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Seeks an Officer for strategic planning and incubation, managing partnerships and incubating initiatives. Requires Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of grants/proposals experience.
Last checked: 2 hours ago
Closing date: TBD
Country: United States of America
Duty station: Washington, United States of America
Contract type: Career Opportunities | Full time
Grade: Not specified
Open to: Internationals
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The salary for this position is $69,000 to $88,000
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
As a strategic partner of the United Nations, the United Nations Foundation brings together fresh thinking and diverse voices around innovative ideas to drive progress and tackle problems. Sometimes we work behind-the-scenes, shaping negotiations and connecting experts, advocates, and decision-makers. Other times we drive public awareness and involvement through communications, campaigns, and convenings. Over the years we have developed a diverse and dynamic portfolio of capabilities, tools, and platforms to help the UN build a better world for everyone, everywhere.
JOB SUMMARY
The Officer is a key member of the Strategic Planning and Incubation team and manages new and incubating initiatives and projects to improve operational effectiveness. They are responsible for providing grants management support for a portfolio of initiatives as well as providing project and financial management for a select number of Pan-Foundation partnerships and special projects, and for managing team members who provide this support. The Officer will be responsible for coordinating with team leaders and ensuring timelines, milestones and policies are met by Foundation staff regarding partner-funded activities.
The Officer, Strategic Planning and Incubation reports to the Director, Incubation and works closely with internal clients across the Foundation, including team leaders, while collaborating regularly with cross-functional partners such as Agreements & Accountability, Budgets, Finance, and People & Culture. The role also provides strategic and operational support on select priorities and special projects led by the Chief Operating Officer.
This position is located in Washington, DC (hybrid schedule).
This position is temporary through December 31, 2026.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Officer, Strategic Planning and Incubation is a supervisory role.
The essential functions of this role will be performed in a typical professional office environment with routine use of standard office equipment. Employees are expected to work on-site in accordance with UNF’s hybrid work policy, which currently requires regular in-office presence.
While The United Nations Foundation headquarters is located in Washington, DC, you are on a hybrid work schedule. You are expected to commute to the office three (3) days per week, and you may work from home two (2) days per week.
DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
The United Nations Foundation will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
It is required you upload your resume and a cover letter for this position. Your application will be considered incomplete without these items. Please note that we cannot consider your application without a resume and cover letter submission.
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION
For full-time, U.S. benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including:
Additionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.
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