UN WOMEN Jobs - 92037- Donor scoping and engagement

Donor scoping and engagement

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Abu dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

29-Jun-2020

Application Deadline :

12-Jun-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

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 Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) with duty station in UAE, was inaugurated in 2016 to focus on 3 areas in terms of its mandate. These include advocacy for UN Women to drive its global mandate, resource mobilization for UN Women programs globally, and coordination of partnerships to drive the work and strategic priorities of UN Women in the GCC region. The office acts as a liaison between UN Women globally and stakeholders in the GCC from the private sector, government, academia, and non-profit organizations

UN Women for the GCC is working to collect data to strengthen existing relationships with donors/partners and to initiate new engagements. Therefore; UN Women LO for the GCC seeks to hire a consultant to support the office efforts in donor scoping and engagement. The consultant will, under the supervision of the Director and in close coordination with the Programme Specialist primarily work with development partners, private sectors, and non-state actors in order to advance this agenda.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct a mapping exercise to define public and private donors’ interest and priorities in GCC countries. The mapping should provide information on donor thematic and geographical interests as well as information on funding given to UN Women and other UN agencies. The mapping should also review foreign aid policy and national/international commitments made by the GCC Countries.
Use the information gathered from the mapping to create or and update donor profiles.
Map high net worth individuals and influencers in GCC and discuss potential collaboration including funding UN Women’s programming.
Develop a resource mobilization strategy for the GCC countries.
Contribute to the design of technical proposals/programmes and/or review programme/project proposals and activity reports in accordance with UN Women requirements and procedures.
Identify opportunities to secure resources from partners.
Coordinate closely with the UN Women Strategic Partnership Division as relevant to all resource mobilization activities

Deliverables:

Monthly reports on progress made against the tasks and responsibilities of the TOR
All the documents, including the interview tools, training materials and reports should be submitted in written English language.
Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment of the installment, the deliverables, related reports and documents will be reviewed and approved by UN Women within one week of submission.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed on a monthly basis upon satisfactory satisfactorily performance and receipt of the deliverables.

Travel:

This is a home-based assignment with no travel need is foreseen. However, if there emerges any travel need, UN Women LO for the GCC will organize the logistics of the travel and paid daily substance allowance and terminal fee as per the travel policies set by UN Women. The taxi fees for attending the meetings are under the responsibility of the Consultant.

Competencies

Core Values/Guiding Principles

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN 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.

Core competencies

Writing skills:

Demonstrates strong writing skills, particularly the ability to present persuasive, coherent and well-founded arguments,
Has ability to write in a style that is accessible to a broad audience of policymakers, academics and activists.

Work ethics:

Reliably takes action to honor commitments; takes international outlook in decision-making.

Intellectual Qualities:

Possesses good grasp of development policy issues,
Demonstrates analytical rigor, intellectual creativity and contributes original ideas,
Maintains open-minded attitude towards new ideas.

Working in teams:

Contributes to team spirit, inspires, and motivates staff and colleagues at all levels,
Demonstrates willingness to integrate ideas of others into own thinking,
Remains composed under stress,
Manages moods and creates positive attitude in the team even in times of crisis.

Results Orientation in Process:

Demonstrates drive to achieve results in timely manner and to seek and find solutions to any problems encountered,
Makes efficient use of available resources,
Demonstrates ability to multitask.

Communication skills:

Has ability to communicate clearly and persuasively,
Demonstrates ability to build consensus and expresses own ideas openly and frankly without jeopardizing rapport with colleagues.

Innovation and marketing of new approaches:

Generates new ideas, seeks new approaches and introduces and promotes them in the workplace.
Ability to identify opportunities and builds strong relationships with client and external actors.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualification Education:

Advance (Masters) degree or equivalent in public administration, economics, international relations, or related fields.

Experience:

At least 5 years of related work experience.
Strong networking capabilities.
Proven experience in women’s rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Demonstrated understanding of national aid environment and trends
Strong research, writing and copyediting skills; ability to convey technical and complex concepts for a variety of audiences.
Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills suitable for collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
Experience with donor relations/resource mobilization.

Language requirement:

Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic.

Submission of application:

Interested candidates are requested to submit electronic application by the deadline indicated in the post by submitting the following:

CV.
Letter of Interest containing the statement on candidate's experience in the field of recruitment.
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from P11 form. 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.
Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.