Resource Mobilization and Partnership Reporting Analyst

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Mission and objectives

The UNDP Sierra Leone Country Office was established in 1978 and has over the years grown to a total staff strength of over 140 and with an average annual delivery of USD 25 million. UNDP has established a Planning and Support Unit (PSU) to provide effective and efficient management advisory support services to senior management and to programme and operations Units. It specifically leads on programme quality assurance, results-based management, resource mobilization, and donor relations and reporting. Under the overall guidance of the Resident Representative and direct supervision of the Team Leader of the PSU, the Donor Relations and Reporting Specialist leads on partnership building and ensuring donor compliance and high-quality donor reporting. He/she will: (i) identify and explore potentials for strategic partnership and programme synergies, (ii) coordinate donor relations and development assistant (iii) ensure donor reporting compliance and consistency with UNDAF/CPD and other corporate documents (iv) develop and enhance partnerships and (v) mobilize resources. He/she will also support knowledge management and information dissemination in a coordinated, systematic, client-oriented and timely manner for all programmes. The Donor Relations and Reporting Specialist works in close collaboration with Senior Management, Team Leaders in the Programme and Operations Units. He or she is expected to coordinate with relevant colleagues in other UN Agencies.

Context

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in more than 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet. Development challenges in Sierra Leone are as diverse and complex as the country itself. To respond to these challenges, UNDP in Sierra Leone concentrates its efforts on building the country’s capacity to promote inclusive, green, and pro-poor growth, effective governance, and sustainable and resilient development. We help our partners in identifying relevant solutions to complex development challenges and offer policy and implementation services to address these challenges

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Resident Representative or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will ensure: The UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: Implement Strategies and policies related to Result Management and partnerships building: •Synthesis of proposals and provision of inputs to the development and implementation of a donor intelligence strategy. Analysis and assessment of CO opportunities for resource mobilization; •Identification of opportunities in the country based on partner-specific intelligence and the competitive landscape and where the CO competency strengths overlap with partner/client needs. •Analysis of key development and sectoral policies currently being discussed and implemented in the country and key donors willing to support these policies; •Drafting and revision of agreements with donors. Monitoring of overall implementation of agreements; •Analysis of the level of CO engagement with each donor: type and level of contact and particular areas of interest; •Identification of emerging sources of funding; assessment of their current usage and potential for the future; •Participation in the development of specific donor fund-raising strategies and approaches; •Conduct of a Competitive Landscape Analysis of partners, their priorities and characterization of their relationships/partnerships; •Negotiation of mutually beneficial agreements, compliance with partner requirements, including reporting requirements; •Coordinates and leads all programmatic and projects reporting obligations and requirements; •Writes proposals that respond to funding instruments within the UN system as well as externally; •Develops and implements a private sector engagement strategy and resource mobilization Strongly position UNDP in the UN family: •Identification of opportunities for UNDP in its relationship with other UN Agencies, IFIS, private sector, and bilateral partners; •Provision of inputs to the development and implementation of CO strategy for partnering with UN Agencies around SDGs, and other joint programming for the implementation of UN Reform Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing as required by the organization: •Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to resource mobilization and partnership-building activities; •Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice; •Organization of training/briefing for the CO staff on resource mobilization issues; • Successfully deliver support (in coordination with the JTF) for the strengthening of the fact-checking capacity, including through the establishment of partnerships and collaborations with other national actors involved in the initiavive. •The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs). •Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment. A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.