Closing date: 03 Jan 2010 -- (CLOSED)
Location: Switzerland - Geneva
The Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a global public/private partnership dedicated to raising and disbursing large amounts of additional finance to prevent and treat the three pandemics. The Global Fund has so far committed …
The vacancy is in the Secretariat of the Global Fund. The Secretariat manages the grant portfolio, including executing Board policies, disbursing money to grant recipients and implementing performance-based funding of grants. The Secretariat is also tasked with resource mobilization; providing strategic, policy, financial, legal and administrative support and overseeing monitoring and evaluation. It is based in Geneva and has no staff located outside its headquarters.
The Global Fund is looking for staff with a strong commitment to health and development, an open mind-set, entrepreneurial and flexible attitudes as well as strong interpersonal skills.
The Global Fund is committed to using fair, objective and positive employment practices to promote equal opportunities and diversity in employment, ensuring all employees and potential employees are treated fairly, consistently and with respect, before, during and after, their employment. We seek to create an environment that is representative of, and responsive to, different groups. Thank you for your interest in working for the Global Fund.
Role Summary & Key results expected
The Senior Donor Relations Officer will perform resource mobilization activities with core donor governments in support of the preparations for the Third Replenishment 2010-2013 and so as to ensure an appropriate, predictable and sustainable level of resources for the Global Fund.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Establish and maintain strong relations with key Global Fund donors as foundation for resource mobilization efforts. Includes gather intelligence and analyzing key trends in individual donor policies and plans vis-à-vis the Global Fund in order to provide advice to management on strategic interaction with individual donors;
- Establish and build donor confidence in the Global Fund through timely and accurate response to individual donor queries;
- Organize briefings, meetings, visits and events with core donor governments, coordinate programmatic and logistical arrangements, draft reports and set action plans for follow-up;
- Coordinate interaction with donors across the Secretariat, notably Country Programs, in support of overall resource mobilization activities e.g. through site visits;
- Perform other duties as rquired by the Unit Director and Manager.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications and Membership
Essential:
- Advanced university degree in social and/or political science, public administration, international relations/development or a comparable academic preparation, or equivalent professional training or self-study/work experience.
Experience
Essential:
- Seven to ten years of experience in multilateral work either within development or international financial cooperation, preferably in resource mobilization from public sources, including G7 countries.
Desirable:
- Successful experience in resource mobilization work in emerging market countries.
Technical skills and competencies
Skills:
- Ability to inspire confidence and enthusiasm
- Strong analytical and strategic sense
- Solid diplomatic and communication skills and ability to interact with senior levels of government
- High level drafting skills
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Core Competencies
(The Global Fund has a “core competency framework” setting out standard behaviors that are expected of all staff. Only the key competencies for this role are listed. The selected candidate would be expected to demonstrate adequate levels across all core competencies).
- Results-Oriented
- Manage and improve performance
- Build Relationships
- Communicate Effectively
- Solution-Oriented Analysis
Languages
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English. Working knowledge of one or more of French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic or Chinese.
Reference Code: RW_7Y6MEB-57
