Partnerships Senior Officer (Health) Retainer Contract

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) aims to make significant strides in promoting sustainable development, aiding the federal and provincial government in SDGs attainment, and establishing itself as a reliable provider of efficient services for development programming around Climate Adaptation, Basic Service Delivery and Energy Efficiency. Operational since 1999, UNOPS Pakistan (Project Office) is part of the Sri Lanka Multi-Country Office in the Asia Pacific Region.

Health-sector outlook in Pakistan.

The country continues to face high burdens of communicable and non-communicable diseases, growing climate-sensitive health risks and critical financing gaps that impede universal health coverage and development of modern health infrastructure. International health financing windows—such as Takeda’s Global CSR Program, the Global Fund, Gavi, the Asian Development Bank’s regional health security facility and emerging blended-finance mechanisms—offer opportunities to mobilise catalytic resources for Government and civil-society partners.

Job Specific Context

Pakistan faces substantial financing gaps in primary health care, non-communicable-disease management, and emerging climate-sensitive health threats. Several global health mechanisms—such as Takeda’s Global CSR Programme, the Global Fund’s Catalytic Investment Window, Gavi’s Health Systems Strengthening stream and regional blended-finance facilities—represent critical opportunities to mobilise additional resources for national and provincial health priorities.

To complement an existing Senior Health Retainer who provides strategic positioning, UNOPS seeks to engage a Partnerships Officer (Health - Retainer) to develop three (3) complete concept notes/proposals tailored to priority donors, and a pipeline of at least three (3) viable funding entry points for FY 2025–2026. The assignment includes:

• craft winning submissions for at least three health-funding sources;

• identify and secure two further prospective health-funding entry points; and

• strengthen PKCO’s internal pipeline management and donor-cultivation systems

The Partnerships Senior Officer (Health - Retainer) will provide on-call technical advice and hands-on support to PKCO’s Partnerships & Programme Development Section and relevant project teams.

 Under the overall supervision of the Partnerships Officer, the consultant will:

Map and prioritise health-funding opportunities

• Analyse global and regional donor landscapes; create a ranked long-list and shortlist of mechanisms aligned with Pakistan’s health strategies.
• Prepare engagement briefs (objectives, eligibility criteria, decision timelines, key contacts).

• Ensure the completion of comprehensive concept notes and proposals, at least three, inclusive of inputs and agreement of stakeholders based on sectoral priorities.
• Draft logframes, budgets, theories of change, risk/ESG screens and gender-integration plans in line with donor templates and UNOPS due-diligence standards.
• Finalise three proposals to the agreed donors.

• Arrange, prepare and, if delegated, represent UNOPS in meetings with donors and other entities in the sector.
• Produce talking points, pitch decks, meeting briefs and trip reports within 48 hours.

• Contribute to the funding-pipeline tracker.
• Document lessons learned and update internal proposal toolkits, sample annexes and SOPs.
• Submit concise monthly progress reports to the Partnerships Specialist.

Deliverables

The deliverables expected are;

• Sectoral donor-mapping report and engagement plan.
• 3 agreed upon concept notes and project proposals.
• Identification & engagement of two funding sources in the health sector.
• Consolidated lessons-learned and hand-over report.

• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health, International Development or a related field is required.
• A Bachelor's degree with an additional two years of experience may be considered in place of a Master's degree.

Contract type: ICA

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Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA) Retainer - 

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• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.