Partnerships Specialist

The specialist supports UNICEF Afghanistan's partnerships portfolio by preparing proposals and donor reports, managing grants and compliance, coordinating visibility and recognition, tracking funding opportunities and maintaining relationships that mobilise resources for country programmes.

Department: Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Unit

• Develop funding proposals, concept notes, briefings and donor analysis
• Support delivery of country-office fundraising targets and resource-mobilisation plans
• Guide proposal development and related grant-management processes
• Coordinate donor visibility and recognition commitments with communications colleagues
• Gather, consolidate and edit contribution reports
• Assure donor submissions meet deadlines, quality and branding standards
• Identify partnership and fundraising opportunities through research
• Analyse programme evidence for donor communications and strategic decisions

• Background in development studies, international development, law, business administration, programme management or another relevant field
• Experience developing proposals, donor reports, presentations and briefing materials
• Knowledge of resource-mobilisation and grant-management processes
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and donor requirements
• Strong analytical and writing capability
• Fluency in English

• UN Volunteer assignment based in Kabul
• Afghanistan is a non-family E duty station with a six-week rest-and-recuperation cycle
• United Nations personnel reside in the UNOCA compound