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External Relations Officer: Capacity Building

OHCHRGeneva, Switzerland
Category | Grade:Professional | P-4Deadline:31 Jul 2026Job ID:279455Posted on:17 Jun 2026
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Overview

Builds OHCHR resource mobilisation capacity across headquarters and field offices. The role designs training, tools and guidance, advises divisions and field presences, and helps maintain a coherent office-wide approach to donor and external relations.

Department: Donor and External Relations Section (DEXREL)

Languages

Required: English

Desired: French

Job Functions

  1. Communications, Media and Advocacy
  2. Fundraising, Grants and Donor Relations

Minimum Experience

Not listed

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Act as focal point for resource mobilisation capacity building across OHCHR
  • Lead resource mobilisation training at headquarters, regional and country levels
  • Write training modules, presentations and audience-specific materials
  • Develop standard tools, templates and guidelines for resource mobilisation
  • Advise divisions, branches and field offices on policies, strategies and priorities
  • Promote relevant tools internally and externally and explore improved training methods

Requirements

  • Professional experience in external relations, donor relations, resource mobilisation or capacity building is required
  • Ability to design and deliver training materials and tools is required
  • Experience advising organisational units on strategies, policies or approaches is required
  • Strong drafting, research and presentation skills are required

Skills

Resource mobilisationTraining designDonor relationsExternal relationsPolicy advicePresentation writing

Tools

Training platformsTemplates and guidelines

Additional info

  • P4 role in OHCHR Donor and External Relations Section in Geneva, reporting to the section chief