The Partnerships Senior 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).

Development of concept-notes & proposals (three full packages)

• 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.

Cultivate donor relationships & stakeholder engagement

• 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.

Strengthen pipeline management & knowledge sharing

• 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.

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Education:

• 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.

Experience:

• 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.

Language Requirements:

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