Associate External Relations Officer (Donor Relations)

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of Senior Donor Relations Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Keep abreast all developments in operations to prepare appropriate briefings and reports.
• Support with the preparation of periodic internal and external reports as required.
• In cooperation with country offices, she/he prepares funding submissions for donors, and draft any required after-action reports.
• Assist in monitoring and analyzing donor policies, potential for accessing transition and development funding sources, policies/strategies of organizations competing with UNHCR over funds. Research, develop and maintain donor profiles / fact sheets.
• Organise programmes of visits, meetings and annual consultations with relevant governmental donors, as well as for donor missions to the field when required.
• Assisting in the organization of trainings and capacity building activities.
• Support the supervisor in preparation for meetings and talking points.
• As appropriate, represent UNHCR in meetings and correspondence with other humanitarian agencies (UN and NGOs).
• Perform any other tasks as required.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

International Relations, Political Science, or other relevant field.

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:

A minimum 2 years of experience of external/donor relations, reporting, ideally in an international setting.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Spanish(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: Public information and reporting Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypageand click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypageand click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 15-Mar-2020 - 23:59hrs, Germany time