Policy and Partnerships Support for UNDP Egypt

Host entity: UNDP

Application deadline: 24/09/2026

Mission and objectives

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. As the lead UN development agency, UNDP is well-placed to help implement the Goals through our work in some 170 countries and territories. We support countries in achieving the SDGs through integrated solutions. Today’s complex challenges—from stemming the spread of disease to preventing conflict—cannot be tackled neatly in isolation. For UNDP, this means focusing on systems, root causes and connections between challenges—not just thematic sectors—to build solutions that respond to people’s daily realities.

UNDP has been on the ground in 2017, supporting the Government of Egypt and delivering to people the best solutions particularly the most vulnerable, women and youth. Since 2015, 195-member states of the United Nations, including the Government of Egypt, committed to the Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious action plan that pictures a better world by 2030, with serious commitment from countries to meet the set targets. In terms of policy and partnership development, UNDP is establishing new partnerships with new partners and both local and global levels. UNDP is also keen to strengthen already developed partnerships with different organizations and initiatives that support UNDP mandate.

Assignment context

UNDP works closely with government counterparts, UN agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders to support national development priorities and advance sustainable and inclusive economic development. This work requires regular research and analysis of policy, economic, and development trends, as well as the identification of emerging opportunities for partnerships and resource mobilization.

Task description

Under the guidance of the Policy and Partnerships Programme Analyst, the Online Volunteer will conduct desk research to identify and map potential policy, partnership and resource mobilization opportunities relevant to UNDP Egypt’s programme priorities.

The volunteer will:

- Review publicly available information on relevant organizations, institutions, initiatives and funding opportunities.
- Identify potential partners and opportunities aligned with selected UNDP Egypt priorities.
- Compile and organize the findings using an agreed template.
- Summarize the most relevant opportunities and provide a brief rationale for their potential relevance to UNDP Egypt.

Deliverable

1- One consolidated Policy and Partnership Opportunity Mapping Matrix containing a minimum agreed number of relevant stakeholders, potential partners and/or funding opportunities, including key information such as organization/opportunity name, thematic area, website/source, potential relevance to UNDP Egypt, and recommended next step.

2- One 2–3 page summary brief highlighting the most relevant opportunities identified and the rationale for prioritizing them.

Skills and experience

Research and analytical
Communication and writing
Coordination and stakeholder engagement

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