Partnership & Resource Mobilization Officer

About the role

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East, is recruiting a Partnership & Resource Mobilization Officer in Syria. The incumbent reports to the Field Programme Support Officer and leads the development and implementation of an evidence-based partnership and resource mobilization plan. The appointment is a temporary contract of 11 months, renewable depending on funds and need, and involves travel within the Agency's area of operations and occasionally to venues in the United States.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a list of programme priorities for funding based on regular needs analysis, and carry out aid and stakeholder mapping and analysis of ODA and funding trends.
• Develop annual partnership and resource mobilization plans for the field office, and set up a database and monitoring system for public and private donors, including in-kind contributions.
• Prepare programme and project documentation such as concept notes, proposals, presentations, UN joint programming frameworks and Emergency Appeals, in line with UN and results-based management standards.
• Negotiate Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with donors and partners in close consultation with the Front Office, Field Legal Office, Programme Departments and other units.
• Maintain a monthly monitoring and reporting schedule, coordinate inputs from programme and project teams, draft reports and handle reprogramming, project extensions and budget revisions.
• Support UNRWA's brand profile at field level, coordinate the annual events calendar with the Communication/Public Information Office, and support field visits by government officials, donors and UN representatives.

Required profile

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in political science, international relations, public or business administration, communication, development or humanitarian studies, or a related field; a Bachelor's degree with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in partnerships, programmes and projects, resource mobilization, fundraising, donor coordination and/or results-based management across government, donor, non-profit, UN, private sector and other organizations.
• Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA and outside the country of citizenship.
• English at UN Level III reading, writing, listening and speaking; knowledge of another UN language is desirable.