reports.
- Focal point for all donor contributions - review all donor correspondence, project proposal submissions, project narrative and financial reporting.
- Regularly update donor profiles and maintain monitoring system for donor contributions.
- Receive, record and disseminate funds as per UNDP policies and procedures.
- Liaise with finance section for monitoring/tracking contributions.
- Work closely with Programme teams to ensure high level of accountability and reporting to donors.
- Liaise closely with the appropriate resource mobilization entities at UNDP headquarters.
- Analyze humanitarian, relief and recovery trends in funding.
- Perform other duties as and when requested by the ACD, DCD-P or Country Director.
Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
- Promotes partnerships and is proactive in pursuing new partnerships
- Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
- Promotes team work
- In-depth understanding of donor relations in post-conflict situation
- Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
- Shares knowledge and experience and contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personal learning and development
- In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
- Ability for planning and establishing priorities; coordinating and monitoring the work of others, and delegating responsibility where appropriate;
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Good interpersonal and supervisory skills;
- Good command of MS Office applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and advanced knowledge of web based management systems desirable (Atlas etc).
Self Management and Leadership
- Flexible and responsive with a client-oriented approach;
- Effective problem-solver; demonstrated capacity-building and facilitation skills;
- Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
- Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Resourcefulness, initiative, and maturity of judgment.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Ability to think strategically and the ability to translate this into practical and feasible operational actions
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Masters degree or equivalent in business administration, financial management, economics, law and/or related fields.
- A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- At least 2 years of progressively responsible post masters relevant experience at the national or international level.
- Experience working with UN or international organization is an asset.
- Knowledge of UNDP policies and procedures, including Atlas is desirable
- Knowledge of results based management principles and experience managing donor relations is an advantage.
- Sound understanding and experience of working in Arab and/or African contexts and of building trust with national counterparts.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential; working knowledge of at least one other official UN language is an asset.