The Partnerships and Communications Specialist will work under the overall guidance of the Director of the UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa, with direct supervision of the Resilience Portfolio Adviser. This role involves building strategic partnerships, mobilizing resources, and enhancing visibility for the Resilience Hub to advance UNDP's resilience agenda across Africa.
Responsibilities
Build Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Engagement
- Support the design and implementation of a partnership and advocacy strategy for the Resilience Hub, articulating UNDP’s value proposition.
- Facilitate and strengthen strategic partnerships with UN entities, Regional Economic Communities, the African Union, international financial institutions, bilateral donors, foundations, think tanks, and civil society organizations.
- Participate in technical-level inter-agency coordination forums and partner engagements.
- Promote internal coordination across UNDP units to ensure coherence in partnership engagement.
Provision of Resource Mobilization Support
- Support the development and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy, including annual action plans.
- Identify funding opportunities aligned with the Hub’s portfolio, including climate finance, blended finance, and impact investment instruments.
- Track commitments, pledges, and grants and maintain engagement with funding partners.
Communications, Visibility, and Knowledge Management
- Support the development and implementation of a communications and visibility strategy including digital platforms, publications, and social media.
- Contribute to storytelling, advocacy materials, and knowledge products that showcase results and innovations from resilience programming across Africa.
- Coordinate with programme teams to ensure consistent branding and effective dissemination of achievements.
Strategic Positioning, Advocacy, and Executive Support
- Support the strategic positioning of the Resilience Hub as a regional and global platform for resilience programming and finance.
- Prepare high-level advocacy materials, including briefing notes, talking points, and presentations for senior leadership.
- Coordinate strategic events, partner consultations, and high-level engagements.
Partnership Intelligence, Monitoring, and Institutional Learning
- Maintain partnership intelligence tracking systems and databases.
- Monitor and report on partnership engagement outcomes and resource mobilization progress.
- Document lessons learned and good practices to support the scaling of resilience programming.
Requirements and Skills
Education:
- An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in International Relations, International Development, Communications, Political Science, Social Sciences, or a related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in a relevant field, combined with two additional years of qualifying experience, will be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressive professional experience in partnerships development, communications, resource mobilization, or related functions at national, regional, or international level.
Core Skills:
- Results-based management and implementation of partnership strategies.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication, tailored to diverse audiences.
- Ability to manage communications across media and social media channels.
- Knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management principles.
- Ability to engage with emerging partners and develop new strategic approaches.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the UNDP portal through the following link: Apply Now. Applications must be submitted by the deadline of March 21, 2026.
