Partnerships Senior Officer - Health Retainer Contract

UNOPS Network

Islamabad , Pakistan

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Posted Jul 11, 2025 1073 views Report Job

The Partnerships Senior Officer (Health - Retainer) will provide on-call technical advice and hands-on support to PKCO’s Partnerships & Programme Development Section and relevant project teams.

Under the overall supervision of the Partnerships Officer, the consultant will:

Map and prioritise health-funding opportunities

Analyse global and regional donor landscapes; create a ranked long-list and shortlist of mechanisms aligned with Pakistan’s health strategies.
Prepare engagement briefs (objectives, eligibility criteria, decision timelines, key contacts).

Development of concept-notes & proposals (three full packages)

Ensure the completion of comprehensive concept notes and proposals, at least three, inclusive of inputs and agreement of stakeholders based on sectoral priorities.
Draft logframes, budgets, theories of change, risk/ESG screens and gender-integration plans in line with donor templates and UNOPS due-diligence standards.
Finalise three proposals to the agreed donors.

Cultivate donor relationships & stakeholder engagement

Arrange, prepare and, if delegated, represent UNOPS in meetings with donors and other entities in the sector.
Produce talking points, pitch decks, meeting briefs and trip reports within 48 hours.

Strengthen pipeline management & knowledge sharing

Contribute to the funding-pipeline tracker.
Document lessons learned and update internal proposal toolkits, sample annexes and SOPs.
Submit concise monthly progress reports to the Partnerships Specialist.

Deliverables

The deliverables expected are;

Sectoral donor-mapping report and engagement plan.
3 agreed upon concept notes and project proposals.
Identification & engagement of two funding sources in the health sector.
Consolidated lessons-learned and hand-over report.

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Education:

A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health, International Development or a related field is required.
A Bachelor's degree with an additional two years of experience may be considered in place of a Master's degree.

Experience:

Minimum two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in health-sector proposal writing, resource mobilisation or partnership management within UN agencies, INGOs, multilateral development banks, donor agencies or CSR programmes.
Demonstrated track record of at least two successful health-grant / CSR submissions valued ≥ USD 2 million each during the past five years.
Existing networks with major global health donors (e.g., Takeda, Global Fund, regional CSR arms) are a strong asset.
Familiarity with Pakistan’s federal and provincial health systems and financing mechanisms is desirable.

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