Partnership Development Advisor

Females are highly encouraged to apply

Partnership Development Advisor-Head of Gaza sub office

Duty station: Gaza

Deadline: 1 September 2025

UNOPS in Gaza

UNOPS supports both humanitarian response and early recovery in Gaza. Currently, UNOPS support in Gaza focuses on key humanitarian enablers, including on access, via the Security Council-mandated UN 2720 Mechanism and the Access Support Unit (ASU), humanitarian fuel and energy, and mine action. Operations are envisaged to continue in the coming period with a focus in line with the UNOPS mandate: (i) infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, (ii) procurement and (iii) project management.

2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment

ThePartnerships Development Advisor will:

• Develop partnerships and programming opportunities, in line with UNOPS strategic priorities and objective;
• Enable UNOPS strategic positioning as a partner of choice vis-a-vis the key stakeholders in the Gaza response;
• Head the UNOPS sub-office in Gaza, ensuring delivery against UNOPS strategic priorities and objectives;
• Represent UNOPS across security, inter-agency, and cluster coordination fora and in partner interactions;
• Provide leadership and oversight to assigned staff;
• Foster knowledge management, capture lessons learned, and promote best practices.

Qualifications and Experience

a. Education

• Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent) preferably in political science, law, social science, international relations, public administration, business management or related fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional 7 years of relevant international experience; OR
• Technical/Professional Diploma in combination with an additional 6 years of relevant, international and local experience.

b. Work Experience

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in international humanitarian setting or similar positions in which 3 years of experience in a senior management or leadership role is required.
• Previous international experience in a very high/high risk environment is required, including in the Middle East region.
• Direct experience with the United Nations, including humanitarian coordination structures is required.
• Previous experience heading a field office in an emergency context is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in liaising with local stakeholders including UN, NGOs, humanitarian clusters/ sectors, and de facto authorities in complex environments is an asset.
• Ability to produce briefing notes, reports and proposals within a limited timeline is highly desired.
• Excellent communication skills, computer skills, including google suite, is highly desired.

c. Language Requirements

• English fluency in writing, spoken and reading- requirement
• Arabic fluency in writing, spoken and reading- desirable