Donor Relations Officer

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Donor Relations Officer

Bangladesh

12 months

1

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General

Description of assignment title

Donor Relations Officer

Assignment country

Bangladesh

Duty stations

Cox's Bazaar

Work location

On UN premises

Expected start date

25/08/2026

Duration

12 months

(with possibility of extension)

Sustainable Development Goal

• Partnerships for the goals

Host entity

UNICEF

Modality

Onsite

Type

International

Volunteer category

Expert UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule

Full-time

Number of Assignments

1

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families. UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities. UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic development of their communities. UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Context

UNICEF Bangladesh has scaled up its programming considerably in response to the 2018 Rohingya crisis and more recently the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, with commensurate increases in funding needs. The capacity of the office to raise and manage these additional funds, as well as ensure adequate funding for the existing and upcoming new country programme, has been strengthened by the setting up of a Partnerships Unit reporting to the Deputy Representative. This team has contributed to diversifying significantly the overall public and private donor portfolio, successfully increasing annual revenue from an average of approximately $60m per year over the course of the last CPD (Country Ptogramme Document) until 2017 to over $150m in recent years. The need for ongoing technical support and sustained attention to contribution management will be extended well into future years. Continued and timely donor reporting will be critical to maintaining both the humanitarian response as well as delivering the large-scale ongoing development programme. Working as a key member of the resource mobilization and partnerships team, this role is based in Dhaka and will collaborate closely with the programme sections and the Cox’s Bazar team; and ensure funding needs are supported, whilst safeguarding overall quality in fundraising activities, systems and processes. Continued resource mobilization and timely donor support is critical to enable UNICEF to deliver at scale. For this reason, donor proposals, reports and other programmatic documents must be delivered at a high standard, in line with organizational standards and benchmarks, and aligned with donor expectations. The incumbent will be instrumental in ensuring quality donor reporting and grant management, in close coordination with the programme teams, the donor relations specialist, and the wider Partnerships Unit. Failure to deliver on our donor agreements, especially donor quality reporting, donor coordination and contract management will put the totality of the Country Programme and the humanitarian and development interventions at risk of being under-funded. This in turn will impair the ability of UNICEF Bangladesh to delivery results for children. The results affect ultimately credibility, reputation and success of UNICEF.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Chief Partnerships or their designated mandated representative(s), and working closely with the Partnerships Unit, the Communications Team and Programme Sections, the UN Volunteer Donor Relations Officer will:

• Update and maintain information on all donor and programme reporting requirements and templates.
• Provide section chiefs and field offices with regular updates on these requirements and follow-up as required to ensure the timely inputs, clearance and submissions of proposals and reports to donors.
• Work with relevant sections and field offices in the preparation of high-quality concept notes, funding proposals and donor reports by standardizing formats, contents and ensuring adherence to donor requirements.
• Provide quality assurance of proposals and reports. This includes gathering of information, consolidation, editing, layout and branding of all required proposals and reports which include ad hoc proposals, donor interim and final reports and specific thematic reports.
• Ensure donor reporting and proposal SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure) are followed.
• Ensure the templates, donor conditions and final version of concept notes and reports are properly saved in the donor SharePoint folder and easily accessible to programme colleagues.
• In close collaboration with the External Communications section, ensure that the necessary visibility requirements are communicated to the sections and collected timely for reporting and other such purposes. Ensure inclusion of human-interest material in donor proposals and reports.
• Support sections on the submission of grant extensions and programme change requests to donors. Ensure the revised plans and related information is saved on the grant SharePoint folder.
• In close collaboration with the Budget Unit, monitor funds utilization, grant expiry, etc, and ensure programmes are implementing in alignment with donor conditions.
• Conduct research and maintain up-to-date information on donors for UNICEF Bangladesh’s advocacy and resource mobilization information and use.
• Update and prepare briefing notes and presentations for the donor meetings and field visits as required.
• Coordinate donor engagements - meetings and technical calls - under the direction of the Partnerships Unit.
• Support the development of internal and external briefing documents.
• Provide training and technical assistance, as required, to staff and partners to improve the overall quality and consistency concept notes, proposals and reports.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team, including support with other types of reports.

Eligibility criteria

Age

18 - 80

Required Experience 7 years

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience

7 years

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master's degree in international relations, political science, communications, or areas related to public policy, international development.

Competencies and values

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability Core Competencies
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness
• Works Collaboratively with others
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Innovates and Embraces Change
• Thinks and Acts Strategically
• Drives to achieve impactful results
• Manages ambiguity and complexity Functional Competencies
• Analysing
• Persuading and influencing
• Entrepreneurial Thinking

Skills And Experience

• At least 7 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in external relations, fundraising, grant management or other relevant programmes; experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.
• Advanced ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and concisely orally as well as in writing
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Have affinity with or interest in child rights, development and volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Area(s) of expertise

Partnerships, resource mobilisation

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Other information

Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.

Living conditions and remarks

Cox's Bazar is a district of the Chattogram division, and it is famous for its fishing port and tourism. It is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 120 km (75 mi) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope, making it the second-longest sea beach in the world. The climate of Cox's Bazar is almost similar to the rest of the country. The climate of Bangladesh is generally determined by its location in the tropical monsoon region: high temperature, heavy rainfall, generally excessive humidity, and distinct seasonal variations. It is further characterized by its location in the coastal area. Historically, Cox’s Bazar is a safe place so far like other parts of the country. Recently, Cox’s Bazar has been experiencing a huge Rohingya influx from Myanmar, which causes a serious humanitarian crisis. Culturally, Cox’s Bazar is very diverse and well-known for its traditional heritage. The communications system has been developed so far and is well connected with other cities. Walking within Cox’s Bazar city is only allowed during daylight. Travel by rickshaw is also permitted within Cox’s Bazar only during daylight hours. All the national Mobile networks are available there, but Robi mobile network works better in the Chattogram division.] Cox’s Bazar has also domestic airport. Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh is currently classified as a family duty station (Security Level 3-moderate; Hardship category-D). You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos; https://www.unv.org/ https://www.unv.org/

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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