UNICEF Partnerships Officer Jobs in Kenya

UNICEF Partnerships Officer Jobs in Kenya

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, support.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, 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 favoritism.

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 fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why 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 nations

Responsibilities

  • This TA position is based in Nairobi, as part of the Public and Private Partnerships team in the ESAR Regional Office.
  • Under the leadership of the Regional Partnerships Manager (Private Fundraising), the incumbent will support the regional roll-out of UNICEF’s key corporate initiative ‘Business for Results’ (B4R) which will strengthen the capacity of country and regional offices, to mainstream the potential and relevance of business into UNICEF’s decisions on how to achieve accelerated and best results for children.
  • This roll-out is being conducted in close collaboration with UNICEF HQ private sector and programme units, as well as in lockstep with colleagues in the regional and country offices.

    Major Duties and Responsibilities:

    Under the supervision of the Regional Partnerships Manager (Private Fundraising) the incumbent will:

  • Assist the coordination and support the B4R roll-out across the region – to help build and strengthen capacity on engaging effectively and efficiently with international and local business.
  • This includes the organization of trainings and workshops, as well as research and preparation work on the business landscape and analysis of country offices
    programmatic needs and lifecycles.
  • Coordinate partnership knowledge management – to support the regional roll-out of UNISON, UNICEF’s donor partnerships knowledge management platform.
  • Provide CO backstopping support on private sector partnerships and other related tasks that contribute to larger partnership team objectives to ensure an integrated approach.

    Key expected results:

  • 2-3 in-country deep dive workshops coordinated and assisted the organization thereof
  • Preparatory private sector landscape analysis, and staff capacity assessments supported
  • Provision of training content and regional office input to global B4R roll-out coordinated
  • Regional and country office partnerships information regularly updated and the regional roll-out of UNICEF’s CRM tool UNISON is on track with quality data from the 21 countries
  • Regional Private Sector pipeline overview prepared on a monthly basis

    Qualifications
  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Economics, Marketing, Fundraising or other related fields as required.
  • A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in donor relations and resource mobilization and work experience with an international organization.
  • Previous job assignments in Africa and work experience with a UN agency at regional or country office level are an advantage.
  • Solid knowledge of customer relationship and knowledge management tools, such as Salesforce, are an asset.
  • Previous experience in supporting corporate capacity strengthening initiatives with a regional roll-out component, is an advantage.
  • Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language, preferably French is an asset.

    For every Child, you demonstrate…

  • UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
  • The competencies required for this post are:

    Core Values:
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Integrity
  • Commitment

    Core Competencies
  • Communication II
  • Drive for Result II
  • Working With People II

    Functional Competencies
  • Formulating Strategies and Concepts I
  • Analysing II
  • Relating and Networking II
  • Entrepreneurial thinking II
  • Persuading and Influencing II

    How to Apply
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 2nd August 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF Partnerships Officer Jobs in Kenya

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