Consultancy to support the South Asia Regional Office with fundraising for COVID-19 responses

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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, a future

How can you make a difference?

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

Countries across South Asia are experiencing a new and deadly surge of COVID-19. The region, home to almost 2 billion people, now accounts for half of all new, known infections globally.

Mortality from COVID-19 is rising sharply. With every minute that passes, three more people in the region lose their lives to the virus.

Hospitals are overwhelmed. There is an acute lack of oxygen and other life-saving medical supplies, and there is a real risk of already-fragile health systems collapsing. In the countries that are being hardest hit, entire families are losing their lives to the virus. Meanwhile, overburdened health centres and health workers are struggling to deliver essential services, like traditional immunizations. For many children and families who were already living in poverty, violence or displacement, the pandemic has magnified existing vulnerabilities.

While COVID-vaccination rates are slowly rising in more developed countries, South Asian nations are being left behind. As the current wave slows and variants continue to spread, the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is preparing for the waves to come.

UNICEF has worked to mobilize and leverage the private sector in collaboration with government and other public actors to provide COVID-19 relief to vulnerable children and families. Funds are urgently needed to support a variety of relief initiatives including (but not limited to) health, nutrition, education and child protection.

Purpose:

To this end, ROSA is seeking a fundraising content specialist to support the fundraising efforts to address COVID-19.

Key Assignments/Tasks:

The consultant will be responsible for:

1. Supporting outreach and follow up.

• Following up with different channels, PFP counterparts and NatComs (e.g. major donors, corporate partnerships) on prior discussions and commitments.

2. Developing fundraising content.

• Supporting the need for evocative storytelling content that helps to engages donors and makes the emotional case for why donors should support UNICEF’s programmes
• Support the development of pitches, proposals, and additional fundraising assets

3. Support and develop fundraising strategies

• Conducting mappings and analyses to enable targeted outreach. Subtasks may include:
  1. 1. Profiling potential corporate donors in select countries, assessing their level of awareness of UNICEF, and their attitudes and expectations concerning donations.
  2. Profiling potential high-value donors (at both individual and corporate levels) in the country and defining a targeted approach to reach and engage them.
  3. Identifying other organizations engaging in local fundraising and defining UNICEF’s comparative advantages.
• Brainstorming creative ideas for events that could increase funding opportunities for the South Asian region. This could include events like virtual trips or field trips as well as fundraising events or advocacy and awareness initiatives.

Key Deliverables:

Regular follow up with Fundraising Focal Points at UNICEF and ensure timely delivery of content and information to relevant focal points – 10 days, 4 days per month

Create evocative storytelling content that helps to engage donors and makes the emotional case for why donors should support UNICEF programmes – 18 days, within 8 weeks after contract start date

Create mappings and analyses to enable targeted outreach. Subtasks may include – 6 days, within 4 weeks after start of contract

Duration: 1 September to 15 December 2021 (part time) 34 days (8,5 days per month) - working remotely.

Note: Please submit your applications with financial proposal. Applications without the financial proposal will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection process.

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

1. Education:

• An advanced degree in the field of development, communications, marketing, or a related field is an asset.

2. Work Experience:

• Prior fundraising experience within UNICEF an advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working within the development, partnerships, and/or marketing space.

C. Language Proficiency:

• Fluency in written, presentational, and verbal English is required.

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 UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Advanced communication skills, including engaging and informative writing and presentation skill are essential.
• Good networking and people’s skills

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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:

UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

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.