Outreach & Partnerships Specialist

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations. 

1. Development and implementation of Outreach & Partnerships strategies for the positioning of UNOPS  in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2. Development and follow up of outreach & partnerships opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean with National Public Partners (NPP), donors, Unite Nations Agencies, private sector, academy, NGOs, media, among others.

3. Preparation of strategic outreach and communication’s material and documentation in relation to current and potential UNOPS’s partners.

4. Promote knowledge management, gender and innovation initiatives that increase the positioning of UNOPS at the regional and national levels.

   
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• A Master’s degree preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Engineering, Political Science, Communications or International Relations.
• A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, at national and/or international levels, in the areas of social and economic development and cooperation,  managing external relations, partnerships and/or outreach.
• Experience developing and executing partnership and programme development plans;
• Experience establishing partnerships and/or external relations with UN agencies, international development organisations, governments, foundations, international NGOs, private sector organisations or similar.

• Preparation of strategic outreach and communication’s material; 
• Experience in strategy development and process development;
• Project and programme management experience;
• Prior experience working in international organisations, international development, post-disaster and/or emergency contexts; or
• Prior experience in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Full working knowledge of English and Spanish is essential. 

Work life harmonization: UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.