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The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFsection within the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFworks with UNICEF National Committees and country offices to maximize engagement and drive income growth.

Within PSFP the Principal Adviser, Partnerships leads the Corporate, Foundations, MSPA, and UNISON teams – working across these to strengthen collaboration and increase meaningful partnerships with the private sector. NB: The Principal Adviser, Partnerships will transition into the role of Deputy Director, PSFP, and this post will provide critical transition support on key projects throughout that period.

For every child, a Champion

Under the guidance of the Principal Adviser, Partnerships, and in collaboration with the PSFP section and others, the Partnerships Specialist will lead and support initiatives to transform the way UNICEF partners and engages with the private sector, focusing on achieving the best for children.

Working in close collaboration with fundraising and influence teams in National Committees and country offices, PFP teams, Regional Support Centres, Programme Groups, and other UNICEF divisions, the incumbent is accountable for the following:

How can you make a difference?

1. Support the retention and uplifting of UNICEF’s most significant private sector partnerships, acting as surge capacity during key moments.
2. Drive and support key initiatives within the Principal Adviser’s remit.
3. Lead the PFP Virtual Experiences Taskforce (VE.
4. Additional support on initiatives or projects as needed.

DELIVERABLES:

Partnership Support:

• Act as relationship manager/focal point on specific partnerships where needed.
• Work in an agile way with colleagues across PFP and PG to support the development of a holistic proposal that includes income and influence elements as key components for the upcoming Rotary partnership renewal and other similar partnerships.
• Develop and test nonfinancial offers that deepen partnerships and can unlock new avenues of funding, including ways to activate large volunteer bases at a local level and leverage UNICEF’s supply power.
• Support partnership managers to deepen key partners’ understanding of UNICEF’s work and the impact they can have.
• Lead convening moments at key events throughout the year designed to deepen partner’s commitment to UNICEF, as needed.

Principal Adviser Support:

• Analysing current expenditure and ROI to make the case for increased direct investment to enable sustained growth of private sector partnerships.
• Supporting a review/reframing the way UNICEF partners with the private sector, shifting the focus towards a ‘doing the most good’ narrative through income, influence and other means.
• Project management support on any change initiatives, such as ‘Future Proof’ and the Headquarters Efficiency initiative as they relate to the PSFP section.

VDE coordination:

• Chair regular meetings of the taskforce, ensuring active participation from all key stakeholders.
• Work with the taskforce to develop the annual calendar using audience insights and feedback from markets, ensuring clear objectives and private sector voices are present for each VE.
• Increase awareness within high value channels on how VEs can be used for audiencespecific needs.
• Trial and test new types of VEs or approaches/formats.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global fundraising colleagues and collaborate with them to ensure that Virtual Experiences helps engage their prospects and partners at the highest level.
• Collaborate with Programme Group to ensure that the focus, topics and timing of the VE calendar is actionable and fits with UNICEF’s fundraising priorities.
• Monitor global and regional trends in highvalue fundraising to ensure that UNICEF creates a robust and competitive offer, in line with audience motivations.
• Fulfil other project management duties as needed.

Estimated Duration of the contract

• 364 days

Reporting To:

• Principal Adviser, Partnerships

Working Place:

• New York, USA

To qualify as a Champion for every child you will have…

Education:

• An Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Business Administration, Social Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, or another relevant technical field.
• Alternatively, a firstlevel university degree in combination with two years of additional work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required preferably in major gift, corporate, foundation, or general public fundraising.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of highvalue fundraising, as well as an understanding of international development, and private sector campaignbased fundraising is required.
• Experience in developing outstanding supporter experiences is essential.
• Direct experience in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding 67 figure private sector partnerships is required.
• Direct experience working in project management is required.
• Experience working in international organizations and on crossdivisional or crossfunctional teams are additional is an asset.
• UN/UNICEF and National Committee experience is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanisor a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAunderpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) are required.

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: our competency framework.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socioeconomic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zerotolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccinatiorequirements, including against SARSCoV2 (Covi. Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks: 

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and trainin. UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.