Partnerships Officer

Advises the Resident Coordinator and United Nations Country Team on strategic partnerships for Sustainable Development Goal achievement. The role develops partnership and resource-mobilisation approaches, engages government, private-sector and civil-society partners, supports Cooperation Framework financing, strengthening knowledge and capacity for inclusive development collaboration.

• Advise on development and implementation of the United Nations Partnership Strategy
• Coordinate engagement with United Nations entities and external partners to define local partnership value propositions
• Support due diligence and risk mitigation for investment and partnership opportunities
• Develop locally tailored resource-mobilisation strategies for Cooperation Framework priorities
• Analyse funding streams and support preparation of Cooperation Framework funding arrangements
• Support joint programme design and resource mobilisation
• Advise on partnership opportunities that advance financing for development
• Research partnership practices and maintain knowledge on potential national and subnational donors

• Advanced degree in business or public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, education or a related area; a first-level degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in strategic partnerships, project or programme management, or resource mobilisation in development cooperation
• Experience developing strategic partnerships across government, private sector and civil society
• Experience designing and implementing partnerships
• Experience developing resource-mobilisation strategies
• Experience preparing project or programme proposals
• English
• Belize nationality

• Experience with inclusion strategies for gender equality, youth participation and persons with disabilities
• Experience in United Nations interagency coordination and Sustainable Development Goal financing
• Applied partnerships experience in food systems, digital transformation, jobs and social protection, energy, climate action or public-private partnerships
• Experience in data analytics or a related area
• Completion of degree or non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics or data science

• Strategic Partnerships
• Resource Mobilisation
• Donor Engagement
• Development Cooperation
• Proposal Development
• Partnership Due Diligence
• SDG Financing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Knowledge Management
• Data Analysis

• Common Country Analysis
• Integrated National Financing Framework

• Fixed-term appointment for one year with no expectation of renewal
• Position is open to Belize nationals only