Partnerships and Proposal Development

Host entity: UNWomen

Application deadline: 12/08/2026

Mission and objectives

UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the State of Palestine since its inception in 1997. UN Women Palestine Office focuses its activities on one overarching goal, namely, to support the implementation at the national level of existing international commitments to advance gender equality in line with the national priorities. In support of this goal, and thoroughly taking into consideration the specificities of the Palestinian context, UN Women concentrates its efforts and interventions toward the realisation of following strategic goals: Mainstreaming gender in governance, peace and security; Supporting women's economic security and rights; and Promoting women’s rights and protection against violence.

Assignment context

The humanitarian crisis in Palestine, particularly in Gaza and the northern West Bank, has reached catastrophic levels following the escalation of conflict since October 2023. Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by displacement, loss of livelihoods, food insecurity, and lack of protective mechanisms. According to UN Women estimates, in Gaza more than 38,000 women and girls have been killed, 11,000 are suffering from lifelong injuries, while the majority of women and girls have experienced repeated displacement. Across Gaza and the West Bank, the collapse of infrastructure, disruption of services, and widespread economic hardship have left women and girls facing heightened protection risks, limited access to healthcare, and reduced livelihood opportunities. Women-headed households have increased significantly due to conflict-related deaths and displacement, further exacerbating vulnerabilities. This assignment will support UN Women Palestine’s partnership and resource mobilization concepts across UN Women's portfolio, ensuring that gender equality and women’s leadership are integrated into humanitarian response, recovery efforts, and longer-term resilience building.

Task description

• Support to design and draft concept notes and proposals including multiagency concepts.
• Support to organise partnership events and briefings.
• Conduct donor and partner mapping and research.
• Identify and track funding opportunities.
• Prepare donor intelligence briefs.

Working methodology: Regular online meetings with UN Women team members (via Teams or Zoom). Joint proposal design and drafting with UN Women team members. Support to organise partnership events and briefings. Potential collaboration with other UN agencies during proposal development.

• Volunteer 1: Research and prepare profiles of 15 potential institutional donors and strategic partners relevant to UN Women Palestine's programme priorities.
• Volunteer 2: Contribute to drafting or reviewing 4 concept notes and funding proposals, including multi-agency proposals where applicable.
• Volunteer 3: Support preparation of presentation materials, background notes, or briefing packages for 2–3 partnership meetings or donor engagement events.

Skills and experience

Experience in designing and drafting concept notes and proposals in development and/or humanitarian settings (required).
Experience in designing multiagency joint programmes (desirable).
Experience in organizing events and briefings (desirable).

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.