Client Relations Management and Fundraising specialist

Volunteering Admin Communications & PR Logistics & Procurement

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This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), established in 1972, is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP's mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP has a network of country and regional offices facilitating the relevant country and regional processes and coordinating coherent delivery of UNEP's programme aimed at addressing the causes of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution through seven interlinked sub-programmes for action that include: Climate Action, Chemicals and Pollution Action, Nature Action, Science Policy, Environmental Governance, Finance and Economic Transformations and Digital Transformations.

This UNV assignment is supporting UNEP’s Corporate Services Division in mobilizing and maintaining core resources from UN Member States to the Environment Fund, UNEP’s core financial fund.

Under the direct supervision of Head of Public Sector Partnerships and resource Mobilization, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Coordinate preparation, conduct, and reporting of bilateral consultations and meetings with Member States/groups of Member States, including supporting agenda development, preparation of background documents and briefing notes, coordinating participation, reporting, and monitoring of follow-up action. • Prepare analysis of major Member State funding partners including their priorities related to UNEP and opportunities for funding in support of outreach to individual Member States. • Support the development, launch, and functioning of the network of interested Member States, that will discuss challenges, find solutions and take action to increase UNEP’s funding. • Track the engagement of senior management with Member States individually and through the governing bodies and ensure that the unit provides timely inputs to briefing notes, speeches, etc. for the Executive Office and other Directors as needed. • Support the unit’s collaboration with the regional offices including assisting the regional focal points in the preparation of regional meetings. • Support with preparation of responses to major funding partners’ queries on their contributions to the Environment Fund.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publica-tions/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs • Bilateral consultations and meetings with the Member States and UNEP’s governing bodies are supported with relevant and timely inputs to the satisfaction of the Senior Management and Member States. • Outreach to individual members states is supported by accurate and relevant information on the funding partners, their priorities, and opportunities. • Unit’s collaboration with the regional offices is strengthened. • The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring, and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed

Building Trust Client Orientation Commitment and Motivation Communication Creativity Integrity Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Working in Teams

public relations, client relations management, meeting and event organisation, and reporting are an advantage.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; Na-tional Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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