Under the overall guidance and supervision of the WEC Head of Program, the incum...
Under the overall guidance and supervision of the WEC Head of Program, the incumbent will contribute to the following key areas:
- Conduct research and analysis for the identification of pertinent trends and business opportunities in furtherance of the WEC partner and business development strategy and its related implementation plan;
- Support the development of concrete opportunities through market research and analysis, proposal development and support to project management and implementation;
- Help analyse and extract best practices of and lessons from WEC’s project management performance with a view to design attractive service offerings to partners;
- Assist with the development and implementation of suitable communication tools.
1. Duties and Responsibilities
a. Business Development
- Assist in the update of the WEC Partner and Business Strategy to enhance and grow the cluster’s portfolio;
- Scan business development opportunities for business development intelligence (facilitate assessments of client needs, UNOPS value proposition, etc.)
- Conduct background information about potential partners and opportunities, develop partner- and opportunity profiles and update information in corresponding BD platforms;
- Support analysis of corporate trends and guidelines regarding their relevance for WEC’s BD processes;
- Help with the identification of partnership;
- Establish subsequent plan of action and follow-up for potential business acquisition and partnership development opportunities in accordance with the strategy;
- Generate content (information/images) for promotional activities
b. Best Practice and Knowledge Management
- Assist the PMO in coordinating best practices and KM aspects from project implementation under the portfolio and match these with potential service offerings for partners;
- Support the development of periodic internal and external portfolio reports on achievements and updates;
- Develop content form promotional tools and activities;
- Prepare draft presentations and supporting documents for partner meetings;
- Support the organization of promotional events and high-level meetings;
- Coordinate contacts with potential partners
c. Research
- Produce reports, surveys, charts/graphs, forecasts, statistics, focus groups, trend analyses,
- Collect and analyze data on trends, potential market impact and analysis;
2. Training components and learning elements
The incumbent will have access to project and portfolio documentation to learn about project management and development cooperation in the areas the portfolio covers. She/he has the opportunity to join official meetings and learn about UNOPS, the UN and multilateral cooperation. She/he will get exposure to key stakeholders in climate change, environmental management, UN agencies (UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO, etc.), several country and multi-partner donors, international non-governmental organizations and representatives from country beneficiary.
The incumbent will also have full access to UNOPS intranet, the Project ERP system and the Communities of Practice (COPs) in Project Management, Gender Mainstreaming, Innovation and Research, Sustainable Infrastructure, etc.
3. Participation in missions or training courses
The incumbent will have access to the UNOPS Learning Zone and apply for training in Programme Management, Gender Mainstreaming, Coaching, and mandatory training as per UNOPS policy.