Job Title: Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist
Organization: UNICEF
Job no: 566181
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Monrovia
Level: P-3
Location: Liberia
Categories: Fund Raising
For Non-Liberians Only
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to
reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend
their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190
countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to
build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
For every child, efficient programme delivery!!
Organizational Context:
This P3 Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist
position, which reports directly to the Representative, is a key position in
the current UNICEF/Liberia Country Office organizational chart. The two
dimensions of this position, namely resources mobilization and management of
the interface with strategic partners (in this case donors), are equally important
and must be perceived as such throughout the Job Description.
In the current global and regional challenging context,
where resource mobilization, and sustainability of fundings are constrained,
this position of Resource Mobilization Specialist (Partnerships) is an
essential technical link for retaining current donors and exploring new,
innovative, and sustainable avenues over a programmatic cycle.
The recent setting up of a Resource Mobilization Task Force
within the Country Office is ample proof that the strategy for mobilizing
resources and building loyalty among our current and future donors cannot rest
on a single person, but on the leadership of Senior Management team within the
country office, primarily the Representative, with the involvement and
commitment of all Country Office entities.
How can you make a difference?
Purpose of the Job:
Under the guidance and supervision of the Representative,
the Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist, P3 will be responsible for
supporting the fundraising efforts of the office, with a particular focus on
converting and sustaining large scale funding opportunities from the largest
bilateral and multilateral donors. This will be achieved through support to
donor engagement, donor profiling and elaboration of key products such as
proposals and briefing notes, in liaison with other key staff across the
agency.
In addition, the staff member will be responsible for grant
management as well as contributing to donor recognition efforts in support of
maintaining and strengthening existing and new government and other largescale
donor funding partnerships. The incumbent may also serve as 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.
Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks:
- Assist
in delivering against partnership development the fundraising targets of
the Liberia ountry Office (LCO) and the implementation of the CO
Resource Mobilization strategy by participating in the preparation and
coordination of funding proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, internal
and external analysis and other relevant materials to foster donor
engagement
- In
collaboration with Public Partnership Division (PPD), provide oversight,
technical support and guidance to the country office regarding proposal
development and related grant management as well as building and
maintaining strong strategic partnership.
- In
collaboration with the Communications Section support the implementation
of the Liberia Country Office Partnership development advocacy visibility
and recognition plans and related work plans to support the
visibility of UNICEF's role in Liberia and to ensure donor
visibility/communication materials’ requirements are met.
- Ensure
timeliness and quality of donor reporting and other donor submissions as
well as partnership building and maintaining. This includes gathering of
information, consolidation, editing, layout and branding of all required
reports on contributions to Liberia, ensuring compliance with donor
requirements, quality of data and systematic-results based reporting.
- Improve
systems and processes to monitor grants and performance against key
indicators related to contribution management and donor reporting. Ensure
compliance with UNICEF standards and guidelines on oversight of CO’s donor
reports, including managing a quality assurance system of sampling and
feedback as well as exploring new partnership opportunities.
- Identify
capacity strengthening needs in the CO for capacity building on
partnership development and resource mobilization; accordingly, design,
prepare and implement various trainings or on-site support to CO as deemed
appropriate to ensure that the relevant staff have the most up-to-date
information on fundraising guidelines and requirements.
- Propose
and/or undertake action on operational procedures to ensure there are
effective work processes as well as a proper and efficient system of
managing the records of CO donor submissions partnership development and
maintaining.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
- An
advanced university degree is required inone of the following
fields: International Relations, Political Science, Communications,
International Development, or another relevant technical field.
Experience:
- A
minimum of five year of progressively responsible and relevant
professional work experience in fundraising, donor relations and external
communications, partnership development and maintaining.
- Experience
in managing large-scale bilateral and multilateral donors and IFIs is a
requirement. Field work experience in partnership development and
management, fundraising, donor relations and background/familiarity with
emergency situations is preferable.
Language:
- Fluency
in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN lanuage is
an asset.
For every child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and
Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin 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 (3)
- Works
Collaboratively with others (3)
- Builds
and Maintains Partnerships (3)
- Innovates
and Embraces Change (3)
- Thinks
and Acts Strategically (3)
- Drives
to achieve impactful results (3)
- Manages
ambiguity and complexity (3)
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
Click here to learn more
about UNICEF’s values and competencies.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its
workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality,
religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities,
to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance 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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding
principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these
standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and
background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic
credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to
provide additional information to conduct a background check.
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and
Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get
acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following
the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework
and its different levels: competency
framework here.
UNICEF
is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages
all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic
backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a
part of the organization.
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 has a zero-tolerance 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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding
principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these
standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and
background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic
credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide
additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional
employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil
service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the
next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.
Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be
facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be
subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2
(COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF
are normally required to resign from their government 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.
For every child, a future!
Advertised: 27 Sep 2023 Greenwich Standard
Time
Deadline: 10 Oct 2023 Greenwich Standard Time
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