Director, Partnerships and Futures

Lead the UNOPS Partnerships and Futures Group at the forefront of global development, shaping strategic partnerships, driving knowledge, innovation and foresight, and positioning the organization to scale impact across diverse partner ecosystems. As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will influence high-level decision-making, build transformative alliances, and ensure UNOPS remains agile, relevant, and future-ready in delivering results for people and communities worldwide.

The Partnerships and Futures Group (PFG) is responsible for strengthening and expanding UNOPS partnerships and building knowledge, innovation and foresight capabilities through non-programmatic missions, underpinning UNOPS ability to scale up and speed up delivery for impact - for the people we serve.
PFG works across the range of UNOPS partner segments - including UN agencies, international financial institutions and multilateral/regional development banks, donors, partner country governments, vertical funds and multilateral initiatives, south-south cooperation, and the philanthropic and private sectors - to deepen engagement, expand implementation capacity and accelerate progress toward the SDGs.
PFG collaborates closely with HQ groups and geographic offices on partner segment strategies, partner leadership, and opportunity development, ensuring that partner engagement is coherent, intelligence-driven and aligned with UNOPS strategic priorities to strengthen UNOPS positioning and visibility.
PFG leads the development of knowledge, innovation and foresight through eight thematic missions relating to the sustainable development goals, enabling UNOPS to anticipate partner needs and emerging trends and respond proactively to strengthen mission readiness. It brings mission-led intent to partnerships and opportunity development, and drives the horizontal integration of missions into policy framing, service offering refinement and service delivery. It provides expertise and business partnering support to teams across UNOPS, and technical advice to partners.
PFG has personnel based in UNOPS headquarters in Copenhagen and in locations close to key partners: Beijing, Brussels, Manila, Riyadh, Tokyo, and Washington.

The Director, PFG provides leadership and strategic direction of the group, working collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to strengthen capabilities that support implementation of UNOPS 4-year strategic plan to scale up and speed up  delivery for impact for the partners and people UNOPS serves.
The Director, PFG reports directly to the Executive Director (ED), and supports the two Deputy Executive Directors (DEDs), respectively, Management and Policy (M&P), and Delivery and Partnerships (D&P).
The Director, PFG is accountable for:
Driving growth in the volume and value of UNOPS portfolio of engagements and ensuring the portfolio is strategically aligned, diverse and balanced.
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