Partnerships and Coordination Analyst (Open to all applicants)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Supporting Regional Programme partnership efforts:
• Leading the expansion of UNDP’s engagement with civil society by supporting partnerships and coordinating engagements with regional institutions such as the African Union and RECs.
• Identifying potential partners at the global, regional and country-level.
• Drafting concept notes, presentations, briefing notes and other materials.
• Commissioning and coordinating the due diligence and partnerships documentation processes for partners; formalizing partnerships where possible.
• Internally engaging with other relevant actors within UNDP on partnerships as needed.
• Undertake partner mapping and stakeholder analysis to identify opportunities for collaboration aligned with Regional Programme priorities.
• Achieve timely implementation of activities under the work plans of the regional programme in support to new flagship initiatives and assist in incubating new ideas.
• Coordinate planning meetings, technical consultations and follow-up actions with internal teams, consultants and external partners supporting flagship initiatives.
• Track implementation milestones, risks and dependencies for flagship initiatives and escalate bottlenecks to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Prepare coordination notes, summaries of discussions and action matrices to support effective delivery and accountability across stakeholders.
• Provide analytical and organizational support to the design, rollout and reporting of multi-stakeholder initiatives led by the Regional Programme.
2. Technically contribute to the coordination of multi-stakeholder flagship initiatives within the Regional Programme:
• Facilitate knowledge building and sharing.
• Provide inputs to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning including knowledge building and sharing.
• Compile, organize and synthesize information, evidence and partnership insights to support learning products, knowledge notes and internal briefings.
• Contribute to maintaining accessible knowledge repositories and shared information platforms for the Regional Programme.
• Support and coordinate communication and resources mobilization:
• Focusing on partnership building, provide support to the implementation and planning of internal and external events, communications and outreach strategies, geared towards supporting the RSCA resources mobilization efforts.
• Carefully coordinate communication events and conferences in line with the RSCA partnership and resources mobilization strategy and related annual work plan.
• Support the development and implementation the communications activities based on the RSCA and Regional Programme priorities and in line with the Regional Programme communications priorities and standards.
• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts by researching prospective partners and donors and helping prepare background notes, concept summaries and engagement briefs.
• Follow-up on outreach actions arising from communication campaigns, events and partner meetings to sustain engagement and visibility.
3. Coordination at Regional Platforms:
• Coordinate UNDP’s engagement and positioning at key regional and multilateral platforms, including the AU Summit and Africa Climate Summit, ensuring strategic representation.
• Continue coordination and implementation of the Regional Partners Forum as a platform for dialogue and collaboration between UNDP, regional institutions, and development partners.
• Facilitate UNDP’s engagement in the TICAD process, including coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders to support partnership development and policy dialogue.
• Prepare background briefs, event matrices, coordination notes and speaking support materials for priority regional and multilateral engagements.
• Track key outcomes, partnership opportunities and commitments emerging from regional platforms and support their follow-up within the Regional Programme.

Competencies

• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructsively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible;
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident;
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships;
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciates/respects differences, aware of unconscious bias, confronts discrimination.