Overview
The Advisor - UN & Global Donor Engagement will support IRC’s Business Development Strategy by focusing on donor engagement and influence with key United Nations agencies and providing flexible business coordination for the broader portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Support comprehensive multi-year business development strategic plans for relevant UN Agencies.
- Carry out research, data generation and analysis for priority donors.
- Review due diligence and support new UN donor assessment processes.
- Identify, research and update relevant data and analysis on donor strategies, peer activity and priorities.
- Facilitate meetings between UN donors and IRC leadership.
- Prepare for key meetings with UN stakeholders, including relevant analysis and briefing materials.
- Support the coordination of IRC’s participation at high-level conferences.
- Represent the IRC at external meetings, events, and forums.
- Proactively identify and broker relationships with key officials and stakeholders.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of UN donor strategies relevant to IRC’s work.
- Plan, track and maintain a register of UN donor engagement.
- Contribute to the improvement of tools and resources to support engagement and relationship building.
- Provide effective support to new or emerging donors, including due diligence assessment, information gathering and analysis, donor engagement strategy and direct oversight of donor engagement plans.
Required Experience
- Experience in humanitarian or development business development, donor relations, policy or advocacy or a combination of these.
- Knowledge of having worked with or for UN and/or humanitarian and development donors.
- Strong collaboration approaches, in a large organizational setting.
