Under the overall guidance of the Head of Partnerships Development/Head of Representation/Liaison Officer, the Partnerships Intern will be responsible for:
- Conducting donor and partner research, including internal and external data analysis on current and potential partners relevant to the office;
- Monitoring of donor/government tenders, trends and developments to identify possible new business acquisition opportunities, and developing relevant engagement strategies;
- Developing business/market analysis reports, background notes, presentations and talking points on key issues related to the above;
- Assisting in the team’s relationship building activities and related mission/meeting preparations and follow-up, with a focus on the office relevant partners;
- Updating the internal working tools, including internal information/knowledge management tools and the Intranet.
Other duties as may be required.
In performing her/his responsibilities, the Partnerships Intern will work closely with the Head of Partnerships Development/Head of Representation/Liaison Officer, other personnel and interns in the PLG team, as well as project/business development specialists, staff and interns in UNOPS offices throughout the world.
The applicant will be responsible for providing support to Head of Partnerships Development on the following activities:
• Analysing and monitoring donors’ aid policies, practices and development cooperation budget allocations to identify possible new business acquisition opportunities;
•.Researching and developing potential new partner profiles, as well as associated engagement strategies;
• Collecting and analysing information, policy briefs, reports, academic journals and news articles related to current and potential donors and partners;
• Developing/updating business/market analysis, outreach plans and thematic briefs (e.g. by donor, sector and country);
•Research and draft business/market analyses concerning possible business acquisition opportunities;
•Prepare business/market analysis reports for both major donors as well as countries in the region;
•Research, draft, update and maintain partner profiles and briefs according to changing/shifting donor priorities, areas of focus, and country strategies;
•Research and draft partner engagement and outreach strategies in support of key partner management;
•Contribute to, review and comment on, internal reports on market entry and partnership development strategies;
•Aid in the development of bidder/partner/competitor analyses reports for engagements;
•Monitoring of business development/donor websites to aid in the identification of potential business acquisition opportunities;
•Updating of UNOPS Profiles in relevant internal knowledge management tools;
•Liaise with relevant teams, regional and field offices, as well as HQ practices, when applicable, and build relationships with personnel across the organization to improve information dissemination and facilitate data collection and knowledge management;
•Assist with internal capacity building efforts in the area of partnerships;
•Contributions, maintenance and periodic updating of PLG intranet information in coordination with the communications focal point, and;
•Perform other related duties as required.
Functional Competencies
•Analyze and link information from
different sources
•Analyze both qualitative and
quantitative data in support of the identification of programme and project
acquisition opportunities and development of engagement strategies
• Understand, identify, prepare and
maintain databases and internal documents concerning programme and project
development opportunities
•Deliver comprehensive and fact-based
strategic engagement strategies aligned with fluid/dynamic donor landscape
•Offer new and/or different feasible
solutions to problems/client needs
•Displays openness and flexibility in
daily work
•Meet tight timelines for delivery with
internal/external clients
•Have excellent relationship management
skills in relation to current and potential partners