Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Relationship and Partnerships Analyst
Organisation: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: UNCDF’s Digital Country Lead

About US:
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries (LDCs). With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. This last mile is where available resources for development are scarcest; where market failures are most pronounced; and where benefits from national growth tend to leave people excluded.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the UNCDF Country Digital Lead, the Relationship and Partnerships Analyst will be responsible for the following activities and deliverables:

Strategic relationship and partnership development:
• Support the development of corporate strategies tailored to partners;
• Support to building and maintaining relationships with the financial sector, private sector investors, and the Government partners;
• Support for providing strategic advice and policy recommendations with a view to positioning UNCDF IDE strongly;
• Identification of opportunities for UNCDF programmes in its relationship with other UN Agencies;
• Implementation of strategy for partnering with UN Agencies around UNDAF, SDG and other joint programming for implementation of UN Reform;
• Identification of specific areas for support, building on UNCDF IDE comparative advantages and UNCDF programmatic objectives in country.
• Assist in building and maintaining relations with other UN agencies that support the effective implementation of the digital economies, with special focus on jointly mobilization of resources;
• Provides technical support during negotiation processes at the programme level with key partners (relevant to the new thematic areas such as with the policy, digital financing and economies.)
• Enhances capacity by UNCDF IDE to pursue and capitalize on strategic partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities.

Support to mobilization of resources:
• Provide effective and efficient support to the Digital Country Lead in the mobilization of resources in all aspects of resource mobilization;
• Support and create new partnerships with non-traditional donors, particularly the investment sector, and the financial sector;
• Identify and develop opportunities for resource mobilization and advise the Programme on appropriate strategies and approaches to seize them; and
• Support the development of programme strategies for resource mobilization, including through strategic partners.

Effective Internal and External Donor Relations:
• Based on in-depth knowledge of national environments, identify targeted interventions to mobilize support for UNCDF IDE and influence positively national policies and other decision-making processes;
• Build and maintain UNCDF IDE visibility and reputation at relevant stakeholder and partner meetings and events;
• Build, nurture and maintain effective internal and external working relations, including with relevant stakeholders and partners in the Government and private sector.

Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
• Identification and formulation of lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into broader CO knowledge management efforts;
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice; and
• Organization and conduct of trainings on RM and partnerships building in the Country Office.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The ideal applicant for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Relationship and Partnerships Analyst job must hold a Master’s Degree in social science especially gender studies, or relevant discipline.
• At least eight years of experience in a partnerships management role, preferably in the private sector mandatory;
• At least five years’ experience working in Uganda is mandatory;
• Experience in managing innovation projects especially leveraging digital platforms or digital service offerings is preferred.
• Advanced Marketing Certification would be a plus;
• Experience in the telecommunications sector preferred;
• Sales and marketing experience preferred;
• Ability to establish strong working relationships public sector authorities, civil society, and private sector leaders; international donors; and other stakeholders.
• Full fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Ability to make new and useful ideas work.
• Ability to persuade others to follow.
• Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.
• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
• Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=101667  
The applicants should send Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
Deadline: 14th September 2021

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