Partnerships Officer

UN Development Programme

The Partnerships Officer will support stakeholder engagement, partnership development, event coordination, and related reporting. Key responsibilities include:

1. Stakeholder Management
• Identify, map, and maintain records of relevant stakeholders.
• Track stakeholder meetings, commitments, and follow-up actions.
• Prepare stakeholder briefs, meeting notes, and background materials.
• Support senior management in engagement with government, academic, private sector, civil society, think tank, and international partners.
2. Partnership Development
• Identify partnership opportunities aligned with the Think Tank s mandate.
• Develop partnership concept notes, briefs, and coordination materials.
• Coordinate with partners to ensure clear communication, follow-up, and alignment of expectations.
• Maintain records of partnership discussions and next steps.
3. Events and Convening
• Support planning and delivery of events, roundtables, workshops, dialogues, and public engagements.
• Coordinate with speakers, participants, partners, internal teams, and external vendors.
• Prepare invitations, agendas, participant lists, briefing notes, and post-event summaries.
• Ensure events support the Think Tank s positioning and stakeholder engagement objectives.
4. Coordination and Reporting
• Coordinate with the Director of Operations, Director of Research, and Director of Communications.
• Prepare regular updates on partnerships, stakeholders, and events.
• Ensure proper documentation and filing in line with institutional and governance requirements.

The Partnerships Officer reports to the Director of Operations.

The expected duration of the work is full-time for 12 months.

The role is anticipated to start on [01-07-26] and end on [01-07-27].

This assignment will be Office-based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

If unforeseen travel outside the consultant s duty station city is requested by UNDP and not required by the Terms of References (ToR), such travel shall be covered by UNDP in line with applicable rules and regulations and upon prior written agreement. In such cases, the consultant shall receive living allowances not exceeding the United Nations (UN) Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) rate for such other location(s).

Note: A written approval from UNDP and relevant authorities will be required to facilitate the consultant's travel to any locations than stated on this TOR on official missions where necessary.