Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Officer

In Afghanistan, UN Women works in four thematic areas i.e., Governance and Participation, Ending Violence Against Women, Women Economic Empowerment, and Women Peace and Security (WPS). On Women Peace and Security, UN Women is catalysing the UN system and supporting Afghanistan to deliver on the women, peace and security agenda and enhanced capacities and opportunities for gender equality advocates to participate in peace processes at all levels. UN Women ACO assists the Government of Afghanistan to implement their commitments on women, peace and security and more women and civil society organizations and those actors with gender equality agendas, influence peace, and security processes. UN Women’s priority outcomes for WPS in Afghanistan are the following: (i) supporting an enabling environment for the implementation of WPS commitments; (ii) ensuring that women are represented and meaningfully participate in all peace and security, peacebuilding and recovery processes, including formal and informal peace negotiations processes; and (iii) supporting gender-responsive security sector and justice reforms. Under the overall guidance from the Country Representative and Deputy Representative, the WPS Analyst will report directly to the Head of WPS Thematic Area and will support engagement with civil society, as well as with government counterparts and support coordinating, and monitoring of UN Women interventions implemented through civil society organizations and selected government institutions.

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.

UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women’s programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has five key programme priorities: (1) Integrated Programming and Localization, (2) Women’s movement building through core grant making; 3) Policy and Research; 4) Economic Resilience and Women’s Empowerment and 5) Coordination, Access and Humanitarian Response. UN Women Afghanistan operates through its main office in Kabul and five sub-offices located in the provinces of Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar.

Within this framework, the Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Officer leads strategic donor engagement, external positioning, and bilateral resource mobilization for the Afghanistan Country Office. The role ensures high-level relationship management with Member States and bilateral partners, drives strategic positioning aligned with the Strategic Note, and strengthens coherence across all partnership streams.

Under the supervision of the Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Specialist (P4), the Officer provides strategic leadership on donor engagement, fundraising, agreement oversight, visibility, and cross-office coordination.

1. Manage strategic Member State and bilateral donor engagement
• Manage engagement with Member States, bilateral donors, and other strategic government partners.
• Build, sustain, and manage high-level institutional relationships to advance UN Women’s strategic priorities.
• Represent UN Women in external donor, diplomatic, and policy-facing spaces, as delegated.
• Position UN Women strategically in donor dialogues, consultations, and policy engagement opportunities.

2. Manage strategic resource mobilization and donor positioning
• Manage bilateral fundraising strategies and donor engagement plans aligned with the Strategic Note.
• Guide proposal positioning, donor messaging, and strategic framing of partnership opportunities.
• Align funding opportunities with office priorities, programmatic gaps, and long-term sustainability objectives.
• Identify risks and opportunities to diversify and expand bilateral funding streams.

3. Provide strategic positioning, advocacy, and visibility support for partnerships
• Develop donor narratives, strategic messaging, and advocacy positioning materials.
• Coordinate high-level briefings, donor missions, visibility events, and strategic engagements.
• Strengthen visibility of programme impact through targeted partner-facing communications products.
• Advise senior management on positioning opportunities to maximize influence and resource mobilization outcomes.

4. Provide strategic oversight across partnership streams
• Provide strategic direction and coherence across Member State, UN, multilateral, and private sector engagement streams.
• Ensure consistent positioning, messaging, and relationship management approaches across the office.
• Support strategic decision-making on engagement priorities and partnership investments.

5. Manage donor agreements, systems oversight, and compliance
• Oversee drafting, negotiation, and quality assurance of Member State agreements and related partnership documents.
• Maintain accountability for Member State data integrity in Donor Agreement Management System (DAMS) , LEADS, QUANTUM, and other corporate systems.
• Validate and provide quality oversight for system inputs.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, UN Women corporate standards, and agreement obligations.
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6. Coordinate internal workflows and provide functional guidance
• Ensure alignment between strategy, systems, and execution.
• Provide functional guidance on proposal development, donor engagement priorities, and workflows.
• Coordinate collaboration across programme, operations, communications, and management teams for partnerships and resource mobilization.
• Strengthen internal processes, quality standards, and team coordination mechanisms.

7. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.