Partnerships Development International Consultant (Private Sector and Innovative Finance)

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Background

UN Women

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; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Asia and the Pacific

Through the regional office in Bangkok and several country and multi-country offices, UN Women builds on a long history of support to governments and women’s movements. UN Women’s programmes in Asia and the Pacific focus on ending violence against women, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction, women’s economic empowerment, CEDAW and women’s human rights, peace and security, governance, and HIV/AIDS. For more information about UN Women in Asia and the Pacific, please visit the official website.

Strategic Partnerships Pillar within the External Relations Unit

At the regional office, the Strategic Partnerships Pillar is one of the three functional pillars of the External Relations unit (covering regional Partnerships & RM, Advocacy and Communications). The Strategic Partnerships Pillar focuses on building partnerships with bilateral partners as well as private sector entities, non-profit organizations, and the media. In addition, the Strategic Partnerships team supports country offices with their private sector fundraising and engagement efforts and helps build their resource mobilization capacity.

Scope of Work

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Head of External Relations, the Partnerships Development International Consultant will provide technical support to the development and management of UN Women’s strategic partnerships and relationships with the private sector, as well as being the focal point for the day-to-day relationship management with a specified bilateral partner for ROAP based in the region. The Consultant’s portfolio will have a particular focus on growing ROAP’s engagement with new private sector partners and supporting the implementation of UN Women’s global Sustainable Finance strategy in the region, including the regional office’s engagement with both new and existing International Financial Institutions (IFIs). He/she will also contribute to the Regional Partnerships and Resource Mobilization strategy, as well as enhance capacity in the Regional Office (RO) and the region’s Country Offices (CO) and Multi-Country Office (MCO) to engage with the private sector and ‘new’ financing actors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with Regional Office units and Country Offices to manage the full cycle of building new partnerships with the private sector (focus on Corporate New Business Development and Innovative Finance, including IFIs): Supports UN Women offices on their one-to-one prospecting and negotiating of new business and innovative finance partnerships. Responsibility for driving a regional pipeline of prospects that convert into six and seven figure US$ partners in priority countries and/or the regional office.
• Contributes to, and coordinates elements necessary to, build the capacity and skills in new high-value partnership development (Private Sector New Business and Innovative Finance, including IFIs) across UN Women offices in Asia and the Pacific: Contributes to the development of content and materials on how to secure partnerships with corporates via webinars, training sessions etc. Identifies and shares best practices and case studies within the Regional External Relations Community of Practice.
• First point of contact for new partnership development (Private Sector New Business and Innovative Finance, including IFIs) across the UN Women network in Asia and the Pacific: Responds to inquiries from Country Offices on new partnership development.
• In collaboration with the Regional Head of External Relations and broader Strategic Partnerships pillar, develops partnership models, products and materials that support the growth of a robust portfolio of partnerships in Asia and the Pacific: Analyzes New Business practices across all markets with the aim to develop a series of partnership models on Cause Related Partnerships and/or Customer Fundraising and/or Multi-faceted (Shared Value) partnerships and others that can easily be rolled out. Develops propositions for Shared Value partnerships with corporates and new financing actors; this involves strong coordination with programme units in ROAP and country offices in the region.

• Ensures the effective relationship management of a key bilateral partner for ROAP based in the region: As a key focal point for the bilateral partner, ensures that the partner is regularly updated on the progress of the programme activities and initiatives within the scope of the broader partnerships framework, and ensures the Regional Head of External Relations and ROAP senior leadership are apprised of any issues/bottlenecks.

• Expected deliverables and timelines

Tasks and Deliverables

Target Dates

Monthly Status Report provided. This report can include updates on the progress in any of the following areas of work:

• Robust regional pipeline of prospects developed, and updated lists, including entry points and partnership;
• Pitches developed for prospective partners;
• Progress update on meetings secured with potential corporate/innovative financing partners;
• Corporate mapping and analysis conducted of Regional and CO priorities and opportunities is relevant and up to date (including Innovative Finance);
• Progress update on the implementation of ROAP’s plans and initiatives for corporate engagement and prospect management;
• Meeting summaries from discussions with the Innovative Financing Task Force;
• Updates on relationship management with key regional bilateral partner; and
• Capacity Building and Knowledge Management to colleagues in the region on engagement with private sector partners/innovative financing actors.

1st of each month

Supervision

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Head of External Relations. In the event, that the consultant needs to travel during the consultancy for assignment-related purposes, UN Women will bear the costs of requested travel expenses.

Competencies

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

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are required;
• Experience and proficiency in using a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) database is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment is desirable
• The consultant must have a strong sense of responsibility, a flexible and proactive mindset, and the ability to work independently
• Strong knowledge of UN Women processes and systems
• Strong networking skills
• Strong inter-personal skills, communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work in a highly pressured environment

Required Skills and Experience

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, or a related field is required.

• 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:

• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in fundraising, business development, marketing and sponsorship;

• Experience working in or with developing countries is an advantage;
• Proven experience of identifying, developing and securing a new business pipeline;
• Experience of working within corporate fundraising and innovative financing (including IFIs) in an international organization;
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are required;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment is desirable;
• Experience with the UN system is an asset.

Language requirement:

• Proficiency in English.
• Working knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Contract period and work location

This a 12-month contract commencing on 16 December 2021 and ending on 15 December 2022. The International Consultant will be home-based and working remotely for the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis:

• Technical qualification (100 points); weight: (100%)

Technical qualification evaluation criteria:

The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria: Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

A) Education

25%

B) Experience and skills

45%

C) Language and report writing skills

30%

Total Obtainable Score

100 %

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically-qualified candidates who may be contacted for validation interview.

Submission of application

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application to hr.bangkok@unwomen.org, copy alisha.eamroongroj@unwomen.org, not later than 15 November 2021

Submission package must include

• Cover letter outlining relevant work experience
• UN Women Personal History Form(P11);
• Writing sample (1 example provided – can be a pitch deck or a proposal)

X. UNW Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided?on the basis of?qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women?has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.? All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)