Partnerships Specialist

Overview

The Partnerships Specialist will lead the Nairobi-based unit to support the Sudan Country Office in engaging with donors and International Financial Institutions, and in managing partner intelligence.

Tasks Summary

• Serve as the external engagement coordinator for UNDP Sudan in Nairobi and the wider region.
• Prepare partner-specific pitch materials, talking points, and strategic briefs.
• Help reframe the Sudan narrative to highlight development opportunities amidst crisis.
• Provide in-depth review and editing support for donor proposals, concept notes, and reports.
• Support programme teams in the development of theories of change, log-frames, results frameworks, and budgets.
• Coordinate internal review processes for proposal submissions.
• Maintain an updated donor intelligence and engagement calendar.
• Monitor funding trends, donor strategies, and relevant trust funds.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager with selected bilateral partners and IFIs.
• Organize and support donor missions, technical meetings, and roundtables.
• Coordinate development and dissemination of donor-focused communications and visibility materials.
• Lead the development and coordination of alternative resource mobilization approaches.
• Work closely with relevant UNDP units to ensure strategic alignment of diversified financing efforts.
• Liaise with regional bureaus and global partnership and finance platforms.
• Identify and support the pursuit of sub-regional, multi-country, or cross-border funding opportunities.
• Track engagement with IFIs and emerging donors.
• Provide regular updates to the Sudan CO on donor engagement progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Contribute to internal knowledge products, partnership lessons, and donor trends.
• Provide direct supervision and mentoring support to Partnership Analyst.
• Build capacity among programme staff on donor requirements and proposal quality.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years (with master's degree) and 9 years (with bachelor's degree) of extensive experience in monitoring & evaluation, resource mobilization and partnerships building, especially in crisis settings is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems and advanced programmes for data analysis is required.
• Experience in key UNDP programmatic areas of intervention in post-crisis and recovery settings is desired.
• Experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of resource mobilization strategies is desired.
• Demonstrated project and programme design and management experience is an asset.
• Previous experience in resource mobilization and partnerships building with a multilateral or international organization is desired.
• Experience with conflict/post-conflict settings is desired.
• Experience in reports' writing and presentation is desired.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in International Development, Economics, Political or Social Sciences, or related field is required, OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.

Contract Duration: 1 Year

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