Consultancy: Partnership and Private Sector Engagement Specialist, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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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, opportunity.

UNICEF began providing assistance to Cambodia in 1952 and has been working since then to improve the wellbeing of Cambodian children. UNICEF established its first country office in 1973 in the capital of Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is seeking to hire a short-term private sector engagement specialist to conduct a private sector landscape mapping in Cambodia, (within the context of a Cambodia as a NOT Private Sector Fundraising country for UNICEF) and make recommendations as to the way forward for shared value partnerships with the private sector within the frame of Child Rights and Business

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

Education:

• Advanced University degree in business, finance, marketing, communications other fields related to the work of UNICEF.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in corporate philanthropy, business engagement, CRS, fundraising, children’s rights and/or international development.
• Training or experience in partnership management is an asset.
• Knowledge with non-financial private sector engagement (corporate social responsibility, shared value, multi-stakeholder partnerships).
• Strong research skills, analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Ability to work independently and within a set timeframe.

Technical competencies (evidenced by production portfolio):

• Demonstrated professional competence and knowledge of the areas of work

  Competencies:

• Ability to work quickly and responsively

• Ability to work independently, including identifying story angles, identifying the main characters in the video, and interviewing techniques
• Demonstrates integrity and high ethical standards
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment

Languages:

• Fluency in English and excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required

To view detail Terms of Reference for this assignment, please click here TOR Partnership and PS Engagement_TMS.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are...

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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 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:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.