Individual Contractor (6 months, full-time), Corporate Partnerships Specialist (Partnership Development), Corporate Partnerships Team, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

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, hope

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore, the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nation.

The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFP) section within PFP works with National Committees and UNICEF country offices to maximize income and drive income growth. The purpose of the Corporate Partnerships team is to drive impact, defined as financial resources in addition to other valuable assets and opportunities, in order to optimize the value of the partnership to achieve UNICEF’s strategic goals. The team supports key UNICEF Divisions with partnership strategies as well as supporting National Committees and Country Offices with their strategies for growth. The team also champions and drives global best practice, partnership strategy and issues guidance and policies globally. Team members also play a role in the relationship management of key partners.

How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance of the Corporate Partnerships Manager, this role will manage and optimize the impact and results from a determined number of prospects and partnerships with key businesses to deliver upon UNICEF’s strategic objectives. Successful outcomes will ensure that the partnerships meet financial resource targets as well as meeting targets for leveraging reach, influence and respect.

The role is responsible for driving research, tracking and analysis on a determined set of priority partners and prospects and under the guidance of the Corporate Partnerships Manager and alongside the lead market, support the strategic direction, proposition development, management, growth and renewal of these high value partnerships. This role will work closely with UNICEF divisions such as Programme Group, Division of Global Communication & Advocacy, and others to deliver the desired outcomes.

MAIN TASKS

• Under the guidance of the Corporate Partnerships Manager, manages a determined portfolio of prospects and partnerships, defined as UNICEF strategic priorities, with the objective of achieving strategic targets and delivering against the partnership goals as defined by UNICEF, working with key UNICEF Divisions, the National Committees and Country Offices.
• Identifies, develops, and monitors progress on these partnerships as defined by UNICEF as the priorities. This includes:
• Delivering upon the income targets.
• Delivering upon the strategic targets as set by the strategic direction for the partnerships.
• Ensuring an agreed vision and strategic partnership objective is developed, up-to-date, and implemented.
• Facilitating co-creation workshops to identify new collaboration areas for partnerships.
• Holding a coordinated global activity plan for the streams of work for all partnerships managed.
• Identifies opportunities to promote partnerships at high visibility UN moments, multi-stakeholder platforms such as WEF, leading industry / B2B events, etc.
• Manages successfully internal and external stakeholders with focus on excellence in:
• Holding the strategic engagement strategy for the partnership.
• Acting as the UNICEF focal point for relationship engagement directly with the partner in close cooperation with the ‘lead’ National Committee/Country Office.
• Engaging with ‘activating’ National Committees and Country Offices where necessary.
• Coordinating intra-UNICEF stakeholders in relation to the partnership – Programme Group, Communication, Contracting and other engagement channels such as CSR, Innovation and Advocacy.
• Knowledge Management and dissemination of best practice. This includes:
• Proactively develops the research and analysis to support the proposition development for this portfolio of partners and prospects.
• Holding strong partnership-management knowledge management and disseminating regularly.
• Coordinating internal discussions around alignment and progress reporting on prospect and partners.
• Ensuring that important information and knowledge on all priority partnerships is accessible and up to date on key platforms such as UNISON and supports the appropriate dissemination of information.

DELIVERABLES

Efficient and effective delivery against the above tasks and accountabilities will result in a strong-, strategic-and integrated management of a select number of partnerships with corporates. This will secure a significant income for UNICEF’s programmes annually but also find these corporates actively engaged in UNICEF work through their core business, assets and leveraging fully their reach.

Successful execution of the above functions will furthermore result in in best-in-class relationship management of these corporate partners, in an effective and satisfying work- relationship with the National Committees and Country Offices taking part in these partnerships, and in efficient intra UNICEF stakeholder management.

ESTIMATED DURATION OF THE CONTRACT AND PROPOSAL

Six (6) months, full-time, tentatively starting August 2022.

REPORTING TO

Corporate Alliances Manager, PFP

WORKPLACE

Home-based (following Geneva business hours preferred).

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

Education

Advanced university degree in Business, Marketing, International Relations, Social Sciences, or related fields is required. Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two years additional work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in corporate partnerships, some of which would ideally have been in a field/programme setting, commercial- or non-commercial partnership management, or marketing, of which a minimum of two years in an international context, is required.
• Ability to work independently and to meet tight deadlines.
• Good commercial awareness and proven business acumen.
• Proven track record of working to deadlines.
• Ability to conduct thorough independent research.
• Desirable to have programme knowledge but not required.
• UNICEF/UN experience is considered as an asset.

Language Requirement

Fluency in English is required. Fluency in other UN languages is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

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 Remarks

Please indicate your ability, availability, and gross daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered. Also, please mention the earliest date you can start.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein. Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants/Individual Contractors who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.