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Unicef recruits a Partnerships Officer (Private Sector), P2, Niamey, Niger 

Unicef recruits a Partnerships Officer (Private Sector), P2, Niamey, Niger 

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Domaines : Communication - Journalisme - Relations InternationalesGenre - Assistance humanitaire - Développement international

Regions : Niger

Unicef recruits a Partnerships Officer (Private Sector), P2, Niamey, Niger

 

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Description :

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, passion :

Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country of 21.5 million people, most of whom live in rural areas (84%). The population is young, with 58% of Nigeriens being under 18, and nearly half of the population is poor, despite reductions in the poverty rate over the past decade. The country, which ranked last on the 2017 Human Development Index, sees its development constrained by several factors: high population growth, climatic conditions that hinder rural development, vulnerability due to the absence of economic diversification, gender equality issues, low levels of literacy and education, and the size and landlocked nature of the country, which obstruct the provision of essential goods and services to the population. In addition, Niger is confronted to recurrent crises, including malnutrition, epidemics and population displacement.

UNICEF supports the Government of Niger’s efforts to improve the situation of women and children, focusing on the following seven sectors through its 2019-2021 programme of cooperation: health, nutrition, water, hygiene and sanitation, education, child protection, and social inclusion, and adolescent and social norms. The vision for the new country programme is to support the Government towards ensuring that all children, especially the most vulnerable, enjoy their rights; adolescents and youth are empowered; communities and systems are strengthened and resilient; and humanitarian assistance and development address the structural causes of fragility and vulnerability.

To implement its country programme, UNICEF relies on both internal and external resources. The partnerships unit, part of the greater coordination team headed by the Deputy Representative, supports the Country Office in developing and maintaining partnerships with resource partners to ensure that adequate resources are available to implement the Country Programme.

 

How can you make a difference :

The position’s purpose is to support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist, programme sections and senior management in establishing and deepening financial and non-financial partnerships with resource partners (with an emphasis on private sector partners), through partnerships development, relationships and contributions management and donor reporting. The key result is that adequate resources are mobilized to implement the UNICEF Niger country programme and reach expected results for women and children.

 

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks :

Support partnership development :

  • Contribute to monitoring the financing levels and resource needs of the country programme against targets through updating the donor proposal and pledges database and the resource mobilization tracker ;
  • Review concept notes and project proposals for public and private sector donors to ensure that they meet the partner expectations as well as UNICEF quality standards, including the result-based approach, and are submitted on time ;
  • Conduct research to identify opportunities for financial and non-financial partnerships with the private sector, in particular foundations and companies, and contribute to content development to initiate relationships with these potential partners.
  • Keep abreast of overall trends and developments in private sector fundraising.

Support partnerships management :

  • Update the donor interaction database and monitor the status of action points ;
  • Support the monitoring of sensitive grants ;
  • Monitor the timely production by the communications section and programme section of donor recognition products.

Support timely, quality donor reporting :

  • Support the timely submission of quality donor reports for public and private sector donors through updating the reports planning database, reviewing reports to ensure that they meet UNICEF quality standards, including coherence between financial and narrative information, and providing feedback to programme section staff in charge of report writing ;
  • Support the timely submission of a quality yearly Country Office Annual Report (narrative part) ;
  • Support the production of other reports or documentation as needed.

 

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have :

  • A university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, international development, communications, public relations or another relevant technical field ;
  • A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required : public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, reporting, or other relevant area ;
  • Fluency in English and French is required.

 

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.

 

Functional Competencies :

  • Analyzing ;
  • Relating and networking ;
  • Persuading and influencing ;
  • Planning and organizing ;
  • Coping with pressure and setbacks ;
  • Entrepreneurial thinking .

 

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

 

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.

 

Advertised: W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: W. Central Africa Standard Time

 

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