Foundations, Philanthropies, Family Offices Advisor, IPSA12, Home-Based, UNCDF [Open to internal and external applicants]

The incumbent will report to the External Relations Advisor, with overall strategic guidance provided by the Executive Secretary and Chief Investment Officer

Strategic Advisory and Institutional Positioning

Lead the development and implementation of UNCDF's global engagement strategy with foundations, philanthropies, family offices, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals

Define and continuously refine UNCDF's value proposition and partnership models aligned with institutional priorities

Identify and pursue high-impact partnership opportunities that contribute to resource mobilization objectives

Lead high-Level Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

Lead engagement with key partners and stakeholders, including foundations, family offices, endowments, and private sector actors

Develop and maintain strategic relationships to position UNCDF as a partner of choice

Support and advise senior leadership in high-level engagements, negotiations, and partnership discussions

Lead Strategic Market Intelligence and Analysis

Provide ongoing analysis of global philanthropy, family offices and private capital trends to inform UNCDF's engagement strategy

Identify emerging opportunities across priority regions (including the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East)

Develop and maintain a structured pipeline of partners and opportunities aligned with institutional priorities

Resource Mobilization and Partnership Frameworks

Design and advise on innovative partnership models, co-financing mechanisms, and collaboration frameworks

Contribute to strengthening UNCDF's partnership pipeline and achievement of resource mobilization targets

Establish and monitor performance indicators (KPIs) to track engagement outcomes and partnership impact

Promote Strategic Communications and Knowledge Management

Oversee the development of high-quality strategic materials, including proposals, partnership frameworks, and impact narratives

Guide the creation of communication products to support positioning, outreach, and engagement efforts

Contribute to institutional knowledge management and dissemination of best practices in partnership development

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

Core competencies:

Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact

Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex

problems

Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences

Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands

Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results

Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies: Thematic Area Name Definition

Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Business Direction and Strategy Entrepreneurial Thinking Identify and seize opportunities to service and add value to clients, create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners, develop clear service offers responding to client needs in line with UNDP's organizational priorities and mandate.

Business Development Knowledge Generation

Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a s...