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For every child, the right to a Chance
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.
Under the direct supervision of a Public Partnerships Specialist, North America team, PPR North America and IFIs Pillar (Washington DC) and in collaboration with colleagues from across the Programme Group’s (PG) Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPR) team: the incumbent will deepen collaboration with key U.S. Government stakeholders, help to provide an interface for knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of the assignment, ensure documentation of quality programming outputs in line with relevant agreement reporting requirements, and provide targeted support for senior staff operations and administrative support services. This position sits within UNICEF’s Public Partnerships and Resource Mobilization (PPR) Division. The P2 TA post supports the US Government Partnership and will be working in close and regular collaboration with Program Group colleagues on the UNICEF-US portfolio with a focus on Infectious Disease Outbreak Response as well as other public health emergency programming as a part of the broader development and humanitarian funding to Country Offices.
- Contribute to the implementation of the work plan for assigned areas, to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results, in accordance with UNICEF’s partnership strategy and associated UNICEF – US Government agreement requirements.
- Build and maintain UNICEF’s partnerships, by supporting the development and implementation of standards and guidance for UNICEF partnerships; formulation of work plans and strategies.
- Support the development of frameworks and templates and review partner agreements and amendments for senior staff approval, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations.
- Maintain up-to-date information on partner and income trends, analyze development assistance policies, and keep resource partner profiles updated.
- Coordinate with UNICEF’s Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPR) team on emerging Infectious Disease Outbreak response priorities and other US-funded programming led by this team to ensure donor requirements are met.
- Help supervisor maintain effective relationships with relevant partners, in order to keep them informed on important, strategic operational UNICEF issues.
- Attend meetings, take notes, share information, and support joint information programs to increase UNICEF’s profile, and protect its interests.
- Support efforts to demonstrate the impact of UNICEF’s programs and contribute to ideas for opportunities to develop new and existing synergies in order to support a more effective and efficient approach to program delivery.
- Collate and share relevant discussion and feedback on program activities and issues of priority to UNICEF, to inform future activities.
- Gather inputs from UNICEF that will contribute to inter-governmental/inter-agency work, to ensure that UNICEF positions are properly explained and taken into account in decision making.
- Maintain awareness of current activities, and political and social events of the US Government, the UN and other multilateral bodies/governments, and other Member States, to understand how they may impact UNICEF activities and programs and provide timely information to UNICEF staff for decision-making.
- Conduct research on prospective new partners for UNICEF, and provide analysis of the areas of work, outreach, financial base, and reputation of prospective partners.
- Coordinate and support UNICEF management’s engagement activities, including preparation of briefing materials, talking points, and correspondence for meetings with the US Government colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Provide specific administrative support services to PG-HEPR Associate Director upon request, including by organizing official travel, supporting preparation of briefing materials for official trips or meetings related to US Government funded programs, supporting coordination of responses to time-sensitive inquiries, and some meeting support especially for engagements with US or DC-based partners.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- 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 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 Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially. 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 are conditional on the selected candidates willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service. 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. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented groups] are encouraged to apply. 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. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information. Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities. 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. Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.- Education: A first level university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.
- Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, program management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area.
- Skills: International Development, International Relations, Program Management, Public Affairs, Resource Mobilization, public partnerships.
- Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is required.
- Desirables
- Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
- Experience with US government partnerships, donor compliance and reporting, global health emergency programming, infectious disease outbreak response, interagency coordination, multilateral funding mechanisms, executive briefing, engaging Washington DC stakeholders as well as proficiency in French or Spanish are considered an asset.
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
