Stagiaire en Partenariats

Based in Dakar, UNOPS Senegal Multi-Country Office (SNMCO) covers all of Francophone and Lusophone West Africa and the Maghreb countries (18 countries in all). 

SNMCO has developed a strong working relation with Governments and international development partners over the last decades. We support our partners in key development areas such as infrastructure rehabilitation and development; project management; capacity development and management services such as procurement and human resources.

Partnerships Unit (PU)

The Partnerships unit (PU) has been established to expand our presence in the sub-region, grow SNMCO’s project and programme portfolio and develop strategic partnerships for the region. The Partnerships Unit coordinates, supports and monitors the development of the portfolio.

The Unit reports directly to the SNMCO Director.

1. Duties and Responsibilities 

The Partnerships and Communications intern will work in the Senegal Multi-Country Office based in Dakar, Senegal, and will report to the Partnerships Specialist. He / She will support the Partnerships Unit by conducting research on donors and market trends, supporting Partnership analysts in project formulation 

in order to increase UNOPS project portfolio in the sub-region by providing administrative support to the development and finalization of project documents, including but not limited to project descriptions, budgets, legal accords, gender action plans and risk registers.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following specific tasks :

Partnerships and Project development 

• Support the SNMCO’s efforts in liaising with potential donors, funding partners, agencies and institutions 

• Participate in meetings with potential partners and ensure their systematic and timely follow-up

• Support in the development of project-related documents including project descriptions, budgets, legal accords, risk registers and gender action plans

• Liaise with AFR Regional Offices and Headquarter as needed to assure clearances are obtained in order to finalize engagements and move to implementation of projects

• Perform other related duties as required.

Communications :

• Support the preparation of external communication materials, including factsheets, articles, infographics, videos and other materials,customized for target key audiences such as donors, UN agencies, governments, foundations, NGOs, civil society and private sector for effective outreach among existing and potential partners 

• Develop contents, presentations, correspondence, briefings, talking points and all other external communication material including document translation

• Provide support to communications campaigns and events in terms of banners, leaflets, press releases, social media content and toolkits, etc. 

• Support Partner Surveys and resulting action plans 

• Any other Communications task to ensure the support to SNMCO’s communications and resource mobilization activities.

Knowledge Management 

• Ensure that organizational systems are updated and populated frequently including the internal Partnerships Unit Google Drive

• When needed, provide regular reports on business acquisition pipeline to the Partnerships Specialist

• When needed, take minutes at internal and/or external meetings, providing action points for follow-up

• Liaise with the Communications Officer and Partnerships colleagues in Africa as well as project communication focal points as necessary.

Business intelligence 

• Conduct analysis and mapping of donor priorities, areas of focus and geographical priorities as well as national country strategies 

• Prepare business/market analysis reports for major donors and countries in the region to support the development of new engagements opportunities 

• Research events, publications and announcements, to track and screen opportunities for possible UNOPS interventions and identify trends that will drive partnership opportunities.

2. Functional competencies

• Researching, writing and editing content that is clear, concise and effectively conveys key messages to target audiences 

• Detail focused and ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment 

• Knowledge of software packages for publication such as Adobe Creative Suite – especially InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro or other relevant products commonly used.

To be eligible the applicants must be pursuing a university degree such as a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies, Project Management, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing or other relevant areas or be a recent graduate from such studies (within the last 3 years).

Experience :

While no prior work experience is required,some professional experience is highly desirable either in the private or public sector, in areas such as:

• Management 

• Research 

• Project Management 

• Proposal and project development 

• Data analysis 

• Marketing 

• Consulting 

• Partnership Development

• Resource Mobilization

• Social media and/or communications experience.

Language :

Fluency in French and English (written and spoken) is required.

Computer Literacy

Basic knowledge of design and/or video editing experience with software programmes (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc.) is preferred.

Knowledge of G Suite is an asset but not required.

Located in Dakar, the UNOPS office in Senegal has developed a strong working relation with the Governments of West Africa and international partners over the years. It provides technical support in strategic development areas including elections; procurement and related capacity building; environmental protection, as well as infrastructure rehabilitation and development.

A Partnerships Unit (PU) has been established to support the development of new engagement opportunities in the sub-region and increase CIOH’s project and programme portfolio. The Partnership Unit coordinates, supports and monitors the development of the portfolio. The Unit report directly to the Hub Director serving, as an interface between the project centers and the operational hub. The Partnership Advisor will work within the Partnership Unit.