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Background Information – SUN Movement Secretariat
Since 2010, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement has inspired a new way of working collaboratively to end malnutrition, in all its forms. With the governments of SUN Countries in the lead, it unites people—from civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers—in a collective effort to improve nutrition. The SUN Strategy 2021–2025 (SUN 3.0) prioritizes country leadership and focuses on supporting systemic change at the country level. It seeks to capture the ambition of SUN countries and guide the work of all actors at all levels aligning concerted action behind and responding to commonly agreed national priorities set out by governments in SUN countries.
SUN 3.0 is committed to fundamental, effective nutrition action, with 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, social protection, education, water and sanitation. In the current global context working with multiple stakeholders to ensure a climate smart and gender responsive approach will be key.
The SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) plays a convening and facilitating role for the stakeholders of the Movement to work together to advance progress on addressing malnutrition in all its forms. This is done by working at global, country and regional levels.
The SUN Movement Secretariat comprises personnel based in Geneva and teams based in regional hubs in Asia, African and Latin America. All parts of the Movement – member governments, and the four SUN networks (Civil Society, United Nations, Business, Donors) as well as the SUN Movement Secretariat - work together with the SUN Movement Coordinator, to align and focus efforts around national nutrition priorities. These priorities are advocated for in global and regional fora.
The SUN Movement Secretariat is hosted by UNOPs.
Role of the Donor Relations Officer
The Donor Relations Officer will report to the Head, Partnerships, Financing and Network Relations and will support donor relations and fundraising as well as private sector partnerships for the SMS and other parts of the Movement through outreach and partnership building, development of proposals and joint initiatives, support and facilitation of meetings and events as well as support the development of targeted communications and advocacy materials or resources for donor relations and fundraising efforts.
