Chief of Section, Programme Management (Partnerships)
Organizational Context
The Development Coordination Office (DCO) within the UN Secretariat manages the Resident Coordinator System (RCS), supporting the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda. This role is situated in the Strategic Partnerships and Engagement Division in New York, reporting to the Director. The position collaborates closely with senior leadership and other divisions to advance the UN 2.0 agenda.
Job Purpose
This role leads the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Section, driving DCO's strategy for innovative partnerships to support the 2030 Agenda acceleration by Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams. It involves advising the UN Sustainable Development Group on partnerships, liaising with regional offices, and fostering cross-team collaboration. The position also focuses on building an innovation pipeline with diverse partners, leveraging UN 2.0 approaches for enhanced partnership intelligence and performance monitoring, and ensuring gender mainstreaming in all partnership activities. Additionally, it is responsible for ensuring the RCS has a strong financial footing through strategic donor engagement, innovative financing modalities, and robust tracking systems.
Responsibilities
The Chief of Section is responsible for leading the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Section, focusing on developing and implementing innovative partnerships to support the 2030 Agenda. This includes advising the UN Sustainable Development Group, liaising with regional offices, and collaborating with internal divisions to create an innovation pipeline with various partners. The role involves utilizing UN 2.0 approaches for partnership intelligence and performance monitoring, and ensuring gender mainstreaming. A key responsibility is ensuring the financial stability of the Resident Coordinator System (RCS) by forging and maintaining donor partnerships, developing innovative financing, and establishing robust tracking systems. The position also involves quality assurance for reports to intergovernmental bodies, leading engagement with donor coordination mechanisms, analyzing funding trends, and supporting global and country-level implementation of funding compacts.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressive experience in international development, managing partnerships and resource mobilization is required. Field experience in development cooperation is also required. Experience with digital tools for partnerships, managing large multicultural teams, policy formulation, and within the UN system or comparable organizations is desirable.
Skills
Professionalism, Teamwork, Planning and Organizing, Managing Performance, Leadership, Knowledge of substantive field, Report writing, UN rules and regulations, Data literacy, Digital collaboration, Innovation methods, Foresight, Behavioral insights, Gender mainstreaming.