Overview
Lead UNOPS strategic engagement with key partners in Northern Europe, driving high-impact partnerships to strengthen positioning, portfolio growth, and mission delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to PFG strategy and planning, providing insights and recommendations from key partner relationships.
- Develop and implement strategies for key partners, aligned with Partner Segment Strategies.
- Champion strategic partnerships through active networking and communication of UNOPS value proposition.
- Engage senior officials within key partner organizations on the UNOPS strategic plan.
- Represent UNOPS in external meetings and forums relevant to key partners.
- Serve as UNOPS lead and primary contact point for key partners.
- Lead and facilitate senior-level consultations with key partners.
- Play a leading role in opportunity development by convening meetings with key partners.
- Actively monitor key partner portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment, value, and balance.
- Proactively identify key partner risks or delivery concerns and act as an escalation point.
- Lead the development and ongoing maintenance of global Framework Agreements and MOUs with key partners.
- Ensure lessons learned across the portfolio feed into continuous improvement.
- Create, foster, and role model a culture of trust, empowerment, and accountability.
- Build engagement and foster a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with UNOPS policies.
- Promote teamwork, collaboration, and diversity.
- Plan, recruit, manage, and develop a flexible and diverse workforce.
- Oversee, monitor, and direct appropriate measures to maintain the safety and security of UNOPS personnel and assets.
- Ensure the effective and ethical use of resources.
- Lead sharing of knowledge related to key partners across the organization.
- Contribute to the development and introduction of innovation.
- Promote the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI).
- Support the planning, implementation, and organization of capacity building.
- Share knowledge with peers in regional and country teams and other HQ groups.
Required Experience
- Relevant experience in strategic and managerial leadership in international development, business development, operations and/or programme management in a large international organization.
- Significant experience of strengthening capabilities and leading processes in relationship management and partner engagement for key partners or clients.
- Significant experience of leading opportunity development or business development processes for key partners or clients.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments.
- Experience of partnering with the public sector on developing, implementing and evaluating projects and programmes of significant national relevance.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts.
- Experience of working in UN system organizations.
Qualifications
Required Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 12 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 10 years of relevant experience is required
