The Advisor, UN and Global Donor Engagement supports the International Rescue Committee’s Business Development Strategy by leading donor engagement and influence with key United Nations agencies including UNHCR, OCHA, UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women. The role involves strategic planning, external representation, relationship management, and coordination across internal teams to ensure effective funding acquisition and compliance.
What You'll Do
- Support comprehensive multi-year business development strategic plans for relevant UN Agencies, with emphasis on UNHCR, UNICEF, UN-OCHA, UNFPA, and UN Women.
- Carry out research, data generation and analysis for priority donors in the engagement portfolio.
- Work with compliance, regional, and technical staff to review due diligence and support new UN donor assessment processes as identified.
- Identify, research and update relevant data and analysis on donor strategies, peer activity and priorities.
- Facilitate meetings between UN donors and Regional and Technical Leadership, Country Directors, Regional Vice Presidents and the President/CEO.
- Support the preparation for key meetings with UN stakeholders, including developing briefing materials and participating as necessary.
- Lead follow-up after meetings and disseminate information across the organization as required.
- Support the Director for Global Donor Engagement to coordinate IRC’s participation at high-level conferences in collaboration with relevant colleagues.
- Represent the IRC at external meetings, events, and forums as appropriate.
- Proactively identify and broker relationships with key officials and stakeholders.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of UN donor strategies relevant to IRC’s work, such as funding priorities, geographical interests and political climate.
- Provide analyses and synopses of press releases, policies and other announcements, and disseminate this information internally.
- Use Salesforce to plan, track and maintain a register of UN donor engagement at country, regional and global levels.
- Triangulate information at different levels and ensure staff are well briefed and consistent in their donor engagement and influence.
- Maintain and contribute to the improvement of tools and resources to support engagement and relationship building.
- Work with the Director, European Donor Engagement to provide effective support to new or emerging donors.
- Support due diligence assessment, information gathering and analysis, donor engagement strategy, and direct oversight of donor engagement plans as required.
What We're Looking For
- 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.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including development of briefing documents.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced and changing environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Good analytical skills and first-class attention to detail.
- Experience undertaking reviews of policies and reports, producing associated written and verbal guidance to relevant staff.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others and work as part of team.
- Candidates must have the right to work within the country they are applying.
Technical Stack
- Salesforce
Team & Environment
- Reports to: Director, European Donor Engagement
Benefits & Compensation
- Participation in high-level conferences and external forums.
- Opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive organization committed to equity and inclusion.
- Reasonable accommodations provided for individuals with disabilities during application and interview process and for essential job functions.
- Access to a supportive organizational culture focused on professional conduct, safeguarding, and accountability.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
