SUN 3.0 is committed to fundamental, non-negotiable aspects of effective nutrition action, including equity and the principle of leaving no one behind. For its third phase, the SUN Movement will drive forward gender equality and enshrine youth leadership across the Movement. SUN 3.0 will strengthen partnerships to achieve greater impact on nutrition through food systems, health systems, social protection systems, actions by the private sector and humanitarian and development actors, and through education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate change adaptation.
The SUN Movement Secretariat plays a central role in enabling the multiple members and structures of the Movement to work together to advance progress on country-level priorities and the global positioning of nutrition.
The SUN Movement Secretariat is based in Geneva and in various regions globally. All parts of the Movement – member governments, the SUN Global Support System – the GSS, consisting of four SUN networks (Civil Society, United Nations, Business, and Donors), and the SUN Movement Secretariat, together with the SUN Movement Coordinator, work together to align and focus efforts on priorities within countries.
The SUN Movement Secretariat is hosted by UNOPS.

Role of the Resource Mobilization Specialist

The purpose of this role is to support predictable and sustainable long-term funding and country financing capacity to meet SUN country financing requirements for nutrition.
The role reports to the SMS Regional Representative, Asia Portfolio in Bangkok, servicing SUN countries in the Asia hub.
11 Asia countries form part of this regional portfolio: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.
The role works closely with the SMS Resource Mobilization Advisor in Geneva (servicing all 66 SUN countries) and the Permanent Finance Task Team of the Executive Committee. The purpose of this collaboration is to identify gaps in countries’ financing capacity; work with partners and finding models to address these gaps; and develop and deepen finance expertise across the SUN Movement. Nutrition finance, both specific and sensitive, requires a beyond “business as usual” approach, given the current development in finance climate.

Functional Responsibilities:

1. Resource mobilization & country financing capacity strengthening in the region
   ● Working in close collaboration with SUN Focal Points and GSS, support Resource Mobilization efforts of countries, including organizing workshops and donor roundtables.
   ● Support SUN members to build sustainable nutrition financing lines in national budgets through stronger domestic and external resource mobilization.
   ● Support the engagement with IFIs and Regional financial institutions to unlock funding for SUN countries.
   ● Facilitate GSS response to SUN countries’ technical assistance requests in financing for nutrition.
   ● Map and analyze existing and potential sources of financing relevant to nutrition, including within post-COVID recovery plans, as well as climate, food systems, agriculture, or humanitarian financing.
   ● Guide countries on innovative sources of financing, including debt swaps and impact bonds, and funding from non-traditional donors.
   ● Develop and maintain an information repository on nutrition funding sources to enable countries to prepare for funding opportunities.
   ● Contribute to the identification of relevant e-learning opportunities to boost the capacities at the country level when it comes to budget tracking, national nutrition plan costing and financial gap analysis, and resource mobilization strategy elaboration
   ● Identify best practices and inform global-level discussions on how to make financing sources work better for nutrition.
   ● Facilitate donors’ and partners’ nutrition investment towards countries’ national budgets and multispectral nutrition action plans.
   ● Develop/strengthen partnerships and collaboration with key regional financial partners and as appropriate at the country level.
   ● Keep the Head of Country Action and SMS Regional Representative, briefed on broader policy dialogue in the region, regarding development financing and how it pertains to nutrition.
   ● Prepare meetings & conferences, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations on resource mobilization.
   ● Conduct research on innovative approaches to donor interactions, including lessons learned from private sector investments.
   ● Provide substantive input into outreach/publicity material geared towards partners and donors.
   ● Coordinate and monitor the implementation of capacity-building activities on strategic finance issues.
   ● Explore the opportunities of high-level political momentum such as COP 29, UN Food Systems, WHA, and N4G to pitch and unlock sustainable funding for nutrition in Asia.
2. Permanent Finance Task Team (TT) of the Executive Committee
   ● Support the TT in identifying and responding to SUN Country requirements in the area of finance for nutrition.
   ● Bring analysis to the TT on matters of sustainable, domestic, private, and innovative finance – nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive.
   ● Foster learning on finance across the SUN Movement and between SUN Countries and other Movement stakeholders.
   ● Support the Movement’s work to articulate nutrition finance goals as well as nutrition financing activities including advocacy, technical assistance, and piloting.
3. Knowledge management and innovation
   ● Work across teams at the SMS to identify and disseminate best practices for improving countries’ access to funding from global sources.
   ● Generate country-specific lessons and identify opportunities for increasing domestic resource mobilization for nutrition.
   ● Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to resource mobilization and partnership-building activities.
   ● Plan and contribute to the development of the organization-wide capacity, processes and knowledge on resource mobilization.
   ● Develop creative knowledge product and proposals that tells the story of SMS impact and value add of SUN to attract donors’ funding towards addressing country nutrition priorities

Results/expected outputs:
The effective and successful achievement of results will support the SUN Movement and its Secretariat to achieve its vision of a world free from malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

Strategic Perspective: Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organization. Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organization.

Integrity and Inclusion: Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same. Upholds organizational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity and inclusion.

Leading Self and Others: Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others. Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles

Partnering: Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

Result Orientation: Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.

Agility: Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

Solution Focused: Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.

Effective Communication: Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.

resource management, development financing, or resource mobilization within the SDG framework.
● A minimum of three (3) years of professional work experience in an international setting is required, preferably from a development agency, IFI, or other relevant financing body for nutrition is required.
● Experience in developing and implementing resource mobilization efforts is required.
● Experience in structuring and analyzing quantitative, financial models to inform decision-making is required.
● Experience in managing relations with governance bodies of international organizations is desired.
● Experience with innovative approaches to development finance is desired.
● Demonstrated understanding of the principles of the SUN movement is desired.
● Experience working in the nutrition sphere is desired.

Required education: Master’s degree in a relevant field, e.g. business administration, economics, finance, international relations or social science, political science or related fields.
A Bachelor’s degree with a combination of two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree.

Thailand is located in Southeast Asia. The climate is tropical, with the monsoon season running from May/June through October/November. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, and it is also the most populated city in the country. It is located in the Chao Phraya River delta in the central part of the country. Bangkok has an estimated population of 8.75 million as of 2017 (13% of Thailand’s total population), based on data from the 2010 census. Over the past decades, Bangkok has grown rapidly with little urban planning or regulation. This has led to traffic congestion and air pollution, and there is frequent flooding of streets during the rainy season in the City’s low-lying areas. The cost of living in Thailand is relatively low, as compared to many other capitals in Southeast Asia. Housing is widely available in various sizes and at various price points. Private healthcare in Thailand is of excellent standard, and there are numerous top hospitals in Bangkok, which fall far below countries like the US in terms of price. There are numerous high-quality international schools available in Bangkok, with English as the language of instruction. Bangkok has different public transportation options, including the BTS Skytrain and MRT Underground, metered taxis, mobile-based ride-hailing services (Grab, All Thai Taxi, etc.), tuk tuks, motorbike taxis, buses and boats.