Consultant for enhancing partnerships in the Nordic Region – Amman
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Location:
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Salary:negotiable / YEAR
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Job type:CONTRACTOR
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Posted:2 days ago
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Category:Education, Partnership and Resource Mobilization, Treasury and Investment
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Deadline:18/11/2024
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary:
The main outcome of the consultancy assignment is to support the brokering of partnerships in the Nordic Region that help close Education Cannot Wait’s financing gap for 2023-2026. This includes supporting the identification and cultivation of new partnerships and funding opportunities with public and private donors, or a collaboration between both (public private partnerships). The consultant will serve as the liaison for ECW Global Champions in the Nordic region, providing support to Champions as they advocate for ECW in national, regional and / or international fora. The consultant will work closely with the ECW secretariat to enhance the visibility of ECW and education in emergencies across traditional, digital and social media platforms in the Nordic Region. While the geographical focus of the assignment is primarily Nordic, the consultant may also support on other donor markets based on the needs in the ECW Partnerships Team. The consultant is expected to support the planning and execution of ECW delegations to the Nordic region and support on global policy events and processes such as the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the annual meetings in the World Bank and IMF.
Responsibilities:
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT
| Deliverables | Description | Estimated number of days | Deadline/timeline |
| Deliverable 1: Lead the successful partnerships with Nordic governments, private funders, and strategic partners and close new funding agreements with minimum one existing partner in each of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden). |
The consultant is expected to provide specialist advice, fundraising/resource mobilization as well as produce regular updates on policy trends. In his/her position, the consultant will showcase the impact of ECW investments in relevant national donor forums and parliamentarian events as directed by the ECW Chief of Partnerships. This also includes enhancing ECWs profile towards new potential funders, develop concrete funding proposals and engage with political influencers. Specifically, the consultant will deliver:
a) Regular written and verbal updates to Chief of Partnerships on status of funding opportunities with public donors in the Nordic region. |
100 days |
Managing the partnerships with Nordic governments, private funders, and strategic partners in collaboration with Planning of national priorities, events, briefings and missions will be agreed in quarterly workplans developed in collaboration with the ECW Partnerships Team. Monthly policy analysis and updates will start in Dec 2024 and will be ongoing in 25 and 26. Identification of Deadline: new funding agreements expected to be finalized in Apr 2025, Nov 2025 and Apr 2026. Deadline: ECW missions to Denmark and Sweden expected in 2025 and mission to Norway in 2026. Deadline: National market briefings delivered in Mar 2025 and Mar 2026. Expected travels to Billund (5 trips), Oslo (3 trips), Stockholm (3 trips), and Helsinki (2 trips). |
| Deliverable 2: Minimum two new ideas, solutions and innovative financing models has been tested and implemented by strategic partners and donors in the Nordic region ideally with potential for scaling up and replication in other markets. |
The consultant is expected to convene dialogues and national actions with a diverse group of foundations, corporations, innovative finance mechanisms and businesses to generate new and innovative ways of cooperation and funding opportunities. In particular, the consultant will expand ECWs engagement with Nordic business leaders, as well as financial institutions and pension funds, to develop new and innovative financing mechanisms with the potential to provide sustainable funding to ECW. Specifically, the consultant will deliver:
a) minimum two national or regional events targeting non-traditional donors in the Nordic region. |
40 days | Convening of Nordic dialogues and bilateral meetings starts at UNGA in Sep 2024.
Future opportunities for Nordic dialogues, events and potential new partnerships will be planned in collaboration with Advertisement
Deadline: National or regional events in May 2025 and Feb 2026. Deadline: Reports on bilateral meetings in Jan 2025, Jul 2025, Jan 2026 and Jul 2026. |
| Deliverable 3: Support the ECW communication team to enhance the visibility and showcasing the impact of ECW investments towards Nordic funders, strategic partners, and political influencers. |
This includes developing relevant content for traditional, digital and social media, and tailored media plans for specific donors and ECW Global Champions, including their active participation in ECWs global social media campaigns. Specifically, the consultant will deliver:
a) minimum one traditional or online media piece that highlights EIEPC/ECW in a major Nordic publication. |
10 days | Media plans for the Nordic countries and ECW Global Champions will be developed in 2025 and will be updated biannually in collaboration with ECW communication team.
Deadline: Media plans delivered in Dec 2024, June 2025, Dec 2025 and June 2026. No planned travels |
| Deliverable 4: Support the ECW Global Champion in Denmark to successfully deliver on his mandate, and identify, announce and start the collaboration with additional ECW Global Champions in Sweden and Norway with a specific focus on the private sector. |
The consultant is expected to develop work plans, speaking points, relevant background briefings, and providing logistical support as well as involving relevant colleagues in the ECW secretariat and/or strategic partners. The consultant is also expected to organize and participate in relevant missions with the ECW Global Champions, and lead on the outreach to new potential Global Champions and political influencers that can support ECW in mobilizing political and financial leadership, particularly in the private sector.
a) Provide support and advisory to ECW’s Global Champion from Denmark during minimum two international missions and global policy making moments. |
50 days | Activities for ECW’s Global Champion from Denmark
Future Global Champion activities will be agreed in bi-annual workplans. Deadline: Jan 2025, July 2025, Jan 2026 and July 2026. Mapping and outreach to new ECW Global Champions in the Nordics starts in 2024. Deadline: new Global Champions from Sweden and Norway expected to start in Sep 2025. Planned travels include New York (3 trips), Washington (1 trip) Addis Ababa (1 trip) and other ECW partner countries (2 trips). |
| TOTAL ESTIMATED WORKING DAYS | 200 | ||
Qualifications:
- Advanced University degree (or equivalent) in Economics, International Relations, Political Science, International Development Studies, Communication or another relevant field.
*A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) combined with additional two years of relevant professional experience above the min. required may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree. - A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in the area of partnerships and resource mobilization with a focus on public and private partners in the Scandinavian market.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- A strong network in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), and in-depth knowledge of the Nordic development policies and fundraising landscape.
- Expertise in mobilizing political commitment and resource mobilization, with a particular focus education in emergencies and protracted crisis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
- Fluency in English and, at minimum, one of the Nordic languages is required for this role.
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
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