Overview
The Trust Funds Strategic Engagement Analyst will support resource mobilization, strategic partnership development, and fund design for UN Multi-Partner Trust Funds, focusing on ocean finance and environmental priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategies to attract and manage funding from public, philanthropic, and private sources.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of Resource Mobilisation Strategies for trust funds.
- Support day-to-day fundraising activities and donor engagement.
- Design and coordinate strategic pledge sessions and donor engagement events.
- Draft tailored proposals, concept notes, and pitch materials.
- Lead management of the engagement tracking system.
- Maintain transparent communication with contributors.
- Strengthen UNCDF’s visibility, partnerships, and policy influence.
- Support the planning and coordination of strategic engagement activities.
- Assist in identifying and cultivating collaboration opportunities.
- Provide research, coordination, and drafting support for engagement in key international fora.
- Contribute to the preparation of engagement plans, briefing packages, talking points, and presentations.
- Support the preparation and delivery of materials for public events, publications, and external engagements.
- Support the design and positioning of new ocean financing instruments and mechanisms.
- Conduct research and prepare analytical materials.
- Draft and review concept notes and governance documents.
- Identify and document emerging financing mechanisms.
- Support the design, governance, and operational frameworks of innovative finance secretariats.
- Coordinate inputs across teams and partners.
Required Experience
- A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilisation with public and private contributors related to biodiversity and/or ocean finance is required.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience and record on working with blended finance instruments and related partnerships, including UN organizations, is required.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience and record on working with UN multi-partner trust fund secretariats related to biodiversity finance issues is required.
- Demonstrated skills to plan and prioritize work activities to meet organizational goals and efficiently achieve quality results is required.
- Experience in planning and organizing international events within the context of multilateral environmental agreements, such as the CBD COP, UN Ocean Conference and others is highly desirable.
- Experience in UN multi-partner trust fund design, operations, governance, and programme support is highly desirable.
- Experience with UNDP policies, procedures and practices particularly in relation to project development and implementation and/or working experience in an international organization is highly desirable.
- Experience in donor reporting and proposal development is highly desirable.
- Experience developing or contributing to knowledge products or communication materials related to biodiversity conservation, environmental finance, or sustainable development is highly desirable.
- Experience supporting high-level missions, ministerial briefings, or donor engagements is highly desirable.
Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Social Sciences, Law, International Relations, Development Studies, Political Science, or other relevant fields.
- Bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned areas with two years of additional relevant experience is accepted in lieu of Master’s degree.
