Outreach and Partnerships Analyst

The incumbent will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide support to the UNOPS Country Director and Representative in the preparation and facilitation of the development and implementation of UNOPS outreach and partnership strategy in Haiti.
• Support the UNOPS Country Director and Representative by attending meetings, compiling materials, and assisting in the preparation of project documents and proposals, as requested. Including maintaining minutes and records of action points from key stakeholder meetings.
• Participate, record and follow-up discussions and recommendations of the Haiti Project Engagement Committee for all new projects, and track the relevant engagement approvals.
• Support the coverage of United Nations Country Team (UNCT) interagency working groups and task-forces with a view of building inter-agency synergies and joint initiatives.
• Contribute to the analysis, mapping and knowledge management of project development opportunities with partners in Haiti such as UN, multilateral development banks, bilateral donors, foundations, NGOs, academia, think tanks and private sector.
• Participate in partnerships meetings with potential partners and ensure their systematic and timely follow-up, and keep and update a central registry of all projects in the pipeline.
• Support the UNOPS Country Director and Representative in the creation of internal guidance and systematization of knowledge packages related to specific partners of projects with a view of improving the quality of UNOPS work.
• Support the preparation of all relevant outreach and communication material, including relevant research required to produce communication products.
• Support office corporate reporting requirements as needed.
• Provide as needed support to the Programme team as required including for, high level meetings, conferences and perform other functions and duties as reasonably could be expected for fulfilling a partnerships and outreach role in Haiti.

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Political Science, Communications, International Relations or an infrastructure oriented degree. 
• A Bachelors degree in combination with two additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of the Master’s degree. 
• Certification in project management (Prince 2 or PMP) would be an asset but is not a requirement.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years of relevant work experience, such as in outreach and public relations, business development, partnerships, communications, project management and/or coordination, engineering, or other similar fields.
• International exposure, including in contexts of fragility, and UN experience is highly desirable.

• Fluency of English is required 
• French is highly desirable

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time or 6 pm Haiti time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Haiti

The UNOPS Haiti office supports international partners and the Haitian Government in their work to improve lives following the 2010 earthquake. UNOPS project managers and their local employees are helping to check the safety of damaged houses, build transitional shelters for homeless families, provide cleaner toilets for those living in camps, clear canals of debris to prevent floods, repair roads, and construct maternity centres and schools.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.