Corporate Research Officer, P-2, FT, Private Fundraising & Partnerships (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 108,633 USD and 147,551 USD.

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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.

Corporate and private sector research and due diligence are integral aspects of UNICEF’s scoping and selection work for business engagement. This area of work, conducted on behalf of the organization by the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), aims to support UNICEF’s effective engagement with business, while at the same time ensuring that interactions with companies, foundations, major donors and others are pursued in alignment with the organization’s integrity standards and its mandate, and reflect an adequate assessment of the risks and opportunities that engagements may pose to UNICEF and ultimately to children.

Core to this function, managed at PFP by the Partnership Advisory and Support Services team (PASS), is the review of the business and private sector prospects and activities considered by UNICEF for potential interaction against specific parameters for engagement, applying a specific due diligence and approval process.

For every child, a Champion.

Under the general supervision of the Corporate Research Specialist overseeing corporate/private sector research and due diligence, the incumbent assists in implementing the research work plan including conducting research on companies, foundations, and individuals, applying screening criteria to qualify potential partnerships, and ensuring robust knowledge management, including data quality assurance of the CRM database, managing select corporate engagement intranet and internet website pages, supporting the drafting of guidance and other position pieces, supporting the training/onboarding of new HQ, NatCom and country office users of the CRM database and the due diligence and proposal request processes, and additional support related to the corporate research and due diligence team.

How can you make a difference?

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Support the Partnership Advisory and Support Services (PASS) team in undertaking regular and ad hoc corporate intelligence work related to UNICEF business engagement.

• Support the due diligence process for UNICEF funding and non-funding private sector engagement by conducting screening reviews as needed. Ensure that screenings are done in accordance with UNICEF guidelines and policies for working with the Business community.
• Support research and analysis of market information in the context of corporate and wider private sector engagement proposals review.
• Respond to specific screening reviews and queries from National Committees, country offices, regional offices and select HQ divisions.
• Conduct additional research on potential corporate and private sector partners and related issues such as market trends and internal trends for use in briefings, meetings, presentations, etc.
• Identify relevant information (from both internal and external sources) on ethical business and sustainability issues and ensure prompt dissemination to private sector due diligence users and other colleagues concerned with business engagement work.

Lead content dissemination and communication related to corporate research and due diligence team’s work

• Develop content and upload information related to UNICEF corporate research and due diligence on the UNICEF Intranet, Internet, CRM and other relevant platforms.
• Support the team in harmonizing Due Diligence reports and ensuring quality of communication.

Support capacity building of countries for corporate and private sector research and due diligence through development of training materials and provision of training sessions

• Support the development of materials for trainings and workshops by drafting presentations, briefing notes and other tools.
• Assist PASS colleagues in development of content and execution of training/onboard sessions, development of factsheets, briefing notes and other meeting material.
• Support in developing and updating due diligence guidance notes and other position pieces related to due diligence around UNICEF’s engagement with business.

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

Education:

• A university degree is required in one of the following fields: Social or Political Sciences, Law, International Relations, Communication, Human Rights, market research, or another related technical field.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in corporate social responsibility, market research, reporting, or related fields, is required.
• Proven experience in conducting or managing research and in preparing reports is highly desirable.
• Fundraising/marketing communication experience in an international organization is an asset.
• Familiarity with child rights and child rights programming is an asset.
• Knowledge of UNICEF programmes and activities is important.
• UN/UNICEF experience is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. (Proven written skills in English is highly desirable.)
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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 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 relocated, 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.