World Vision Strategic Partnerships and Resource Development Advisor Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position Title: Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Development

Position Location: Nairobi

Position Start Date: 01 Oct 2014

Position End Date: 30 Sep 2016

Employee Type: Contract

Purpose of Position: This position is located in the Strategy, Innovations and Resource Development team within the Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs in Nairobi. As a member of the Global Strategy and Resource Development team, this position works very closely with the national, regional and support offices, as well as with many departments within the Global Centre in particular with GAM.

The Strategy and Resource Development function is responsible to manage the global level interaction with the UN entities for humanitarian action–OCHA; UNHCR and UNICEF (specifically related to humanitarian) and is the interlocutor with the IASC Task Team on Humanitarian Financing.

This position will support the implementation of the Global Resource Development Strategy (GCRDS) by enabling the National and Regional Offices and the Global Centre to forge strategic partnerships and maximise their income opportunities, and thereby realise the aims of Resource Development Strategy by 2017.

The purpose of this position is to manage the efforts at all levels between an assigned UN agency, the implementation of the business model, and the tracking and accountability of operations.

The humanitarian funding/approaches/organization/structures/contracts are constantly evolving with internal and donor dynamics change. 

The role will keep relevant WV engagement and communicate to the partnership all changes and will manage the processes agreements with an assigned UN agency in three regions in Africa: Eastern Africa, Western Africa and Southern Africa. 

It will be expected that partnership point people such as those engaged in the UN clusters and other working groups will connect with the Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Development who will have the bigger picture internally and with the UN multilateral entities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Engagement:

• Strengthens and/or develop World Vision regional and national partnerships agreements with an assigned UN agency.
• Leads the development and implementation of an engagement plan with an assigned UN agency.
• Manages the positioning of WV as an implementing partner with an assigned UN agency in Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Western Africa.

End results will be:

• Relationships with an assigned UN agency established and/or strengthened at regional and national levels so that WV can effectively resolve issues.
• Global and/or regional and/or national partnership agreements established.
• Build and maintain a network of stakeholders within an assigned UN agency.
• WV becomes a preferred partner.

Technical Support:

• Oversees the implementation of the UN grants business model and identify and maintain all grant contracts with the assigned UN agency
• Supports national offices with the implementation of the assigned UN agency agreements. This includes: 
• a) work closely with the national and regional offices for the development of strategic partnerships at regional and country level; 
• b) guidance on negotiating country level agreements; 
• c) identify and facilitate resolution of potential conflict in the implementation of agreements; 
• d) support national offices with proposal development when required
• Monitors UN donor policies, trends, aid flows and funding mechanisms related to private sector engagement and the assigned UN agency, collect and disseminate best practices; and disseminate knowledge of important development and funding opportunities within the national offices
• Supports national offices in the development of partnerships between WV national offices, private sector and the assigned UN agency

End results will be:
 

Field teams better equipped and supported at field level to deal with and engage with:

• UN agencies
• UN multilateral funding mechanisms (from the demand side: consolidated appeals, CAPS and flash appeals and from supply side Pool funds, ERFs, CHFs and CERF)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Master's degree in a relevant field, e.g. business administration, international or public relations, communications, social sciences or law.
• Empirical knowledge of resource mobilisation.
• Empirical knowledge of Humanitarianism and its derivatives such as Standards, Guidelines, Tools etc.
• Extensive field experience in humanitarian response and recovery programmes.
• Experience of identifying and articulating strategic and policy issues, trade offs and priorities to provide sound advice.
• Strong familiarity with UN decision-making processes, including the budget process, protocol, appropriations, and communications.
• Considerable experience working with and/or influencing funding systems, donor organizations and decision-makers.
• Considerable experience in writing and editing, particularly in the context of donor reporting /relations and in developing messaging for advocacy purposes. 
• Experience in working with the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Inter-agency Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) and/or Inter-agency Flash Appeals processes.
• This position travels 50% of the time.

Preferred:

• Proven collaborator coupled with experience in indirect leadership of teams and virtual teams to achieve strategic goals.
• In depth understanding of the UN multilateral humanitarian system.
• Ability to translate strategy imperatives into tangible and relevant outcomes at all levels - strategic planning, integration and execution. Experienced in implementing methodologies for process design and redesign, utilising multiple channel delivery.
• Understanding of business needs and drivers and ability to deliver value added solutions.
• Sound understanding of contemporary practice in the specialist field and experience in successfully implementing outcomes in complex settings. Current in theory practice and technology.
• Experience in the management of portfolio of various donors and in the management of major replenishment mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and communication skills that adequately underpin organisational development and change management activities.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated capacity to work with a diverse senior group.
• Ability to travel internationally including support to field programmes in remote and challenging environments.
• Familiar with fundraising and financing within international organisations government agencies or the private sector.

How to Apply

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Application Deadline Date: 30 Jun 2014