Public Partnership Specialist

The Public Partnership Specialist will drive partnership, advocacy, and resource mobilization efforts, support strategic engagement with the U.S. government and other partners, elevate the Washington Office’s external engagement, and coordinate knowledge management and advocacy activities.

Responsibilities

• Drive Partnership, Advocacy & Resource Mobilization.
• Support strategic engagement with U.S. government and other partners.
• Elevate the Washington Office’s External Engagement.
• Coordinate knowledge management and advocacy.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Science, Political science, International Relations, Public Policy, Public Administration, Communications, International Development, Economics or related fields.
• A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in partnerships, government relations, public sector partnerships, legislative affairs, external relations, stakeholder engagement, political analysis and related fields, liaising with the US Government, specifically with the Legislative Branch.
• Experience in supporting strategic engagement with U.S. government and other partners.
• Experience in formulating advice for Management, including by gathering relevant and preemptive insights.
• Experience in policy advocacy.
• Experience in strategies for engagement and the development of communications products.
• Experience in supporting the planning, coordination, and organization of advocacy events.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Desirable: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Desirable: Experience in congressional liaison, bipartisan engagement, think tanks, engaging diplomatic community and resource mobilization.
• Desirable: Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Partnership Development
• Government Relations
• Public Sector Partnerships
• Legislative Affairs
• External Relations
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Political Analysis
• Strategic Engagements
• Policy Advocacy
• Communications Strategies
• Advocacy Event Planning
• Resource Mobilization
• Congressional Liaison
• Bipartisan Engagement
• Knowledge Management
• Advocacy Coordination

Languages

English