Strategic SDG Partnerships Specialist

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In the above indicated context, the UNDP Tunisia CO is seeking a strategic partnerships specialist to work in the office of the Resident Representative (RR) and support the RR and Deputy RR directly in developing and implementing partnerships strategies for the CO in which support 1) implementation of the new CO vision spanning across programme, operational teams; 2) external engagement with key partners around UNDP’s programmatic offer, through an emphasis on building strategic partnerships around UNDP’s Country Programme Document 2021-2025; and 3) ongoing forward-looking analyses to ensure that UNDP’s partnerships and communications strategy and approaches remain responsive to changes in the volatile operating and stakeholder environment.

The UN Volunteer is required to project the values of the United Nations in all his/her interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including UNDP staff, UN sister agencies, national authorities and all development partners of UNDP, and to protect the strict confidentiality of all sensitive information. In the UNV’s critical management support role, s/he will ensure that business procedures and proto-cols are upheld while also facilitating the continuous flow of clear and authoritative information and communication between the RR and all Country Office teams in the interest of team cohesion and effectiveness in the delivery of results.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the UNDP Resident Representative or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the Strategic SDC Partnerships Specialist will:

1. (35%) Effective support to Country Office management to map and develop partner-ships and mobilize resources as enablers for UNDP’s programmatic contributions to-wards Tunisia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement commitments

• Research, identify and map opportunities to cultivate high value partnerships for the three pillars of UNDP’s country programme – inclusive growth and human development; climate action, energy, environment and disaster risk reduction; governance.
• Work with Country Office leadership and the Senior Management Team (SMT) to create and implement a partnerships and resource mobilization action plan and targets for 2022-2023 and develop key partnerships products and tools under the partnerships strategy.
• Coordinate with communications, policy and programme experts at the Country Office to advance partner outreach and engagement around UNDP’s support to realization of the SDGs and Nationally Determined Contributions in Tunisia,.
• Coordinate the preparation of external engagement materials including project fiches, brochures and other advocacy materials

2. (35%) Enhanced partnerships management and donor relations to position UNDP’s integrated offer in support of an inclusive, just and sustainable development pathway in Tunisia;

- Develop collaborative relationships with local Member State missions of top funding partners of UNDP, broader UN family (UNCT), the Tunisian authorities, civil society, development partners and others on partnerships matters. - Maintain online repository of key partner agreements, reports, proposals and pitching products building on the existing online database/IT platforms established and man-aged by UNDP HQ as well as CO IT and Finance Units, and supporting roll-out of the new Customer Relations Management system - Work in close coordination with UNDP headquarters bureaux, including the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) and Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) to be fully updated about new partner priorities and financing trends at the regional and global levels.

3. (30%) Strengthen advocacy and co-creation of initiatives with emerging partners for the SDGs

- Map and identify relevant entry points for cooperation with emerging partners such as foundations and private sector - In coordination with RR, SMT and the CO communications team on prioritization, develop targeted pitching materials and proposals to support resource mobilization for UNDP’s integrated SDG solutions. - Work with the communications and programme teams to organize external advocacy and partner dialogues. - Extract results and performance-related information from UNDP systems to inform the development of partnerships products to increase visibility of emerging partners.

Core Competencies • Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work. • Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow. • People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction. • Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform. • Delivery: Ability to get things done.

Technical/Functional Competencies: • Client orientation: Maintains effective client relationships. • Relationship management: Ability to engage and foster strategic partnerships with other parties, Inter-Agency Coordination and forge productive working relationships • Knowledge Management: Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge. • Team building: Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of professionals towards common goals • Priority setting: Ability to scan and synthesize diverse sets of information to arrive at strategic priorities and positioning recommendations • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to man-age a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting dead-lines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, in-cluding ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to com-municate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, coun-terparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer in-formation and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Knowledge Curation: Ability to turn raw information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to stated need • Quality Assurance • Brief and speech-writing

• development, humanitarian or other relevant programmes; experience in crisis contexts is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; • Excellent 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 development programming, partnerships, strategic planning, co-ordination and management, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

This position is based in Tunis, Tunisia, which is a family duty station. International UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.