Programme Planning and Donor Relations Officer (Human Rights)

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the principal United Nations agency responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights. It is part of the Secretariat of the United Nations, an inter-governmental organization made up of 193 Member States.
OHCHR’s headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. It maintains an office at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, country and regional offices, and human rights advisers assigned to United Nations Country Teams. It also manages United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has been operating in Cambodia since October 1993. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords had given the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) a mandate to monitor the human rights situation during the transitional period (1991-1993). Once the work of UNTAC was concluded, the Accords mandated the United Nations to continue its human rights work in the country. The Office’s programme developed from this mandate.

The OHCHR Cambodia Country Office is one of the oldest field presences of OHCHR. In fulfilling its mandate to promote and protect human rights, the Office works on three core areas: strengthening international human rights mechanisms, enhancing participation and protecting civic space, progressive realization of economic and social rights, enhancing equality and countering discrimination and strengthening the rule of law and accountability for human rights violations.

The UNV assignment of the Programme Planning and Donor Relations Officer (Human Rights) will work directly with the management of the office under the responsibility of the Representative, and in close coordination with the Deputy Representative and the programmatic, communication and programme support units at country level and the Donor and External Relations Section at headquarters level.

Under the direct supervision of the Representative and in coordination with the Deputy Representative and relevant units, the Programme Planning and Donor Relations Officer (Human Rights) will support resource mobilization, planning and results-based management to ensure coherent programme delivery and effective donor engagement. In particular, the Programme Planning and Donor Relations Officer (Human Rights) will:

Planning and Results-Based Management:
• Coordinate and prepare Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and Cost Plans in liaison with Programme Support Unit (PSU), Protection Unit and Prevention Unit;
• Support and ensure the application of Results-Based Management (RBM) principles across planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes;
• Map programme priorities, funding gaps and results frameworks to inform resource mobilization strategies;

Resource mobilization and donor relations
• Establish and maintain regular contact with local donors;
• Prepare narrative and financial proposals aligned with AWPs, cost plans and RBM frameworks;
• Liaise with the Donor and External Relations Section in Geneva on fundraising matters, including submission of proposals for clearance;
• Accompany senior management on donor engagements and support fundraising efforts;

Donor coordination and programme follow-up
• Follow up on the use of contributions and ensure accurate, up-to-date information in coordination with the PSU;
• Map and track donor-related obligations, ensuring compliance with reporting and visibility requirements;
• Coordinate donor briefings and prepare minutes;
• Participate in field missions to monitor activities supported by donor funding;

Monitoring, reporting and communication
• Provide weekly and annual internal reports of activities, and contribute to Mid-Year Reviews (MYR) and End-Year Reports (EYR);
• Prepare donor reports demonstrating results against agreed RBM frameworks;
• Draft correspondence, briefing notes, talking points and strategic documents for senior management;

Other
• Carry out any other related tasks as required.