Foundations Mapping Consultant

at  United Nations Development Programme UNDP

BACKGROUND/CONTEXT

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Through the regional office in Bangkok and several country and multi-country offices, UN Women builds on a long history of support to governments and women’s movements. UN Women’s programmes in Asia and the Pacific focus on ending violence against women; humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction; women’s economic empowerment and migration; governance, peace and security; gender and climate; gender statistics and HIV/AIDS. For more information about UN Women in Asia and the Pacific, please visit asiapacific.unwomen.org.
The Resource Mobilization (RM) and Partnerships team is one of the three functional teams within the External Relations Unit (covering regional RM and Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications) at UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN Women ROAP). The RM and Partnerships team focuses on building partnerships with both public and private sector partners, supporting country offices with their resource mobilization and donor engagement efforts, and building the capacity of country-level RM and partnerships focal points.
The RM and Partnerships team is looking for a diligent consultant to prepare a mapping of grantmaking foundations and an accompanying action plan for securing funding from those foundations that show the highest potential.
The consultant will be reporting to the Head of External Relations, who will be supported by the RM and Partnerships Coordinator as point of contact for contract and payment issues.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Development Studies, Gender, Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in the area of fundraising and partnerships.
• A proven track record of conducting mapping exercises and preparing action plans in the area of resource mobilization is required.
• Familiarity with the grant application process and requirements of grantmaking foundations is a strong asset.
• Hands-on experience developing donor analysis and intelligence materials is desirable.
• Previous work experience with the UN, including UN Women, or other development agencies is an asset.
• Experience working on similar assignments in Asia and the Pacific will be considered an advantage.