Partnership and Mobilization Support Officer

Volunteering Admin

Overview

Provide strategic direction for volunteer mobilization in Azerbaijan.

You have:

• Significant experience in development programs, mainly in emergency, relief operations.
• Strong experience in building partnerships with UN entities, NGOs.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet.
• Culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Have affinity with or interest in human relief, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Contract

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

The UNV Regional Office for Europe and CIS provides oversight and strategic guidance to the UNV Field Units in the region and is accountable for the placement of UN Volunteers mobilized for UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. The UNV Regional Office represents and strategically positions UNV and bring UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from governments, UN entities, civil society, and private sector.

UNV’s services and solutions in Europe and CIS are covered on unv.org website and social media. To increase awareness of these initiatives among key audiences and to enhance co-operation with the UN and external partners in the region is one of the main priorities of the UNV Regional Office for Europe and CIS, related to diversification of informational content, design of visual materials and speed of news flows.

The NUNV Expert Partnership and Mobilization Support Officer will provide strategic direction to ensure volunteers mobilization and ensure volunteers growth in Azerbaijan.

Under the general guidance of the UNV Regional Manager and immediate supervision of the Regional Portfolio Analyst, the Partnership and Mobilization support officer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Business development for volunteer mobilization and placement to support the emergency response (40%)

i. Liaise with targeted UN agency WHO in Azerbaijan involved in the WHO Special initiative to ensure an understanding of UNV’s mandate, key offers and the added value that UN Volunteer assignments bring in support to the achievement of their respective mandates;

ii. Identify volunteer placement opportunities and present UNV value proposition and volunteer modalities with the objective of maximizing international and national volunteer presence, including collaboration in the preparation of descriptions of assignment, with partner agencies and other partners in Azerbaijan;

iii. Ensure UNV positioning in relevant project/programme solutions, Response planning processes, regional and country response strategic documents, country emergency task forces and assessments to identify opportunities for volunteers and volunteers placement;

iv. Leverage the value added of UNV’s impact on development through its products and services, to identify niches for UNV’s positioning;

v. Ensure quality and accuracy of comprehensive UN Volunteer data, including analysis of political and socio-economic issues and trends in Azerbaijan and its neighboring countries;

vi. Manage a portfolio of countries as defined by the Regional Manager in accurate forecasting and demand generation, monitoring of assignments and contract extension negotiation (securing funding), mediation in volunteer management cases and compliance with workplans and delegated authority.

2. Advocacy, Partnership building and demand generation in the emergency response (30%)

i. Support UNV ROECIS team to develop, strengthen and monitor relationships with the UN partners as well as with VSOs, CSOs, NGOs, universities, community organizations and other partners to better respond to the WHO Special Initiative;

ii. Assist the Regional Portfolio to develop and sustain ways of working in countries without UNV Field Units to support volunteer mobilization in Azerbaijan;

iii. In coordination with UNV Sections, assist the Regional Office in building partnerships with UN organizations including regional entities and field-based organizations to identify opportunities and promote UNV and volunteer mobilization;

iv. Participate, as requested, in relevant fora and inter-agency meetings and events in Azerbaijan and its neighboring countries to seize opportunities for volunteer mobilization;

v. Participate in the development and inclusion of volunteer solutions for UN partners and other stakeholders’ initiatives.

3. Emergency response/Special Initiatives coordination at corporate level (30%)

i. In liaison with UNV Sections, support the Regional Manager and Portfolio team in the emergency response and projects/programmes for special initiatives’ coordination efforts with UNV HQ;

ii. Develop and implement UNV emergency response plan in line with HQ and ROECIS priorities;

iii. Analyze and propose strategic solutions in the implementation of emergency responses and project/programme special initiatives;

iv. Gather daily updates, response developments from UN entities interventions in targeted countries and share relevant updates to ROECIS and HQ;

v. Support the ROECIS Regional Manager and the Portfolio Team in responding to high priority actions/requests from HQ senior management on the humanitarian response to Azerbaijan with volunteer mobilization targets, timely and quality delivery of outputs and accuracy and quality of reporting to senior management.

Expected Results

· At least 100 UN Volunteers (online and onsite combined) are mobilized within one calendar year in the assigned country Azerbaijan;

· Partnerships with targeted UN entity (WHO) are strengthened;

· Recommendations on partners engagement and are clearly elaborated and shared with relevant sections at HQ and with top management;

· Updates, developments on UNV response are shared with HQ senior management as per the set deadlines;

· UNV solutions are reflected in the regional, country response offers to Azerbaijan;

· Strategies on volunteer mobilization and lessons learned in emergency response are properly documented and archived.

· Accountability

· Adaptability and flexibility

· Creativity

· Judgement and decision-making

· Planning and organizing

· Professionalism

· Self-management

• project management experience (management, planning, staff development and training skills) in emergency / development programs; a senior-level management position in a field-based post; Significant experience in development programs, mainly in emergency, relief operations;

· Strong network of agencies and individuals active in emergency response capacities;

· Strong experience in building partnerships with UN entities, NGOs.

· Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting 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, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; 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; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;

· Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;

· Sound security awareness;

· Have affinity with or interest in human relief, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

UN Volunteer entitlements and allowances: The purpose of the allowances and entitlements paid to UN Volunteers is to enable UN Volunteers to sustain a secure standard of living at the duty stations in line with United Nations standards without incurring personal costs. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for the UN Volunteer’s service. Contingent on specific eligibility criteria, location of the volunteer assignment and contractual type and category, the payment of allowances will begin from the date of Commencement of Service For more information on entitlements please read the Condition of Service (https://explore.unv.org/cos) and use the entitlement calculator (https://app.unv.org/calculator) for the most up to date information

· Monthly Living Allowance (Per month): 2500 AZN

· Entry lump sum (one-time payment) USD 400

· Travel Ticket when moving to duty station USD 200

· Exit allowance: 148.85 AZN (for each month served, paid on completion of contract)

· Medical and life insurance: Cigna Private Insurance

Leave entitlements:

· Annual leave: 2.5 days accrued per calendar month

· Certified sick leave: 30 days

· Uncertified sick leave: 7 days

· Learning leave: 10 working days per consecutive 12 months

· Maternity Leave: 16 weeks

· Paternity Leave: 10 days

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