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For every child, strong partnership

UNICEF Ghana is the United Nations Children's Fund's country office in Ghana, working to promote children's rights and well-being. UNICEF Ghana's programs focus on key areas such as health, nutrition, education, child protection, and water, sanitation, and social policy.

Country Context: Ghana is a West African country with a diverse population and significant challenges, including poverty, inequality, and limited access to essential services. UNICEF Ghana's work is guided by the country's development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

How can you make a difference? 

The staff member will deepen collaboration with key donors including National Committees and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange and resource mobilization for UNICEF Ghana Country Programme through support to various fundraising activities and channels, ensuring strategic engagement and development of long-term partnerships (public/private).

1. Support the Ghana CO in producing and updating of comprehensive and substantive donor landscape analyses and briefing notes, gathering donor trends and all other relevant information to inform office’s strategy, resource mobilization efforts and senior management's meetings with existing or perspective donors inside or outside the Country, coordinating inputs from programme sections.
2. Active lead in donor pitching and contribution towards reaching the overall resource mobilization targets including those in emergencies
3. Support the day-to-day active grant management including, if necessary, field visits; act as focal point in addressing queries from donor partners, coordinating inputs from sections, liaising with UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnership Division (PFP) and UNICEF Public Partnerships Division (PPD).
4. Design effective donor engagement plans in line with the Resource Mobilization Strategy to help mobilize public and private support for the cause of children.
5. Oversee the development of quality proposals, concept notes, donor reports and updates related to development programs in the country in line with global standards and guidelines in coordination with Deputy Representative, Chief of Sections and programme teams. Proposals to be aligned with donor interests and UNICEF’s programme priorities under the Country Programme Document.
6. Identify and promote new partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities.
7. Lead the coordination between HQ divisions, the Public Partnership Division (PPD)/Private Fundraising & Partnership (PFP) Division and National Committees at the country office level to enhance partnerships between UNICEF and donors. With HQ/RO divisions, ensure the review and approval of all agreements.
8. In collaboration with Communications section, ensure donor visibility provision of support to donor recognition initiatives including organizing donor events.
9. Ensure Senior Management is kept up to date on the latest donor trends and formulate recommendations for strategic approaches and external engagement.
10. Expand UNICEF’s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and donors (public/private), NatComs, international financial institutions and other key interlocutors. Mapping potential entry points for UNICEF.
11. Serve as a focal point for donors for UNICEF programmes in general and specific grants, liaising with Senior Management and Section Chiefs as required.

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education:  University degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Economics, Marketing, Fundraising or other related fields is required. Post graduate degree on any of the related fields is an advantage
• Work Experience: At least 2 years of relevant work experience in external relations, partnership, liaison and/or any resource-mobilization related activities, preferably in an UN or international organization is required .
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required and sophisticated writing skills in English

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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