UNDP Home-Based Strategic Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships Specialist Role (IPSA-10): Complete Application Guide

Overview

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is recruiting a home-based Strategic Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships Specialist for the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA), which UNDP hosts. The post, job identification 36167, is at IPSA-10 level under an International Personnel Service Agreement, with a one-year contract renewable subject to performance and funding. It sits in the Sustainable Finance and Digital Transformation practice area.

The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of over 80 governments, companies and international organizations working to accelerate the shift from cash to responsible digital payments, with a focus on lower costs, transparency and financial inclusion, particularly for women and marginalized communities.

What the role involves

The specialist leads communication campaigns, advocacy and partnership development to advance the Alliance's Strategy 2030, focusing mainly on East and West Africa while supporting Arabic-speaking countries such as Jordan and Sudan.

Communications work includes drafting speeches, talking points and opinion pieces for senior leaders and coordinating flagship publications, knowledge products and multimedia campaigns. In advocacy, the specialist turns implementation evidence into policy dialogue across platforms including the G20, the G7 Partnership, Digital Public Infrastructure initiatives and the African Continental Free Trade Area, writes policy briefs and organizes international policy dialogues and events. Partnership work means strengthening ties with Alliance members, development finance institutions, philanthropies and private-sector actors. The specialist also captures local implementation evidence and lessons learned for regional priority programmes and packages them into global knowledge products.

Requirements

Applicants need a master's degree in communications, journalism, international relations, public policy, development studies, political science or a related field and five years of progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, advocacy, partnerships or stakeholder engagement in international development. A bachelor's degree with seven years of experience is also accepted. Candidates should have run strategic communication campaigns and built partnerships with governments, donors and the private sector. Full professional fluency in both English and French is mandatory.

Key dates

The application deadline is August 20, 2026, at 05:59 AM.