Partnerships Manager

Vacancy Announcement

Partnerships Manager, P-4

Amman, Jordan*

*Note: UNRWA may consider alternate locations or work arrangements, but reserves the right to not make an appointment where the candidate is unable to take up the post functions in the official duty station of the post: Amman, Jordan.

Deadline for Applications

23 July 2017

(19 June 2017 for internal applicants)

Duration

1 year, with the possibility of further extension, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need.

Vacancy Announcement Number

17-HQ-AM-30

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for professionals like you.

UNRWA’s strategic objectives

UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. The mission of UNRWA is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development under the difficult circumstances in which they live. In line with this mission, the Agency works towards five strategic outcomes: (a) Palestine refugee rights under international law are protected and promoted; (b) Palestine refugee health is protected and disease burden is reduced; (c) school-age children complete quality, equitable and inclusive basic education; (d) Palestine refugee capabilities are strengthened for increased livelihood opportunities; and (e) Palestine refugees are able to meet their basic human needs of food, shelter and environmental health.

Do you want to make a lasting difference? 

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

The main responsibilities include:

·         Developing and implementing a global strategy to raise leadership giving income for UNRWA; providing strategic guidance to and supervision of UNRWA’s Leadership Giving Team;

·         Ensuring that new opportunities for funding are identified and solicited, prospective donors are researched, profiled and development plans created;

·         Developing donor visibility plans, recognition strategies, planning and reporting procedures to optimize income growth and donor satisfaction;

·         Developing, managing and maintaining strategic relationships with current and prospective funders through appropriate cultivation and stewardship strategies;

·         Managing the development and submission of funding proposals to international grant giving bodies, and overseeing the implementation of grant funded projects to ensure donor conditions are complied with and UNRWA’s reputation for grant management is maintained and enhanced;

·         Preparing and managing the annual budget for the Leadership Giving Programme and ensuring that internal monitoring and reporting requirements are met. Contributing to the annual planning process by giving income and expenditure budget inputs to the overall Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) budget;

·         Analyzing philanthropic and other leadership giving (corporate and foundation partnership) trends so that market opportunities may be capitalized on, ensuring that the UNRWA’s Leadership Giving proposition remains compelling and competitive; developing and delivering training and capacity building on foundations, grant giving and project development to relevant UNRWA teams and field offices.

Conditions of service

UNRWA offers an attractive compensation package including annual salary starting at $70,647 net tax free with post adjustment of 36.4% (subject to change without notice). All UNRWA duty stations (with the exception of Gaza and Syria) are family duty stations. Other benefits, subject to eligibility, include:

To qualify for this position, you will need:

You will also need to demonstrate the following competencies:

·         Applying Technical Expertise

·         Relating and Networking

·         Persuading and Influencing

·         Formulating Strategies and Concepts

·         Entrepreneurial Thinking

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews:
https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI 

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org/ by creating a personal profile and completing UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org/ will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

General information

UNRWA staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality at all times. This includes respect for and commitment to human rights, diversity, and non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment.

The retirement age for staff entering or re-entering service in the UN Common System after 1 January 1990 is 62 and 65 after 1 January 2014. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete a term of appointment will normally be considered.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

Date of issue: 6 June 2017/ LAN