Partnerships Specialist
• CDD
• Dakar, Sénégal
• Marketing - Communication
• ONG et Ambassades


UNICEF
UNICEF recruits a Partnerships Specialist.

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.

Strategic office context
To deepen organization collaboration with key private sector and civil society stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, as well as policy influence and advocacy.
This job is based in the Regional Offices (ROs) where it will be reporting to a more senior staff member within the field of partnerships.

Purpose of the job
Under the supervision of the Chief Partnership, Advocacy and Communication, the incumbent will serve as a focal point and resource for colleagues for developing mult-sectoral programmatic and policy advocacy partnerships with private sector and civil society actors. The key result is to accelerate the engagement of the private sector and civil society alongside UNICEF for the achievement of key results for children and child rights.

Key accountabilities and duties & tasks
• Seeks and promotes new multisectoral partnerships in the pursuit of programmatic results for children, policy advocacy goals as well as the leveraging of resources for children. Works with all UNICEF colleagues – within the country office and in close liaison with the regional and HQ teams – to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs and broker collaborative frameworks and partnership initiatives to meet those needs.
• Receives and screens inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitates communication with appropriate UNICEF staff. Scans and scouts external environment within designated partnership area for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant UNICEF staff.
• Contributes to the developments and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership, engagement opportunities, policy advocacy and resource mobilization.
• Acts 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 perspectives, policies, priorities and capabilities. Contribute to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for UNICEF’s Senior Management.
• 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 inputs 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.

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

Education
An advanced university degree in international relations, political science, communications, international development, marketing, public affairs, or other related field

Experience
At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in one or more of these areas: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, communications and advocacy, corporate sector engagement.

Language Requirements
Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Skills
• Diplomatic communication and negotiation skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships for achievement of objectives and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Current knowledge of development issues, private sector approaches and strategies, as well as programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation.
• In-depth knowledge of partnership development, policy advocacy and resource mobilization.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate new approaches in respect of resources management and outreach- related activities.
• Skill in the identification of new opportunities or requirements to meet challenges in the field and propose changes.
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.
• In-depth familiarity with political and governmental processes
• Ability to conduct sound policy analysis.

For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are:
Core Values
• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

Core Competencies
• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Functional Competencies
• Analyzing (2)
• Deciding and initiating action (1)
• Persuading and Influencing (2)
• Applying Technical Expertise (2)
• Learning and researching (2)
• Planning and organizing (2)

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.

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.

Deadline: 12 Aug 2021 Greenwich Standard Time