Business Development Associate , Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), Copenhagen , Denmark , G-6

The Position:

The Business Development Associate position is located in the Office of Chief, in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Business Development Manager. The Business Development Associate will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners.

How You Can Make a Difference

UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery.

The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes.

Job Purpose

The Business Development Associate will provide foundational support to develop business acquisitions and relationships with key stakeholders.

Main Task And Responsibilities

You will be responsible to support the Business Development Manager with

• Monitoring and Review to achieve:
• the development, implementation, and monitoring of the SCMU business development strategy; analysing current trends for fund raising activities, from various donor segments to increase sustainable SCMU funding;
• Prepare and update an inventory and accompanying analysis of the various funding and financing modalities and potential donors available for developmental and humanitarian context.
• Explore opportunities for financial and non-financial collaboration with International Financial Institutions and other domestic partners for leveraging of resources towards UNFPA’s mandated areas.
• Support the development of writing high-quality technical proposals, and presentations that have technical relevance, clarity, and consistency to ensure the delivery of compelling and successful case for resource mobilization.
• Monitor the utilization of donor contributions and agreements, identify donor-funded programme implementation bottlenecks, and suggest solutions to improve results-based implementation and reporting.
• Contribute with data collection and analysis, and preparation of report to assist with UNFPA resource mobilization and partnerships policies, frameworks, guidance and instruments and tools to ensure UNFPA positioning for addressing of the three transformative results.
• Provide support to the regional office and country offices in the development of supplies and supply chain related Donor proposals and in the preparation of progress reports.
• Support and implement activities related to UNFPA’s Governance, Risk, Compliance and Reporting function.
• Capacity Strengthening
• Support the implementation of UNFPA’s capacity-strengthening initiatives.
• Train supply chain professionals whenever possible and support their development through sharing knowledge and experience.
• Thought Leadership, Knowledge Sharing and Advisory
• Appreciate UNFPA’s supply chain thought leadership through awareness and incorporating such initiatives into the overall approach to day-to-day activities.
• Actively contribute to an environment of knowledge retention and sharing by following best practices for supply chain implementation.
• Support improved supply chain execution by incorporating best practices and continuous improvement into day-to-day activities.
• Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
• Support UNFPA’s value proposition and relationships with donors and partners.
• Assist with the preparation of SCMU’s resource mobilization proposals in particular with data and analysis.
• Collaboration and Representation
• Maintain effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders within UNFPA to ensure coordinated and effective tailored solutions for each area of intervention.
• Maintain relationships with supply chain counterparts with the purpose of increasing the efficiency of UNFPA’s supply chain function.
• Attend and participate as required in SCMU and UNFPA in meetings related to supply chain management functions.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Chief, SCMU.

Qualifications And Experience

Education:

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• A University degree at Bachelor Level in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Fundraising, Marketing, Communications Management or other related technical field is an asset.

Knowledge And Experience

• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization and partnerships building, including:
• Experience with setting and meeting income targets.
• Demonstrated strong background in grant proposal writing and securing funding from UN, institutional donors, foundations, and corporations.
• Experience in government and multilateral donor relations and fundraising, especially with entities like FCDO, USG, and the EU.
• Proven success in proposal development for public health programmes
• Knowledge of current theories and practices in international fundraising/marketing, partnership is a requirement.
• Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is required.
• Field experience is strongly desirable.
• Experience working within a matrix organizational structure is an asset.
• Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated reproductive health care in the global development and humanitarian community, familiarity with UNFPA programmes and policies, knowledge of international development policies and institutions and international politics is an advantage.
• Knowledge of UNFPA mandates, policies, and guidelines is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Values

Required Competencies:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Core Competencies

• Achieving results
• Being accountable
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen
• Thinking analytically and strategically
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships
• Communicating for impact

Functional Competencies

• Understanding of current theories and practices in international fundraising/marketing
• Ability to maintain broad diversified partnerships
• Support on supply chain management issues, incorporating best practices and continuous improvement across UNFPA
• Ability to contribute to the development of UNFPA’s value proposition and relationships with donors and partners

Compensation And Benefits

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

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