Partnerships Specialist

Mission and objectivesThe fundamental mission of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (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 the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. ContextUNICEF Supply Division works to ensure equitable and inclusive access to essential supplies and services for children and their families in development, humanitarian, and fragile contexts. These supplies are critical to saving lives, supporting children’s health and education, and protecting them from abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

As the UN’s largest end-to-end supply chain entity, UNICEF leverages its global reach, market influence, supply chain expertise, and partnerships with governments, civil society, the private sector, industry, and other stakeholders to meet children’s needs and protect their rights around the world. The assignment is with Supply Division’s partnership unit – the Strategy, Partnership and Knowledge Management Centre (SPKC) - and its overall purpose is to generate partnership support to the Division, in order to achieve results for children through strategic supply chain activities, with any risks duly assessed and mitigated.

Task descriptionUnder the overall guidance and supervision of the Partnership Manager - and in close liaison with key stakeholders within the Supply Division, and in other UNICEF offices and National Committees- the Partnership Specialist will: · Manage assigned partnerships: this includes developing partnership goals and strategy with the assigned partners; driving their implementation through annual workplans; facilitating and contributing to the development of new partnership collaboration areas; relationship cultivation; generating internal and external visibility; and annual collaborative reviews and reporting of partnership achievements and lessons learned. · Support Supply Division’s management of contributions in kind (CIKs) from partners:

in collaboration with the contributions in kind (CIK) focal point, coordinate the contributions in kind (CIKs) process for Supply Division, ensuring proper assessment of product offers, quality, value, and potential risks to UNICEF. · Development of proposals and investment cases: in collaboration with colleagues in the partnership team, support the dissemination of the Supply Division’s investment cases with internal and external stakeholders and partners, and coordinate the development of proposals for partners as relevant. · Coordinate input from technical leads/internal stakeholders to respond to partnership enquiries received by the Division.

· Coordinate the preparation of partnership legal agreements, by UNICEF’s policies. · Act as focal point for Supply Division’s engagement in global multistakeholder platforms and events (e. g. , Davos, COP). · Provide strategic, logistical, and programmatic support to Supply Division Senior Management and other UNICEF staff on key priority partnerships as needed under the Priority Partnership Coordination Mechanism, helping to raise awareness within UNICEF and with partners on UNICEF supply objectives and priorities. Results/expected outputs:

As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly, and high-quality support is rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: · Well-managed partnerships – with well-cultivated partner relationships - which help UNICEF Supply Division fulfil its mission to ensure equitable and inclusive access to essential supplies and services for children and their families. · Contributions in kind (CIKs) to UNICEF that adhere to the organization’s contributions in kind (CIKs) policy and have been effectively assessed by the Division. · Effective coordination or robust engagement by the Supply Division in global multistakeholder platforms and events.

· Effective handling of partnership enquiries. Qualification RequirementsMaster's degree in business administration, political science, international development, public affairs, international relations, communications, law or another related field. At least 3 years of relevant, progressively responsible professional experience including partnerships, external relations, and/or resource mobilization, preferably in an international organization. Fluency in EnglishExperience with, or exposure to, the humanitarian sector and/or the logistics and transportation industry is desirable. Experience with in-kind donations is an asset. EntitlementsMonthly Living Allowance (Per month): USD 3542. 8Entry lump sum (one-time payment): USD 4000Accommodation Supplement (Per month): USD 644. 41Family allowance: $250 per month for one dependent.

$450 per month for two or more dependentsExit allowance (for each month served, paid on completion of contract): USD 225Medical and life insurance: Cigna Private InsuranceAnnual leave: 2. 5 days accrued per calendar monthCertified sick leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. Uncertified sick leave: 7 days for 12 months and 4 days for shorter assignmentsLearning leave: 10 working days per consecutive 12 monthsMaternity Leave: 16 weeksPaternity Leave: 10 days