National Private Sector Engagement Officer

The National Private Sector Engagement Officer supports strategic engagement with private sector actors based in Hong Kong SAR to develop and manage partnerships that mobilize funding and foster responsible business practices aligned with IOM's strategic plan. The role involves outreach, relationship management, fundraising, and coordination with various IOM units and partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the IOM Global Private Sector Strategy through targeted outreach, relationship management, and stewardship of private sector partners in Hong Kong SAR.
• Collaborate with the Global Partnerships and Pipeline Development Unit within the Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Division at Headquarters to identify, map, and prioritize new private sector prospects and expand existing partnerships for strategic and financial scale-up.
• In coordination with COM and the Head of the Global Partnerships and Pipeline Development Unit within the Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Division at Headquarters, contribute to design and implement a comprehensive private sector outreach and fundraising strategy for Hong Kong SAR, aligned with global and regional PSP priorities.
• Develop and maintain a structured donor and partner database (Salesforce/Wave), ensuring systematic monitoring, reporting, and analysis of engagement and fundraising performance.
• Assist to Strengthen cross-thematic private sector engagement across institutional and PSP’s thematic priorities, including climate change, regular pathways, emergencies, and flexible funding mechanisms in alignment.
• Support to deliver initiatives that provide technical guidance to private sector partners on migration-related issues, including supply chain due diligence, ethical recruitment, employer responsibility, migrant rights, and inclusive business practices in Hong Kong SAR.
• Assist with preparation of high-quality proposals, concept notes, and partnership materials tailored to private sector audiences.
• Participate in private sector forums, roundtables, and strategic engagement platforms in Hong Kong SAR.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to partnership development, pipeline growth, and fundraising targets.
• Work with the IOM team in Beijing to build synergy in private sector engagement between the mainland and Hong Kong SAR.
• Collaborate with PSP Headquarters in the preparation of donor reports, partnership updates, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic communications.
• Support regional PSP engagement efforts in Asia-Pacific, ensuring alignment between global, regional, and country-level private sector strategies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business management, Political Science, Human Rights, International Relations, Marketing, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• Experience contributing to private sector partnership development and resource mobilization initiatives.
• Understanding and experience of the Hong Kong and mainland China context and established track record in private sector partnership work in Hong Kong.
• Understanding of private sector priorities and experience supporting partnerships development and fundraising with the private sector.
• Experience in handling Corporate Social Responsibility programs and corporate recognition programs.
• Experience contributing to identification of private sector opportunities and providing inputs to design and develop solutions with prospective partners for income and impact.
• Experience supporting relationships management and coordinating with partners across multiple sectors.
• Experienced in working cross-functionally and obtaining relevant content and information from different units to build innovative partnerships with private sector.
• Experience in fundraising and donor engagement activities preferable within an international organization or UN context.
• Demonstrated influencing skills and confidence to engage with high-level stakeholders.
• Ability to meet fundraising targets and to negotiate and secure high value partnerships with corporates and foundations.
• Proven ability to reconcile the needs of the Organization with those of the partner.
• Ability to write, draft, and edit reports, acknowledgements, briefings, and donor correspondence when letters, proposals, grants, appeals and ability to explain complex issues to external donors and present the Organization and diverse operations in an appealing and concise manner.
• Ability to develop Unique Value Proposition for private sector partners.
• Native speaker of Chinese/Cantonese and fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Private sector partnership
• Resource Mobilization
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Fundraising
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Partnership Development
• Relationship Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Proposal Writing
• Report Writing
• Negotiation
• Unique Value Proposition
• Corporate Recognition Programs
• Fundraising Target Achievement
• Hong Kong Market Knowledge
• Chinese Proficiency
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

Chinese, English