Partnerships Officer (Health) Retainer Contract

Job Description

Dutystation: Islamabad, Pakistan

Functional responsibilities

The Partnerships Officer (Health - Retainer) will provide on-call technical advice and hands-on support to PKCO’s Partnerships & Programme Development Section and relevant project teams.

Under the overall supervision of the Partnerships Officer, the consultant will:

Map and prioritise health-funding opportunities

• Analyse global and regional donor landscapes; create a ranked long-list and shortlist of mechanisms aligned with Pakistan’s health strategies.
• Prepare engagement briefs (objectives, eligibility criteria, decision timelines, key contacts).

• Ensure the completion of comprehensive concept notes and proposals, at least three, inclusive of inputs and agreement of stakeholders based on sectoral priorities.
• Draft logframes, budgets, theories of change, risk/ESG screens and gender-integration plans in line with donor templates and UNOPS due-diligence standards.
• Finalise three proposals to the agreed donors.

• Arrange, prepare and, if delegated, represent UNOPS in meetings with donors and other entities in the sector.
• Produce talking points, pitch decks, meeting briefs and trip reports within 48 hours.

• Contribute to the funding-pipeline tracker.
• Document lessons learned and update internal proposal toolkits, sample annexes and SOPs.
• Submit concise monthly progress reports to the Partnerships Specialist.

Deliverables

The deliverables expected are;

• Sectoral donor-mapping report and engagement plan.
• 3 agreed upon concept notes and project proposals.
• Identification & engagement of two funding sources in the health sector.
• Consolidated lessons-learned and hand-over report.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health, International Development or a related field is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree with an additional two years of experience may be considered in place of a Master’s degree.

• Minimum two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in health-sector proposal writing, resource mobilisation or partnership management within UN agencies, INGOs, multilateral development banks, donor agencies or CSR programmes.
• Demonstrated track record of at least two successful health-grant / CSR submissions valued ≥ USD 2 million each during the past five years.
• Existing networks with major global health donors (e.g., Takeda, Global Fund, regional CSR arms) are a strong asset.
• Familiarity with Pakistan’s federal and provincial health systems and financing mechanisms is desirable.

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Working knowledge of Urdu and/or regional languages is an asset.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.