United Nations Development Programme has announced a new and exciting career opportunity for job seekers in Kenya. They are currently hiring for the position of Partnerships Specialist at Nairobi. This role is a great opportunity for candidates.
UNDP Partnerships Specialist Jobs 2025 Details
| Position | Partnerships Specialist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Organization | United Nations Development Programme |
| Application Deadline | 17th July, 2025 |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the external engagement coordinator for UNDP Sudan in Nairobi and the wider region.
- Prepare partner-specific pitch materials, talking points, and strategic briefs.
- Help reframe the Sudan narrative to highlight development opportunities amidst crisis, complementing the humanitarian response.
- Provide in-depth review and editing support for donor proposals, concept notes, and reports to ensure alignment with partner priorities and UNDP quality standards.
- Support programme teams in the development of theories of change, log-frames, results frameworks, and budgets.
- Coordinate internal review processes for proposal submissions.
- Maintain an updated donor intelligence and engagement calendar covering Nairobi, Addis, Cairo, and relevant donor capitals.
- Monitor funding trends, donor strategies, and relevant trust funds.
- Serve as the primary relationship manager with selected bilateral partners and IFIs.
- Organize and support donor missions, technical meetings, and roundtables involving UNDP Sudan leadership.
- Coordinate development and dissemination of donor-focused communications and visibility materials.
- Liaise with RBAS, RBA, the Resilience Hub for Africa, and UNDP’s global partnership and finance platforms.
- Identify and support the pursuit of sub-regional, multi-country, or cross-border funding opportunities.
- Track engagement with IFIs and emerging donors to identify new entry points and unlock financing.
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in international development, economics, political or social sciences, or related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of 7 years (with master`s degree) and 9 years (with bachelor`s degree) of extensive experience in Monitoring & Evaluation, research mobilization and partnerships building, especially in crisis settings.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems and advanced programmes for data analysis.
- Solid understanding of key UNDP programmatic areas of intervention in post-crisis and recovery settings
- Experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of resource mobilization strategies.
- Demonstrated project and programme design and management experiences.
- Previous experience in research mobilization and partnerships building with a multilateral or international organization;
- Background/familiarity with conflict/post-conflict settings;
- Experience in reports` writing and presentation.
- Solid understanding of key UNDP programmatic areas of intervention in post-crisis and recovery settings
- Experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of resource mobilization strategies.
- Demonstrated project and programme design and management experiences.
- Previous experience in research mobilization and partnerships building with a multilateral or international organization;
- Background/familiarity with conflict/post-conflict settings;
- Experience in reports` writing and presentation.
Languages:
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through the official UNDP career portal.
(Visit the link and search for the job title “Partnerships Specialist – Nairobi” to begin your application.)
Make sure to submit your application before 17th July, 2025, as late applications will not be considered.
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