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.

• Support the development and implementation of UN Women Foundations Partnership Strategy in alignment with UN Women’s mission and the Private Sector Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy;
• Develop and implement foundation intelligence strategy (partners, needs and priorities, perception of UN Women by current and potential partners, and projection of UN Women’s added value and potential role);
• Develop and conduct analysis of partners, their priorities and characterization of their relationships/partnerships;
• Advice UN Women in the strategic planning and development of specific foundations fund-raising strategies and approaches;

• Develop and manage UN Women’s relationships with leading global foundations and charitable entities;
• Promote and facilitate UN Women in fund-raising and foundation development initiatives for revenue growth;
• Create opportunities to cultivate new foundation partners, strengthen existing partnership relations, maximize partnership impact through partnership events and stakeholder engagement platforms;
• Identify new foundation prospects in alignment with UN Women strategy/needs for possible UN Women engagement and partnerships;

• Work in close collaboration with UN Women Programme, Policy Bureaus and Trust Funds to identify and position UN Women’s core and non-core programmes for foundation support and partnership – providing expertise and guidance to engage and secure maximum foundation commitments;
• Work in close collaboration with other members of the Resource Mobilization Team to ensure a comprehensive and strategic approach that facilitates large-scale, collaborative multi-stakeholder support from foundations, corporations, governments and non-governmental agencies for major funding initiatives;
• Advice and guide regional and sub-regional offices with regard to foundation engagement strategies and implementation, including negotiating agreements with donor foundations;
• Guide and facilitate National Committees engagement with foundations for sustainable opportunities in line with UN Women’s priorities.
• Development of Foundation tool-kit (presentation)
• Creation of Foundation activity database

• 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. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
  

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

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication

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

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

• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge
  

• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women’s studies, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in working in the field of fundraising and development with significant experience in working with leading global foundations and gender equality issues.
• Extensive experience, including major gifts and foundation relations in diverse organizational settings;
• Superior understanding of major private and corporate foundation landscape, operations and culture(s), particularly in the areas of international development and human rights
• Knowledge and understanding of UN system and familiarity with Inter-governmental processes is preferable

• Fluency in English (written and oral)
• Knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.