Vacancy Announcement # 2025/LBN/05: Home-based International Consultancy- Resource Mobilization and Partnership Consultant

Hiring Office:   UNFPA Country Office - Lebanon

Purpose of consultancy:          The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. In Lebanon, the UNFPA Country Office is at the forefront of addressing gender-based violence, reproductive health, and population dynamics within the framework of the national framework and United Nations Strategic documents in Lebanon. Lebanon is currently facing a complex humanitarian situation categorized as a level three emergency. This complexity arises from the presence of multiple vulnerable groups, including IDPs, returnees, and refugees. However, the current ceasefire presents an opportunity to address the existing humanitarian needs and initiate reconstruction and resilience efforts. In this regard, effective resource mobilisation and partnerships are essential to scale up UNFPA’s activities in Lebanon, fulfil its mandate, and achieve its three transformative results in Lebanon. UNFPA Lebanon seeks to recruit a Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Consultant to support its resource mobilisation efforts and partnership engagement. The consultant will support the CO staff in different resource mobilisation efforts such as drafting concept notes and proposals, grant management and tracking, donor reporting and other partnership-related activities in close collaboration with the Representative and the program team.

Scope of work:

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the programme coordinator and UNFPA Lebanon Representative, the consultant is expected to deliver the following activities:

Strategy Development:

• Support Lebanon CO in the review of its Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships strategy, aligned with Lebanon CO’s Country Programme Document.
• Resource Mobilisation:
• Coordinate draft efforts of  Lebanon CO’s concept notes and proposals tailored to donor priorities and aligned with UNFPA’s thematic priorities;
• Conduct research, mapping and analysis of the donor landscape, which includes potential donors, funding priorities, thematic focuses, geographic focus, and funding access;
• Support CO staff in resource mobilisation, including grant management, project cycle implementation, proposal writing and reporting
• Support in the review of donor agreements and ensure compliance with UNFPA standard legal and policy frameworks, and financial rules and regulations.
• Prepare and disseminate briefing notes, resource mobilisation gap analysis, reflected in infographics for donor and partner engagements.
• Develop knowledge management tools for resource management and partnerships, including donor profiles, donor contact lists, and resource mobilisation depository.
• Maintain a filing system and updated tracking tools in coordination with regional and global RM focal points, and attend the partnership meeting as requested
• Support the CO in contact initiation and coordination with donors and convening donor meetings, events, and advocacy.

Strategic Partnership:

• Identify and support in the establishment and implementation of partnership initiatives with state and non-state partnerships, including donors, governmental entities, the private sector, foundations, and UN partners at the national and regional levels.
• Conduct research and mapping of potential strategic public and private partners for UNFPA along with analysis of their areas of work, outreach, financial contributions and common thematic areas of potential collaboration.
• Support in the organisation of CO’s partner meetings, events, and workshops.
• Joint Programme Management:
• Coordinate joint governance and planning across participating agencies, including establishing steering/technical groups and tracking implementation as per the workplan,
• Ensure communication with the donor and AA, as well as alignment with contractual agreements.

Duration and working schedule:        

01 February-31 July 2026 - 12 days a month in 6 months for a total of 72  days

Place where services are to be delivered:

Home-based with possible travel in Lebanon for one mission if security allows, the costs of the mission travel and DSA will be covered by CO.

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered:

Milestones

Deliverables

Target Delivery Dates (timelines are indicative)

Payment

• Resource mobilisation and partnership strategy developed

• Concept notes and proposals developed

• Submitted donor reporting

• Organised donor meeting/briefings

• RM and P knowledge management tools developed

• In-person bilateral donor meetings or donor roundtable organised and properly documented;

• Joint Programme inception phase managed (including the establishment of the first Steering Committee) in coordination with partner UN agency;

• 6  concept notes/proposals developed

• Resource Mobilisation filing system and tracking  updated regularly;
•  All approved funds and tranches are reflected in the database as soon as received  and on DARTS
• All proposals and project reports follow CO SoPs and meet the deadline.

1 28th February

2. 31st March

3 30 April

4. 31st May

5. 30th June

6 31 July

1. 4200 USD

2.4200 USD

3.4200 USD

4.. 4200 USD

5..4200 USD

6. .4200 USD

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:       

●            All deliverables will be written in English and submitted in electronic format.

●            All ad hoc donor requests are addressed as per the deadline given by the supervisor.

Supervisory arrangements:   

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Head of Programme, with a dotted line to the UNFPA Lebanon Representative

Expected travel:          

One mission if security allows it.

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:

Education:

Postgraduate degree in development-related disciplines, political science, international relations, international development, sociology, economics or any related social science.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of experience in international development and/or public relations, resource mobilisation, partnership and diplomacy, preferably within an international organisation and/or the UN system.
• Established record in inter-agency partnerships and cooperation, including familiarity and experience with Joint Programmes
• Relevant work experience with the UN, bilateral, and multilateral partners/donors/agencies and/or non-governmental organisations;
• Proven technical skills in the development of Concept Notes, project proposals, and reporting.
• Familiarity with UNFPA mandate, programmes, guidance, and policies
• Familiarity with the thematic areas of reproductive health and rights; gender based violence and protection, and the human rights-based approach
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and excellent writing skills
• Fluency in Arabic is an asset

Inputs/services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner, if applicable:  

The assignment will be carried out under the guidance of the UNFPA Lebanon Representative and relevant CO focal points, who shall provide the following support to the consultant:

• Provide all available relevant documents and reports.
• Provide the needed background information on CO funding status, available funds, and funding gaps
• Provide the existing donor reports, submitted concept notes and proposals.