Head of Partnerships for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

  • Contractor
  • Panama City Panama
  • TBD USD / Year
  • UNOPS profile




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UNOPS

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations body responsible for infrastructure, procurement and project management (General Assembly Resolution 65/176 of 2010). Our mission is to help people improve their living conditions and countries to achieve peace and sustainable development. The three priority areas of UNOPS correspond to:

i) Sustainable Infrastructure

ii) Public procurement

iii) Project management

Vacancy tittle: Head of Partnerships for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

01 vacancy available to work from Panama City. Candidates of any nationality are accepted, as long as they fulfill the vacancy requirements.

Contract Duration: Ongoing ICA – Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

Type of Contract: This contract is established in the form of a Regular Monthly Contract, that is, a continuous presentation of the services required during the contract period, making the payments associated with the contract at the end of each calendar month

What will your tasks be?

  • Coordination and leadership of strategic partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Development and follow up of partnership opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Representation and inter-agency collaboration with the United Nations in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Lead the partnerships and communication network of Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Knowledge management, innovation and gender mainstreaming in Latin America and the Caribbean

For more detailed information please enter the application link.

What are we looking for?

  • A Master’s degree preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Economics, Political Science, Communications or International Relations.
  • A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.
  • At least 7 years of experience in partnerships in international development including demonstrated experience in:
  • Leading regional or multi country partnerships strategies
  • Previous experience establishing sustainable partnerships with international cooperation, governments, UN agencies and/or international financial institutions;
  • Experience leading high-level relations with senior representatives from the public or private sector;
  • Experience in representing an institution/organisation in high-level meetings or forums.
  • Full working knowledge of Spanish and English is essential.

How to apply

Access the following link for more information and to apply, you have until august 10th 2022: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=24170


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