Partnerships Officer, NOC

The Partnerships Officer supports the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Mali by providing strategic advice and support for UN Country Team (UNCT) partnerships to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The role involves coordinating partnerships with civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders, supporting resource mobilization, and contributing to knowledge management and capacity development related to partnerships and financing for development.

Responsibilities

• Assist with substantive support for strategic planning and coordination of UNCT strategic partnerships with civil society, private sector and others for SDG achievements.
• Provide advice on development and implementation of the UN Partnership Strategy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
• Support UNCT working groups for implementation, monitoring and assessment of partnership strategies.
• Conduct liaison and coordination with UN entities at country, regional and HQ levels to define value propositions for local UN partnerships.
• Serve as key entry point for external stakeholders seeking guidance on partnering with UNCT.
• Build strong interfaces with development partners, government, private sector, civil society and other partners.
• Provide substantive support to Resident Coordinator and UNCT in identifying risks and opportunities related to partnerships and suggest mitigation measures.
• Provide inputs on due diligence processes for potential investment and partnership opportunities.
• Support development and implementation of locally tailored partnerships and serve as liaison to Global Compact Local Networks.
• Participate in partnership and resource mobilization initiatives and support management of pooled funds for the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
• Support development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies and initiatives for Cooperation Framework priorities.
• Monitor and analyze existing resource mobilization partnerships and funding streams.
• Support preparation of the Funding Framework of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
• Provide support to design joint programmes for resource mobilization and coordination during implementation.
• Advise on corporate policies relating to effective management of resources including pooled funds.
• Assist in establishment and management of country-based SDG Fund in collaboration with UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
• Work closely with Resident Coordinator Office economist and UN Country Team finance experts to promote partnerships supporting financing for SDGs.
• Provide advice on partnership opportunities to drive financing for development aligned with national frameworks.
• Prepare briefing papers and discussion points on partnership issues related to financing for development.
• Contribute to advocacy, communications and dialogues with partners to improve development assistance policies and practice.
• Design and execute innovative proposals to strengthen UNCT engagement and generate financial resources for SDGs.
• Contribute to knowledge management and capacity development relating to partnerships and resource mobilization at country level.
• Promote collaboration, innovation, good practices, lessons learned and opportunities through participation in communities of practice and knowledge networks.
• Research, analyze and present best practices and lessons learned from UN partnership initiatives.
• Support UNCT with knowledge repository of potential donors at national and sub-national levels.
• Monitor and analyze best practices and successful models of SDG partnerships and resource mobilization.
• Provide advice on global/corporate guidelines, tools and materials related to partnerships and donor engagement.
• Keep abreast of emerging innovative approaches in partnerships and resource mobilization and propose new ways of working.
• Work closely with Data Analyst and Communications officers on data, M&E, reporting, analytics and communication.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, education or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience and track record in strategic support to partnerships, project/programme management, resource mobilization in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.
• Experience of developing strategic partnerships across government, private sector and civil society organizations is required.
• Experience in designing and implementing partnerships is required.
• Experience of resources mobilization strategies is required.
• Experience in promoting knowledge management in the context of development cooperation is desirable.
• Experience of applied partnerships in one or more of the following areas – Food systems, Digital transformation, jobs and social protection, energy, climate action and of Public-Private partnerships is desirable.
• Experience in preparing project/programme proposals is required.
• Experience in supporting financing of SDGs is desirable.
• Experience in UN interagency coordination is desirable.
• Work experience of two (2) years or more in data analytics or a related area is desirable.
• English and French are required at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Skills

• Strategic Partnerships
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Resource Mobilization
• Partnership Design
• Partnership Implementation
• Proposal Preparation
• Knowledge Management
• Public Private Partnerships
• Development Cooperation
• Data Analytics
• Inter-agency Coordination

Languages

English, French