Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

  • Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
  • Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
  • Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
  • Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

Office/Unit/Project Description  

In 2026, UNDP is starting the implementation of a new five-year Country Programme Document (CPD) for Uganda 2026-2030 anchored on a youth and women focus and adopting digital transformation in its implementation. The CPD directly contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2026 - 2030 which positions the United Nations system in Uganda to contribute to national development efforts and to support the Government of Uganda to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNDP’s Country Programme Document (CPD) will be operationalized through three transformative portfolios with an elevated focus on ensuring youth and women are central to Uganda’s National Transformation Agenda. These Portfolios are: i) Fostering Transformative Growth and Innovation portfolio, seeking to empower youth and women, including those at risk of being left behind to access new market opportunities, enter the job market, and use new tech to stimulate economic growth. ii) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Resilient Development seeking to fostering climate-resilient development, contributing to implementation of global and national environmental commitments, promoting innovative solutions for conservation and restoration, and mobilizing green and climate financing. iii) Transformative Governance, Political Environment and Partnerships, where together with state and non-state partners and employing digital transformation, UNDP will seek to strengthen governance, legislative and justice systems, promote people-centred service delivery and advocate for wider application of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Gender and Youth portfolios will be at the center of this work during 2026 to 2030.

The Advisor will contribute to UNDP’s strategic engagement with bilateral and multilateral development partners to strengthen resource mobilisation in Uganda. H/she will provide strategic donor intelligence and build and sustain partnerships with Development Partners, the Private Sector, Civil Society, and the UN system. The Advisor will also support the development, regular updating, and implementation of the CO partnerships and resource mobilisation strategy, tools, and procedures, while providing strategic guidance to senior management on integrated HDP initiatives, strategies, responses, and changes in the broader HDP context. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead strategic guidance and advice for the country office’s programming and delivery on the Humanitarian, Development and Peace nexus approach

  •  Lead development of new opportunities for HDP work including at the level of policy and programming within the context of the Country Programme, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDF) and other strategic frameworks;
  •   Provide advice on identifying entry points to HDP nexus in order to achieve a mixture of short-term, medium-term and long-term results which produce tangible improvements to cross-section of interrelated issues at local and national level;
  • Provide strategic guidance and advice to national HDP institutions and actors on policy issues: strategic planning, research and monitoring and evaluation, including key performance indicators, strategic plans for various organizations and research into various issues which impact on institutional performance;
  • Provide strategic guidance and advice to UNDP Senior management on the ongoing support to integrated HDP initiatives, on strategies, responses and changes in the broader HDP context;
  • Provide support to Governance, Peace and Security Unit in its programs and activities.

Lead strategic advocacy and partnership development

  • Build, coordinate, and maintain strategic relationships with key partners and donors across government, diplomatic missions, civil society, academia, private sector, and the UN system.
  • Set and monitor annual partnership priorities, goals, and KPIs, while advising management on effective partnership-building and positioning strategies.
     Analyze donor trends, policies, and financing instruments to identify emerging opportunities, risks, and implications for UNDP Uganda and advise senior management accordingly.
  • Maintain donor profiles and intelligence, identify funding opportunities, and support efforts to influence donor budgetary and funding decisions.
    Support the development and review of donor agreements, funding proposals, and concept notes, including opportunities for additional non-core resources.

Ensure advice and support to mobilization of core and non-core resources

  • Develop and implement donor-specific resource mobilisation strategies, identify funding opportunities, and support negotiation and management of donor agreements and funding portfolios.
  • Analyze donor trends, policies, ODA priorities, and funding cycles to identify and leverage core and non-core resource opportunities.
    Support and advise senior management and programme teams in developing quality proposals, joint programmes, and strategic initiatives aligned with UNDP priorities and donor interests.
  • Strengthen internal resource mobilisation capacity through technical guidance, tools, procedures, training, and engagement with strategic partners and donors.

Provide Oversight to the CO Communications Team and Lead CO Knowledge Management Initiatives

  • Working with relevant teams, support Coordinate the submission of high quality and timely reports to Donors: Maintain systems to promote compliance with the terms of grants and agreements, across the region; Provide technical support to programme managers for the preparation of high quality and timely donor reports; and Coordinate with the Team leads or their repse Monitoring and Reporting Analyst for the collection of information and preparation of results-based reports for external constituencies.
  • Support the preparation and timely submission of high-quality, results-based donor reports; maintain systems to ensure compliance with grant and agreement requirements; and provide technical support to programme managers and teams.
  • Contribute to knowledge products, knowledge networks and communities of practice, and promote organizational learning on the peace-development nexus, partnerships and resource mobilization.
  • Organize regular meetings and engagements with donors to foster knowledge and experience sharing, while monitoring emerging issues and risks that may affect partnerships and resource contributions.
  •  Work closely with the Communications team to develop and disseminate informational and visibility materials, promote campaigns, and communicate project results to donors, government, private-sector and other strategic partners, including through social media.
  •  Develop and deliver Country Office capacity-building initiatives on donor reporting and UNDP-donor cooperation, and implement strategies for policy dialogue, outreach, partnership development and resource mobilization with donors in coordination with the RBA Directorate and Strategy and Partnerships Team.

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

Institutional Arrangement

The HDP Nexus and Partnerships Advisor will work under the supervision of the Resident Representative. As a senior position within the Country Office, the incumbent will provide strategic oversight of compliance and quality assurance in accordance with established UNDP standards, particularly in engagements with internal and external stakeholders, while safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and protection of organization’s data and ensuring adherence to applicable compliance UNDP requirements.
 

Competencies

Core competencies

  • Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact   
  • Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems 
  • Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences 
  • Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands   
  • Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results 
  • Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration 
  • Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity 
     

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies 

Business Direction & Strategy: 

  • Strategic Thinking     
    • Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions; 
    • Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP. 
  • System Thinking    
    • Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

 
Business Development 

  • Knowledge Facilitation   
    • Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally 


Business Management

  • Project Management    
    • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific goals.  


Business Management

  • Communication    
    • Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience  
    • Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels

Partnership Management

  • Relationship Management     
    • Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust, and mutual understanding 
       

Required Skills and Experience

Education

  • Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in International Development, Economics, Business Administration, Political or Social Sciences,  or related field is required, OR
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

Experience

  • Minimum of 7 years (with master’s degree) OR 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) in development cooperation or a relevant related field is requiredincluding at the country-level.

Required skills

  • Demonstrated expertise in donor engagement and development cooperation.
  • Demonstrated track record in resource mobilization for country and regional programmes.
     

Desired skills 

  • Experience in strategy development and donor and UN partnerships/public relations at the international level; specialized experience in development financing and/or South-South cooperation an asset.
  • Experience in partnership management, resource mobilization, external relations, advocacy and engagement, programme management is an asset.
  • Track record of successful engagement and direct experience of strategic engagement with the donors is an asset.
  • Outstanding analytical capability ability to position UNDP politically and strategically, and knowledge and competency to shape corporate policy is an asset.
  • Proven oral and written communications skills and demonstrated presentation and facilitation skills/experienceStrong teamwork experience and proven ability to work in a complex multi-cultural environment is an asset
  • Very strong initiative-taker, proven capacity to move complex processes forward to achieve articulated results, work at varying levels and on different projects simultaneously (personal organization, and ability for multi-tasking) and proven ability to work under pressure, and to live comfortably with change 

Languages

  • Fluency in English is required

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. 

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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