Partnerships Specialist (Public Sector), P-3 at UNICEF

How can you make a difference?

• The successful candidate will report to and work closely with the Senior Advisor – Public & Private Partnerships. The purpose of the job is to deepen regional collaboration with key public sector stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence. S/He may also serve as a focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.

The successful individual will be responsible for the following key accountabilities:

• Seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnerships and resource mobilization needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs.  Receives and screens inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitates communication with appropriate UNICEF staff. Provides strategic logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other UNICEF staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
• Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, including  IFIs and other relevant regional bodies, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base on knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization.  Expands UNICEF’s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments, other key-decision makers, regional development institutions, foundations, the private sector, international financial institutions and/or relevant constituencies.
• Develops and implements annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans.
• Act as a focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners’ concerns and priorities, ensure that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and  ensure that they are fully aware of UNICEF’s perspective, policies, priorities and capabilities.  Contribute to the development and management of initiatives for  high level outreach, including for UNICEF’s Senior Management.
• Contributes to the development of new partnership and resource mobilization practices, including with IFIs and other regional bodies, and approaches by formulation recommendations for action based on on-going monitoring, analyzing current trends within designated partners and formulation recommendations for strategy approached and message development.
• Contributes to strategies for engagement and the development of communications products to enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders by providing analysis of the current environment and trends and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development.  Works closely with UNICEF’s colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach is strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that UNICEF’s supports.  Contributes written in puts for communications instruments that best inform and influence decision makers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team including guiding, training, and coaching short- term staff, including interns and consultants , as needed.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in international development, public affairs, international relations, political Science or other related field.
• At lease five years of progressively responsible professional experience in external relations, liaison and/or any resource mobilization related activities, preferable in an international organization is required. Experience in Africa a plus.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required with knowledge of another UN language considered as an asset.