Background Information - Job-specific
The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) in Bangladesh coordinates all UN entities to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness and support coherence of the UN system across the pillars of development, humanitarian and peacebuilding. In addition to the work to coordinate the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), the UNRC is responsible for humanitarian coordination across UN agencies, NGOs, government and development partners.
In this role, the UNRC co-leads the response for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, and co-chairs with the government the preparedness and response work to address the largescale climate-related and natural disasters that occur each year in Bangladesh. Additionally, the UNRC co-chairs the donor coordination for Bangladesh through the Local Consultative Group, which coordinates overall advocacy and provides a platform for policy alignment and resource mobilization across all areas of assistance to Bangladesh.
With over one million Rohingya refugees and a Joint Response Plan (JRP) appealing for US$934 million in 2025, ensuring close coordination across all partners is crucial. In 2024, Bangladesh experienced a major
Cyclone and three successive flash floods that affected 18 million people country-wide, leading to development of a Humanitarian Response Plan for $134 million. In a reduced funding environment, the RCO is establishing a project to strengthen the link between humanitarian programmes in Bangladesh, and longer term resilience, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and livelihoods efforts via the Local Consultative Group (LCG) and including closer collaboration with partners such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
The UNOPS Bangladesh office is implementing a project to support the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO) in its humanitarian coordination and development liaison efforts. This project unit will collaborate closely with the UNRCO, the primary body for humanitarian and development coordination among donors and partners in Bangladesh. The unit will report directly to UNOPS in Bangladesh, but it will maintain a strong working relationship with the RCO.
Functional Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Partnerships Advisor (Humanitarian and Development Coordination), the Partnerships Senior Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Coordination and Planning:
Support the logistical aspects of coordination across stakeholders through the HCCT and Inter-cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) to support preparedness and response efforts related to climate-induced and natural disasters and the Rohingya response working closely with RCO colleagues to strengthen the link to the broader sustainable development agenda.
Support the logistical aspects of liaison between the agency and its donor partners to ensure donor funding is aligned with the UNSDCF, humanitarian response plans, and other strategic frameworks, maximizing impact and coherence.
Help Organize the logistical aspects of Donor Coordination Forums: Plan and coordinate the organisation of forums that bring together key stakeholders, facilitating information exchange, program updates, and feedback. These forums foster transparency, mutual understanding, and stronger working relationships among stakeholders.
Support the development of response plans and appeals by providing coordination, research, and drafting assistance under the supervision of the Country Manager. This includes compiling inputs from stakeholders, preparing background materials and data, assisting in drafting sections of appeals and related documents, and tracking timelines and submission requirements for humanitarian pooled funds such as CERF.
Donor Relations and Engagement:
Assist in supporting the Local Consultative Group (LCG) by helping organize meetings, compiling inputs, preparing background materials, and facilitating information sharing among stakeholders including UN Agencies, multilateral and bilateral organizations, financial institutions and the Government.. Provide logistical and coordination support to promote effective collaboration on development issues, under the guidance of Partnerships Advisor.
Help carry out donor relations and engagement through the Local Consultative Group (LCG) and act as a liaison between the stakeholders on humanitarian response, preparedness and early warning and the link to resilience, early recovery, climate adaptation and the efforts of international financial institutions. This consists of ensuring effective communication channels, timely responses, and coordinated follow-up with stakeholders to foster strong, sustainable partnerships.
Provide coordination and logistical support for partnership efforts: Assist senior staff in maintaining collaboration with donors, foundations, and private sector partners by preparing background materials, tracking partner engagement activities, and supporting communication and information-sharing efforts that help align donor priorities with UNSDCF objectives.
Provide logistical and administrative support for donor briefings, meetings, and field visits: Assist in organizing schedules, preparing background materials, coordinating logistics, and supporting documentation to ensure smooth implementation of donor engagement activities.
Advocacy and Resource Mobilization:
Support the development of Resource Mobilization Strategies: Support the development of resource mobilization strategies by compiling background information, case studies, coordinating inputs from relevant teams, and assisting in the preparation of draft content to ensure alignment with the UNSDCF and national prioritiesHelp to identify and Funding Opportunities: Assist in identifying funding opportunities by conducting research and gathering relevant information. Support programme teams by providing input and coordinating the preparation of proposal materials to help ensure quality and alignment with donor requirements
Facilitate Effective Fund Disbursement: Act as the liaison between stakeholders to ensure funds are disbursed in a timely, efficient manner. Monitor the fund disbursement process to address any delays or bottlenecks, ensuring resources are available for prompt programme implementation.
Produce drafts of a range of advocacy materials including briefing notes, talking points, speeches and presentations for partner audiences for review by the partnerships advisor.
Monitoring, Reporting and Information Management:
Support the tracking and Reporting of Donor Contributions and response implementation: Assist in the management of systems for tracking donor contributions and financial commitments, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records. Regularly review these records to keep stakeholders informed of the current financial landscape.
Prepare High-Quality Reports and Proposals: Draft or contribute to reports, briefing papers, case studies, policy documents, and presentations that effectively communicate programme impact and align with donor reporting requirements. Tailor these documents to clearly highlight the significance and outcomes of donor contributions.
Ensure compliance with Donor Requirements: Help monitor all reporting activities to ensure compliance with donor requirements, including adherence to deadlines and specified formats. Collaborate with relevant teams to gather necessary information for timely, accurate report submission.
Education/Experience/Language requirementsa. Education
A master’s degree or equivalent in political science, social sciences, public administration, international studies, economics, engineering, earth sciences, or a closely related field is an asset.
A Bachelor's Degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.
b. Work Experience
A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in fields such as development programming, humanitarian coordination, communications, resource mobilization, donor relations, or fundraising is required.
Prior experience within the United Nations system or another international organization, foundation, or a similarly structured global institution is highly desirable, as it brings valuable perspectives and familiarity with multilateral operations, standards, and protocols.
c) Languages:
Fluency in English is required.
Working knowledge of another UN Language is an advantage
CompetenciesContract type: Local ICA
Contract level: ICS 9/ LICA 9 (NOB Equivalent)
Contract duration: 2 Years (Subject to availability of fund and satisfactory performance) For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx
Additional Information
Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.
UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce.
Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.
Terms and Conditions
For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post.
For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses ( they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here.
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It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.