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Consultancy Title: Resource Mobilization Partnerships and Marketing Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Education/ ADAP Section, Programme Division, NYHQ

Duration: 15 July, 2024, to 15 July 2025

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ - REMOTE 

About UNICEF 

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

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 favouritism.

Situated in the Learning Passport (LP) team in the Education Section, Programme Group, UNICEF Headquarters, and under the supervision and guidance of the LP Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Lead, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the overall management of existing partners and the identification of new prospects to build a funding pipeline.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will be responsible for executing the LP Resource Mobilization and Marketing strategy with a focus on five key elements:

Pipeline development: leading research on potential and existing partners to determine fit and approach, supporting the development of an engagement strategy, and engaging with key fundraising teams to support engagement with National Committees.

1.   Creation and support updating key assets and materials: Leading development of fundraising and engagement assets to support donor/partner/prospect engagement including, but not limited to, proposals and presentations.

2.   Lead reporting for Learning Passport, including standard reporting: 6 month and annual LP reports and bespoke for key partners. This includes coordinating with country offices, regional leads, the global coordinator, and other key stakeholders to gather and consolidate information to meet reporting requirements. This also includes drafting and finalizing reporting to share with National Committees.

3.   Communication and Marketing: Leading coordination with key marketing and communications/audience teams, with a key focus on Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support the integration of LP into key campaigns, marketing activities, and events. This also includes supporting content gathering trips and engagement with country offices to support organization and dissemination of assets to key stakeholders.

4.   Support for the Resource Mobilization strategy: Helping to develop and implement programme tiers and benefits and supporting priority LP countries/regions to strengthen local resource mobilization efforts, with a key focus on countries impacted by emergencies.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

- Pipeline development: Leading research on potential and existing partners to determine fit and approach, supporting the development of an engagement strategy, and engaging with key fundraising teams to support engagement with National Committees.

- Creation and support in updating assets and materials: Leading development of fundraising and engagement assets to support donor/partner/prospect engagement, including but not limited to proposals, and presentations.

- Lead reporting for Learning Passport including standard reporting – 6 month and annual LP reports and bespoke for key partners. This includes coordinating with country offices, regional leads, the global coordinator, and other key stakeholders to gather and consolidate information to meet reporting requirements. This also includes drafting and finalizing reporting to share with national committees.

- Communication and Marketing: Leading coordination with key marketing and communications/audience teams, with a key focus on Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support the integration of LP into key campaigns, marketing activities, and events. This also includes supporting content gathering trips and engagement with country offices to secure and manage existing communication assets.

- Support for the Resource Mobilization strategy: helping to develop and implement programme tiers and benefits and supporting priority LP countries/regions to strengthen local resource mobilization efforts, with a key focus on countries impacted by emergencies. 

Travel: At least two NatCom visits, one programme visit (comms focus), one LP team retreat (TBD), and two visits to NYC (if not NYC based)

Qualifications

Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in international relations or another related field, including but not limited to the following fields: political science, health, education, economics or international business, business administration or international development.

In lieu of an advanced university degree, a bachelor’s degree and an additional 2 years of work experience will be considered.

Work experience:

•     Five years professional experience, with expertise in developing partnerships, planning and coordinating resource mobilization, and fundraising strategies.

•     Strong analytical skills and strategic planning experience, especially in the area of financial planning.

•     The ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

•     Familiarity with the work of UNICEF's Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) section, resource mobilization infrastructure (particularly the National Committees and relevant units of PFP and PPD), and financial systems and investment funds process would be an asset.

•     Experience building and managing large-scale partnerships with private and public sector entities – companies, foundations, governments – building social impact partnerships for development, UN or other public sector organizations is required.

•     Prior contacts and demonstrated experience supporting partnerships and/or resource mobilization within the United Nations system or with civil society organizations is an asset.

•     Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, and adjust priorities as required.

•     Diplomatic communication and negotiation skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships for achievement of objectives, and the ability to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.

•     Authoritative knowledge of practices in partnership development and resource mobilization.

•     Demonstrated ability to formulate new approaches in resource management and outreach-related activities.

•     Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

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

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. View our competency framework at: Here

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 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:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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 (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants. Consultants 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 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.