Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 14 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Terms of Reference
General Background     
• The Corporate and Shared Value Partnerships team leverages the strengths of businesses on behalf of displaced persons globally. It does this on one hand by supporting UNHCR Divisions and Regional Bureaux with their corporate engagement strategies, and on the other hand by directly building and managing high-value partnerships, mostly with multi-national corporations. In the spirit of the Global Compact on Refugees, the Unit helps strengthen and expand partnerships with the private sector so as to include financial and in-kind support to UNHCR, technical knowledge, direct investment in refugee-hosting areas, product and service development, access to communications channels, advocacy, or a combination of any of the above. The Corporate and Shared Value Partnerships team serves as a center of excellence in corporate engagement by disseminating good practices and driving thought leadership around emerging concepts and practices.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment
• Reporting to the Chief of Section PSP Africa, the incumbent will support the Bureaux and Country Operations to build Shared Value Partnerships with the African private sector with a focus on developing and managing relationships with businesses bringing social impact value (refugee employment, advocacy, probono expertise).
• Alongside account management responsibilities, the incumbent will focus on driving the creation and institutionalization of tools, protocols, and processes that will optimize engagement with companies, business networks, and related organizations globally. In this way, s/he will contribute to increasing UNHCR’s profile and credibility as a partner that can deliver impact and breakthrough solutions at scale through partnerships. S/he will ensure that all collaborations are developed and managed in accordance with UNHCR procedures as well as UN and industry good practices. S/he will pay special attention to ensure that partnerships are initiated and developed in a proactive and collaborative manner, based on established needs and priorities as well as partners’ interests. S/he will facilitate the efficient and streamlined sharing of information on these collaborations among internal stakeholders, particularly the PSP network.
• Collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders is vital to success in this role. The incumbent must establish effective working relationships internally with key staff across the organization, and externally with private sector counterparts.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Work closely with the PPH corporate and Foundations teams, to engage corporate/ foundations and set strategic directions for all activities relevant to the acquisition and strengthening of partnerships and relationships with them, ensuring that a dynamic pipeline that includes shared value initiatives is in place and regularly assessed and updated.
• Nurture, develop, and oversee existing relationships which are part of the incumbent’s portfolio, and ensure that they are leveraged to their full potential, and donor requirements are fulfilled while assessing the continued benefit of the partnership(s) to UNHCR.
• Define Key Performance Indicators for relationships and partnerships with corporate/ foundations, in line with PSP Africa and Global Organisational Strategic Frameworks, and perform strategic analyses and provide insight into the delivery and management of partnerships.
• Ensure that records on relationships are accurate and up to date on Salesforce and capture all relevant information and communications with donors.
• Regularly coordinate with colleagues in UNHCR HQ, PPH and shared value team, and other PSP offices to identify potential areas of collaboration and find opportunities for synergies.
Corporates
• Working closely with PPH Corporate team to build partnerships with corporates and corporate foundations, identify clear impact frameworks for engagement.
• Working closely with PPH Corporate team, design and implement shared value initiatives and materials for corporate audiences; prepare and deliver pitches, briefings, and presentations which communicate to corporate partners, and represent, in an accurate, timely, and persuasive manner, relevant information on UNHCR’s programs and activities.
• Manage a select portfolio of corporate partnerships and develop and lead on cultivation and stewardship plans to ensure that their competencies are leveraged for the benefit of UNHCR and persons of concern, that the partnership is achieving its full potential, and that that corporate partner can access partnership benefits in line with UNHCR’s benefits matrix.
• If applicable, work with the PPH team to identify opportunities for financial engagement with potential and existing shared value corporate partners.
• Be responsible for the delivery of relevant, accurate, and timely information and reports to partners on UNHCR’s programs and activities including on-time reporting of the impact of their contributions.
• Ensure that shared value partnerships case studies and materials are recorded and disseminated for learning and internal communications purposes.
• Work in collaboration with PPH Corporate team to develop cases for support of for social impact partnerships and develop materials for external presentation.
• Develop a social impact strategy to engage corporations and corporate foundations, in line with the PSP Global Strategy and the PPH Strategic Framework ; and input to the organizational shared-value strategy.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience

Education:     
• University degree (BA/BSc) in Public Relations, Political Science, Communication, Business Administration, or other related fields.

Work Experience
Essential Minimum Qualifications and Professional Experience Required
• Minimum 6 years relevant work experience with a relevant Undergraduate, or 5 years relevant work experience with a relevant master’s degree.
• Work experience in the corporate sector and/or the not-for-profit sector on corporate partnerships.
• Demonstrated familiarity with the work of UNHCR and experience in building and managing impactful private sector partnerships on behalf of a UN entity or not-for-profit organization, including financial and non-financial collaboration; or experience managing collaborations or projects with non-profit organizations on behalf of a company, foundation, or other philanthropic vehicles.
• Proven experience in strategy development, policy, and process development.
• Proven ability to think conceptually and critically, and to find, synthesize and interpret large amounts of information.
• Strong result-oriented and service-oriented attitude.

Essential
• Relevant professional experience in private sector fundraising and/or partnerships and/or managing relationships with donors and/or external partners, with exposure to an international environment and/or with humanitarian organizations.
• Possess expertise and up-to-date knowledge of existing and new fundraising/partnership management techniques, and of major trends in the philanthropic landscape.
• Experience in project management, with a proven track record of successfully implementing plans requiring expert knowledge at times.
• Proven ability to keep track of performance and meet or exceed targets.
• Ability to establish and implement strategies and plans according to priorities, manage, and mitigate risks, and balance different and sometimes competing needs and interests.
• Experience in managing and coordinating between multiple stakeholders, with an ability to multi-task, manage time, keep with tight deadlines, and thrive in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to produce high-quality written materials tailored to specific audiences.

Desirable
• Experience in starting up and/or managing private sector partnerships and/or individual donor relationships in new and/or challenging markets.
• Experience in a UN field location and/or in a developing country.
• Knowledge of humanitarian and/or development programming.
• Knowledge of and experience in a specialized area of fundraising, such as legacies, planned giving, or cause-related marketing;
• Familiarity with SharePoint 365 platform.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce. 
  
Key Competencies
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Managing Resources
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Analytical Thinking

Language
• Fluency in English
• French desirable.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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