Donor Relations Specialist (P3), ), 7 months, Libya outpost Tunis, Tunisia

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 103,090 USD and 136,846 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.

For every child, HOPE!

How can you make a difference?

Donor relations and reporting

• Support the enhancement of positive relationships with Libya CO current and prospective donors, through timely and accurate reporting and monitoring of donor interests and information needs, particularly in light of the new CPD 2023-2025.

• Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on resource mobilization.

• Monitor donor trends and maintain a database of key engagements on donor intelligence.

• Provides quality assurance of funding proposals, including compilation of information, editing and layout.

• Serve as an office focal point for donor communication, maintaining relationships with UNICEF resource partners, in collaboration with the communication team.

• Support donor missions through the preparation of briefing documents and liaising with office administration for any logistical requirement.

Contribution management and reporting

• Collaborate with colleagues to compile, produce, and disseminate mandatory UNICEF reports.

• Ensure timely and quality donor reports, in collaboration with the Reports Officer;

• Monitor quality and timeliness of reports submissions for regular analysis and recommendations for improvement.

• Maintain a coherent system for tracking funds for program-informed fundraising, in collaboration with the Budget Officer.

• Support monitoring of humanitarian funds to facilitate analyses and resource mobilization for UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, in collaboration with the Emergency Officer.

• Contribute to strengthening internal knowledge management functions through the use of Sharepoint.

Support to contribution management via monitoring of contractual requirements to donors

• Support the tracking of funds received and the process of extending/amending donor agreements.

• Regular liaison with donor and HQ counterparts to address issues around grant negotiation and donor compliance.

• Support oversight on financial grant management in collaboration with program and budget colleagues, including flagging issues related to outstanding grant balances, fast approaching grant expiration, utilization of funds according to donor requirements, etc.

• For multi-sector proposals, provide oversight, monitoring and support to Chiefs of Section on contribution management, looking specifically at donor compliance.

• Act as focal point for donor-related verification exercises, liaising with relevant sections and teams within the office.

Impact of Results

The Donor Relations Specialist is a seasoned professional in the field of external relations and program management, in particular resource mobilization and reporting. The quality of work and external communications performed by the specialist directly impacts on the overall reputation of UNICEF. S/He follows established procedures but is expected to make recommendations on strategies for improved reporting, contribution management and donor engagement.

The Donor Relations Specialist is accountable for quality, substantive input and ability to project a competent and trusted image of UNICEF to partners.

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

1. Education: An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.
2. Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area.
3. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Proven ability to coordinate processes managed by others and to influence compliance with conflicting demands.

• Advanced ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written form; specific skills in report writing and editing.

• Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas.

• Proven ability to effectively manage relationships with donor partners and potential donor groups.

• Strong working knowledge of computer systems, UNICEF applications (VISION) and database design an asset.

• Understanding of budgeting and financial analyses, with strong competency in excel.

• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from industrial countries will be prioritized.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

Core Competencies

• 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)

• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit 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.

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.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate