Partnership and Resource Mobilization Junior Consultant with fluency in a Nordic language

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Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women for a fully productive society; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Nordic Liaison Office forms part of a network on liaison offices of the Strategic Partnerships Division (SPD). SPD works to strengthen UN Women’s position as a partner of choice for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) among governments and inter-governmental actors around the world. The division is doing this by positioning GEWE in the intergovernmental and multilateral fora and engaging with governments and public institutions as policy, programme and resource partners. A key premise for SPD is that engagement with countries should be holistic based on multiple aspects of partnerships, including policy advocacy and resource mobilization.

Under the overall supervision of the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist in the Nordic Liaison Office, UN Women is looking to recruit a Partnerships and Resource Mobilization junior consultant. The role of the junior consultant will be to provide political analysis and technical input in support of the management of external relations and the partnership portfolio of an assigned group of countries, that includes Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and the Baltic states.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical support to the external relations and overall partnership of assigned funding partner portfolio

• Support in partnership management and advocacy;
• Provide background analysis in support of resource mobilization activities;
• Provide input to the advocacy for gender equality and women’s empowerment and UN Women normative, coordination, and operational work globally;

Provide input to partner intelligence

• Support the gathering of data to provide real-time intelligence on partner policies and priorities and act as a central repository of this information, for support of the dissemination to offices globally, to promote partner engagement;
• Provide input to briefs, reports, statistics, revenue projections and requirements for high-level meetings;

Support the information sharing to country offices and the tracking on resource mobilization

• Provide input to regular briefs to the regional and country offices on relevant donor intelligence;
• Support the tracking of regular and other resources from the Nordic and Baltic states, and provide regular updates as requested;
• Support the planning and implementation of field visits by donors and UN Women senior leadership.

Support knowledge sharing

• Provide relevant background analysis and data in support of UN Women learning cafés;
• Prepare the data and background analysis for the development of partnership and resource management strategies for the Nordic countries.

Support event planning for strategic engagement with partners

• Support the planning of events in UN City to raise awareness of UN Women’s work, including knowledge-sharing, providing UN Women inputs, and supporting logistical arrangements as necessary.

Technical support to the external relations and overall partnership provided

• Timely and relevant background data and analysis provided in support of the effective planning and management of partner relations.
• Background analysis in support of resource mobilization activities provided.
• Input to strengthen advocacy for GEWE provided, with a particular focus on data of relevance to a national audience in the Nordic countries.

Input to partner intelligence document provided

• Data gathered, analyzed and used to update intelligence on partner strategies and priorities;
• Strategic and relevant input to briefs, reports, statistics, revenue projections and requirements for high-level meetings provided.

Visibility and information sharing provided

• Learning cafes planned and supported in collaboration with public partnerships colleagues;

• Planning and implementation of country visits by donors and UN Women senior leadership supported;

• Background analysis and data made available in support of resource management strategies for the Nordic countries.

• Providing support to the planning and organization of events, including but not limited to:
  • Nordic Business Association meeting
  • 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
  • SDG Gender Snapshot launch
  • Post-Summit for the Future event
  • Gender Diversity Roundtable
  • CSW pre-meeting with the Nordic Council of Ministers

Competencies

Functional Competencies

• Proven ability to design and implement relevant and targeted initiatives
• Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships with a variety of stakeholders and develop inter-institutional coordination and communication mechanisms.

Integrity

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Core Values and Ethics

• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and able to work in a multi-national environment
• Support the Organization’s corporate goal
• Comply with UN WOMEN rules, regulations and code of conduct
• integrity

Teamwork

• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Build effective client relationships and partnerships
• Interact with all levels of staff in the organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Build and share knowledge
• Make valuable practice contributions

Communicating and Information Sharing

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Listen actively and respond effectively

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others.

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Political Science, International Development, Gender Studies or related discipline. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

Up to 1 year of progressively responsible experience in:

• Demonstrated experience working with and advocating on gender issues.
• Experience in planning and organizing complex events, such as multi-stakeholder events.
• Demonstrated experience in high-level engagements with partners, such as annual consultations, preferably with Nordic governments.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting engagement with the Nordic governments.
• Experience working with the UN an advantage.
• Demonstrated strong research and writing skills is an asset.

Language

Fluency in the English language required, with strong, confident command of both written and oral English. Fluency in at least one Nordic language required, with reading skills in one or two other Nordic languages.

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