Partnerships Officer - Liaison

Together, we build the future UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options.

Functional ResponsibilitiesPartnership and Programme Development

• Contribute to the development of partnership and program development plan in line with, the Pakistan Country Office Strategy, UNOPS Strategic Plan, and Asia Pacific Regional Strategies including country context and analysis of development and humanitarian landscape;
• Provide inputs in formulation and implementation of annual Partnerships work plans;
• Collaborate in the coordination and promotion between relevant Partnerships personnel at local, liaison, and HQ levels, and key personnel across the Pakistan Office, to ensure aligned and coherent interactions with partners;
• Research events, publications, and announcements, to track and screen opportunities for possible UNOPS Pakistan Office interventions and identify trends that will drive partnership opportunities;
• Contribute to the identification, design, formulation, and negotiation of new projects and programs and draft concept notes and project document briefs for discussion with partners;
• Build a network of key partners including federal and provincial Government, keeping abreast of evolving trends.
• Represent UNOPS Pakistan at all relevant internal UN, external stakeholders, and Government forums
• Attend necessary meetings, inter-agency committees, seminars/conferences, especially for positioning UNOPS
• Conduct field assessments and analysis to identify new intervention ideas

Strategic Communication

• Under the guidance of the partnership specialist, develop the Communication Strategy for UNOPS in Pakistan
• Support in implementing the Country Office Communication Strategy
• Work with Program Managers to develop project-specific communication plans that are in line with the overall communication strategy
• Provide content to be used for public information, communication products (newsletters/factsheets, etc), and outreach activities for the Pakistan Office in collaboration with the South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO) and Asia Pacific Region (APR) Communication Unit and UNOPS Communication Group, as required.
• Prepare content and campaigns  for UNOPS Social Media Channels and manage the channels
• Ensure visibility for UNOPS Pakistan events in press and social media profile  

Education/Experience/Language requirementsEducation:

• A first-level University degree(Bachelor's) preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Political Sciences, International Relations, Communications, Engineering or any other relevant field is required.
• A Master's degree in the above disciplines is highly preferred and may substitute some years of required experience.

Experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience (or more depending on academic credentials) in partnership development and proposal writing, communications, and/or other related fields is required.
• Project and program management experience is an asset
• Basic knowledge of graphic design and photography is an asset

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and oral English is required.
• Fluency in the national language Urdu is preferred.
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.

offer   Contract type, level, and duration

Contract type: ICAContract level: L-ICA 8 Local ICA Specialist

Contract Duration: Open-ended subject to performance and organizational requirements. For more details about the ICA contractual modality,

Application period: 11-Jan-2025 to 26-Jan-2025.