External Relations Assistant

Contract

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.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of External Partnership Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV External Relations Assistant will:

• Support in implementing the work plan for an assigned area to enable WFP to identify, develop and strengthen quality partnerships in support of WFP strategic objectives;
• Under the supervision of the External Partnerships Officer, proactively contribute to a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling and outreach activities, with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work;
• Compile partner’s required visibility and ensure partner conditions are met;
• Support the preparation of funding outlooks for programmatic activities, in close coordination with Budgeting and Programming unit, and flag any imminent pipeline breaks and grant expirations;
• Gather up-to-date partner information including funding opportunities and ensure Salesforce is continuously updated;
• Draft meeting minutes and ensure they are shared with relevant units and uploaded on Salesforce;
• Support in the preparation and organising of partners’ field missions, in close coordination with relevant field offices, security, admin and drivers;
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, International Relations, Law, Marketing, Communications, Business or other relevant field;

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in donor relations, communication, reporting, proposal drafting, or other relevant programmes. Experience with budgeting and programming, and resource management is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;
• Excellent English oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Excellent follow-up and deadline management;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment;
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet;
• Self-motivated and ability to work with tight deadlines.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Optional), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Resource mobilization, partnership and donor coordination

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Lebanon and legal residents in Lebanon with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 05-October-2020.