Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
• Develop, implement, strengthen and monitor UNHCR's external engagement strategies in the region in alignment with UNHCR's regional and global strategies, through an inclusive process that ensures buy-in from all stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent and cohesive messaging aligned with the Organization's strategic and operational plans.
• Ensure that Bureau and Country Operations implement and adhere to UNHCR corporate fund raising priorities and procedures.
• Guide Bureau Director, Representatives and staff in Country Offices in identifying communications challenges and emerging issues in the region.
• Lead government and interagency resource mobilization activities in the Bureau and engage with current and prospective donors, including briefings and missions, to expand the donor base to meet growing needs.
• Develop country or regional strategies to raise locally available funds.
• Provide guidance and support for country or regional strategies to raise locally available funds.
• Provide guidance on and develop funding submissions to local funding sources.
• Ensure and maintain dialogue with donors, providing information and analysis to ensure support.
• Ensure that Country Operations receive support to identify, develop and strengthen development and private sector partnerships that bring additional resources, technical advice, services and technology to refugee hosting and return areas.
• Develop and implement UNHCR's regional inter-agency and coordination strategy and advise the Director on UNHCR's engagement in regional inter-agency processes, as required.
• Lead and launch the Refugee Response Plans (RRPs) and mixed situation response plans, and ensure appropriate participation in Humanitarian Response Plans and processes. Maintain an overview of country level RRPs.
• Ensure an open dialogue and information sharing with NGOs and civil society partners to enlarge UNHCR's support and tap into complementary resources/ support to refugees.
• Represent UNHCR at external meetings and fora, including inter-agency and international engagements to advance UNHCR's ability to deliver protection, assistance, and solutions to persons of concern to the Organization.
• Champion innovative partnerships meeting the organizational needs in adherence also to UNHCR's inter-agency commitments.
• Organize annual regional NGO consultations and facilitate events, meetings, conferences, and other events, as requested.
• Explore opportunities for activation of international burden and responsibility sharing tools provided by the Global Compact on Refugees including national arrangements, support platform, regional and sub regional approaches and Global Refugee Forum.
• Exercise judgement to prioritize media opportunities, and prepare talking points, speeches, presentations and other supporting materials, as needed.
• Provide timely support to Country Operations on inter-agency and coordination matters, in line with corporate policies, guidance and positions
• Provide required support & training/capacity building of external engagement staff in the region to help streamline external engagement across relevant functions.
• May act as Officer-in-Charge in the absence of the Deputy Director.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P5 - 12 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 11 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 10 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education
International Relations; Political Science; Social Sciences; Public Administration;
Journalism; Public Relations; Multimedia Studies or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses
Not specified.
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience

Essential
Experience in External Engagement strategy development. Experience in strategic External engagement with donors, NGOs/civil society, UN agencies, and governments. Track record in communication/media strategies, resource mobilisation, and/or strategic partnership building. Understanding of humanitarian programming and financing and demonstrated ability to effectively advocate.

Desirable
Experience in campaign planning and implementation. Good understanding of the role of the UN in humanitarian emergencies, its agencies and ways of working. Good research, policy analysis and report writing skills. Representation to major program donors in a highly professional manner, in person and in writing. Experience in senior management positions. Clear understanding of the workings of major donor perspectives, requirements and standards. Media relations. Excellent press release, media advisory, spokesperson skills. Ability to build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 108

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
For a full job description and to apply, interested candidates are requested to visit the UNHCR career page at www.unhcr.org/careers

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