Corporate Alliance Officer (New Business), P2, TA (364 days), PFP, Geneva, Switzerland
Contract
This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.
Salary
The salary for this job should be between 111,574 USD and 151,545 USD.
Salary for a P-2 contract in Geneva
The international rate of 57,661 USD, with an additional 93.5% (post adjustment) at this the location, applies. Please note that depending on the location, a higher post adjustment might still result in a lower purchasing power.Please keep in mind that the salary displayed here is an estimation by UN Talent based on the location and the type of contract. It may vary depending on the organization. The recruiter should be able to inform you about the exact salary range. In case the job description contains another salary information, please refer to this one.
More about P-2 contracts and their salaries.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.
The Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) section within PFP works with National Committees and UNICEF Country Offices to maximize income and drive income growth. There are five units within the PSFR section, the Corporate Fundraising unit one being one of them. The purpose of the Corporate Partnerships team is to drive impact, defined as financial resources in addition to other valuable assets and opportunities, to optimize the value of the partnership to achieve UNICEF’s strategic goals. The team supports key UNICEF Divisions with partnership strategies as well as supporting National Committees and Country Offices with their strategies for growth. The team also champions and drives global best practice, partnership strategy and issues guidance and policies globally. Team members also play a role in the relationship management of key partners.
For every child, Support
Under the supervision of a Corporate Alliances Specialist (New Business), the Corporate Alliance Officer (New Business) supports the Corporate Partnerships Global New Business Team at PFP by serving as focal point for processes and initiatives that span across the Global New Business or broader Corporate Partnerships Team, while also building her/his individual experience in high-value prospecting by shadowing New Business Specialists or Managers on specific opportunities.
How can you make a difference?
1. Provide support to New Business Managers and Specialists on specific opportunities and processes:
- Create and update template pitch decks, one-pagers, case studies on partners for the National Committees and Regional/Country Offices network to use;
- Draft templates for the team to use (i.e. Multi-Country note template);
- Serve as focal point for Contributions in Kind;
- Triage incoming requests from non-priority markets;
- Identify the key processes needed across the team and document these for internal knowledge management.
2. Support Knowledge Management
- Compile key materials for markets and ensuring they have access;
- Update the new business pages on the intranet;
- Manage an internal monthly newsletter to markets;
- Acting as team UNISON focal point, upskilling and supporting the team to ensure UNISON is used effectively.
3. Act as coordination focal point for the New Business participation in external events or internal webinars:
- Support the bilateral nomination, briefing note preparation and meeting organization processes for major initiatives/events (for example UNGA, Davos, Mobile World Congress);
- Coordinate an onboarding training for new business new starters in markets;
- Help organize other key meetings or webinars.
Deliverables:
Efficient and effective delivery against the above accountabilities will result in the smooth operation of these processes and deliverables, freeing up capacity in the corporate partnerships team to focus on driving impact for children with corporate partners.
Estimated duration of the contract:
- 364 days
Reporting to:
- Corporate Alliances Specialist and collaborate closely with the New Business team lead.
Working Place:
- Geneva, Switzerland
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
- A first-level university degree in relevant fields (Business or Marketing preferably, International Relations, Social Sciences) or related fields will also be considered, combined with two years of professional experience.
Experience:
- Relevant work experience supporting teams in high-value fundraising preferably, or project management & tracking; experience in partnerships (particularly corporate partnerships) is highly desirable.
- Computer skills: strong experience of using Office suite software is required, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and knowledge of other software for lay-out of pitches and proposals is a plus.
- Experience and strong skills in using UNISON, the customer relationship management (CRM) system for Corporate Partnerships are highly desirable.
- Solid understanding of the UNICEF environment and of working with National Committees is highly desirable.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and prioritize while working against multiple deadlines.
- Experience with UN/UNICEF is an advantage
Language requirement:
- Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...
- Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
- Works Collaboratively with others (1)
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) are required.
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 PFP-Geneva is currently reviewing organizational changes; therefore, the exact future location of the post is still under consideration/to be determined. Candidates may be asked to commence duties remotely. Should the selected candidate be assigned and relocate to Geneva, they may later be asked to relocate and be assigned to another location during the initial contract or assignment period.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.