Resource Mobilization Manager

Senior

Overview

Lead resource mobilization and donor engagement strategies for UNDP's digital development.

You have:

• Master's degree or equivalent in fields related to International Affairs, Public Policy, Development, Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Communications.
• Minimum 07 years of relevant work experience (with master’s degree) or 9 years of relevant work experience (with bachelor’s degree).
• Strong track record in fundraising, proposal writing and leading donor relations with governments and corporate partners at a global level.
• Experience in advising senior management on fundraising and partnership opportunities.
• Experience in digital development, ICT4D/Tech for Good is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong and sustainable relationships and capability to interact at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to challenge, convince and manage multiple stakeholders with maturity and tact.
• Ability to deliver in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands.

Contract

This is a IPSA-11 contract. This kind of contract is known as International Personnel Services Agreement. It is normally internationally recruited only. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education. More about IPSA-11 contracts.

Background

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

1. Personal CV

Office/Unit/Project Description:

Emerging digital technologies can profoundly improve the lives of those furthest behind. Recognizing this potential, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched an organization-wide digital transformation in 2019, and since then started global support for countries on their digital transformation as well. This stream of work is led by the Chief Digital Office and guided by our new Digital Strategy 2022-2025.

We are leveraging the power of digital technologies to propel all people forward, starting with digital initiative development, scaling innovation, and communicating this organizational change internally and externally. To achieve this, we need a team that's nimble, passionate, and has the technical skills required to help close the digital divide.

To bring digital around the globe, we need someone who can support the strategic partnership engagement, especially with donors, to grow our work through effective positioning and resource mobilization

Institutional Arrangement:

The incumbent will report to the Head of Digital Policy and Global Partnerships in UNDP’s Chief Digital Office (Executive Office).

Travel:

a) UNDP will cover the cost of travel of the individual to the duty station, as well as their return to their home upon completion of their services. Travel costs are covered only in the event that the function will be undertaken physically in the duty station and excludes working from home arrangements.

b) Include any official travel expected to be associated with performing the functions

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work:

The Resource Mobilization Manager will report to the Head of Digital Policy and Global Partnerships in the UNDP Chief Digital Office (CDO). This role will be managing partnerships relevant for the digital space, with a focus on donor relationships, but covers corporate partner or other innovative development financing partners as needed.

The Resource Mobilization Manager is expected to lead the following activities:

• Strategic guidance on resource mobilization for UNDP’s digital development work:
  • Lead on the development, implementation, and update of the CDO resource mobilization and donor engagement strategy, building on the existing donor mapping and ongoing engagements
  • Set and monitor annual priorities and quarterly objectives and key objectives (OKR) for resource mobilization and donor engagement, and the supporting action plan for achiving the OKRs
  • Advise on best practice and channels for resource mobilization for the digital development space, including but not limited to traditional donors, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), multi-partner funds, foundations, private sector, as well as other innovative financing mechanisms, etc.
  • Identify and establish mechanism to engage with priority partners that would be relevant for UNDP’s corporate digital offer, including public and private sector partners at global level
• Proactive and targeted engagement with donor partners:
  • Lead on the design and implementation of effective advocacy strategies and methods for strategic targeting of existing and prospect donor partners, in collaboration with CDO comms team and BERA comms team as needed
  • Engage in targeted networking to establish connections, leading to the development, mobilization, prioritization and management of partnerships with the purpose of mobilizing resources
  • Follow Official Development Assistance (ODA) trends and processes, and cultivating contacts to promote digital development as a emerging area to commit and disburse flows
  • Ensure updated donor intelligence, including updating the existing donor mapping with their latest priorities and strategies, regular analysis of donors contributions, as well as proactive outreach for insights
  • Build the digital partnership ecosystem globally and actively engage partners through regular check-ins, co-hosting events, co-producing publications, etc.
• Oversee prospective contributions and ongoing donor engagement
  • Articulate the UNDP digital offer at a corporate level to engage with specific donors, and advise on how best to present UNDP digital offer for donors
  • Lead the development of donor outreach materials, including but not limited to brochures, pitch decks, concept notes,expressions of interest, etc. that arein line with donor/partner criteria and audience needs
  • Lead and conduct quality assurance for donor proposals, in collaboration with other CDO team leads or UNDP thematic teams as needed, and incorporate donor feedback in a timely manner
  • Formalize relationships as opportunities arise, manage the initiation, preparation and operatoinalization of agreements (such as Memorandum of Understanding, Financing Agreement, Project Document, etc.) to formalize contributions
  • Manage donor reporting, in collaboration with implementation project leads, to ensure proper documentation is done and meet donor expectations
• Institutional responsibilities and support:
  • Support UNDP’s senior leadership, including the Administrator, BERA director, CDO, etc. in preparing for high-level engagements (panels, speeches, webinars, etc.) with funding partners
  • Advise and support regional bureau, country office and GPN teams on their resource mobilization requests when it comes to digital development topics
  • Proactive engagement with UNDP’s other units, including programme teams, BERA, legal office, procurement unit, etc. to ensure organizational awareness and coherence

Competencies

Core

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Thematic Area

Name

Definition

Business Direction & Strategy

Strategic Thinking

Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions

Business Direction & Strategy

Business Acumen

Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome

Business Direction & Strategy

Entrepreneurial Thinking

Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP’s organizational priorities and mandate

Business Direction & Strategy

Negotiation and Influence

Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ‘winwin’ situations

Business

Development

UNDP

Representation

Ability to represent UNDP and productively share UNDP knowledge and activities; advocate for UNDP, its values, mission and work with various constituencies

Business

Management

Results-based Management

Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results

Business

Management

Partnerships Management

Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA

Min. Academic Education

• Master's degree or equivalent in fields related to International Affairs, Public Policy, Development, Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Communications.
• Bachelor’s degree in above fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master's degree or equivalent.

Min. years of relevant Work experience

• Minimum 07 years of relevant work experience (with master’s degree) or 9 years of relevant work experience (with bachelor’s degree
• Strong track record in fundraising, proposal writing and leading donor relations with governments and corporate partners at a global level
• Experience in advising senior management on fundraising and partnership opportunities.
• Experience in digital development, ICT4D/Tech for Good is an asset

Required skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build strong and sustainable relationships and capability to interact at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to challenge, convince and manage multiple stakeholders with maturity and tact
• Ability to deliver in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands.

Desired additional skills

• Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Strong business acumen; understands the key financial drivers and dynamics related to growth and revenue goals
• Ability to formulate and allocate budgets
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy

Required Language(s) (at working level)

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset

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