Individual contractor (Part-time, 5 months) Knowledge Management, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Advocacy, Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), Geneva, Switzerland

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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

With the beginning of the ‘Decade of Action,’ the achievement of the SDGs is off track, including targets related to children. It is clear, that the SDGs can only be achieved through increased collaboration between the public and private sector. Given this need for increased public-private collaboration and for development actors to leverage the potential of such collaborations in the context of the SDGs, there has been an increased focus on Public-Private Partnerships as a modality for international organizations to address systemic issues that need to be addressed to achieve the SDGs.

With UNICEF having entered into its next Strategic Plan period for 2022-2025 during the first half of the Decade of Action, the new Strategic Plan recognizes “Partnership and Engagement: Public and Private” as one of its ‘Change Strategies.’ In addition, the April 2021 UN Executive Committee in its discussion on the Common Agenda item on Partnerships raised “the need for more public-private partnerships, noting that they are key to the Secretary-General’s vision of networked multilateralism.”

In this context, UNICEF’s Private and Public Partnerships Divisions have formed an inter-divisional team specifically to strategically explore the potential and pursue opportunities through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). As a starting point, a community of PPP practitioners was established, and a definition and an initial mapping and review of PPPs was undertaken, identifying entry points and success factors to develop a strategic approach to engaging on PPPs.

How can you make a difference?

Under the leadership of the Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Advocacy Unit within the Private Fundraising, and Partnerships Division (PFP), and in close collaboration with the Public Partnerships Division (PPD), the objective of this role is to ensure effective management, dissemination and use of knowledge and evidence related to UNICEF’s Public-Private Partnerships, to engage and support practitioners and offices across UNICEF to consider and strategically pursue PPPs.

MAIN TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES & DELIVERABLES

Below is an indicative list of key tasks and deliverables to be delivered within the 5 months contract duration (estimated up to 40 working days):

• Knowledge Management (estimated 15 working days):

1. In Consultation with all relevant HQ Divisions, Regional Offices and select UNICEF National Committees and Country Offices, and building on the initial mapping, collect and maintain a database with examples of existing public-private partnerships in which UNICEF either leads or joins at global, regional and national levels - noting that private sector partners are, in this context, identified as ‘business stakeholders.
2. Maintain an internal facing and easily searchable library of evidence, guidance and reference documents related to PPPs with relevance across multiple sectors that UNICEF works in.
3. Develop a set of case examples that reflect the variety of geographic and socio-economic contexts (low, middle and high-income countries) in which UNICEF operates; and feature partnerships delivering results in both development and humanitarian contexts. The examples also need to differentiate between those generating direct income for UNICEF, from other opportunities leveraging resources for children, to provide some basis for effective segmentation and prioritization. Support with data checking and quality assurance, to ensure an optimal quality of case examples. The case examples will also capture the process that led to the development of the Public-Private Partnership as well as any lessons learned and recommendations.
4. Identify a set of good or innovative practices that will be uploaded on the UNICEF Knowledge Exchange Platform.
5. In close collaboration with the Public Partnerships Division (PPD) and the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), capture the story behind current PPP prospects led or co-led by PPD of PFP as to inform the development of future PPP case examples.
6. Design and produce any relevant KM products for internal and external communication.

Deliverables:

• A database of UNICEF public-private partnerships is maintained

• A set of case examples of UNICEF Public-Private Partnerships is developed and promoted in the relevant UNICEF Intranet sites.

• Intranet (estimated 10 working days):

1. Create a Public-Private Partnerships global site on the UNICEF Intranet. The site will be developed and maintained to feature all relevant guidance documents, tools and case examples related to Public-Private Partnerships and linked to other relevant sites and collaboration sites.
2. In consultation with the relevant HQ Divisions, assess the existing taxonomy and tagging system used to capture Public-Private Partnerships and provide recommendations to improve the search and repository functions to access and promote PPP practices.
3. Maintain and update the Public-Private Partnerships Practitioners Group collaboration site with all relevant documents, material and assets.
4. Collaborate with other relevant PFP and HQ Divisions to contribute inputs for the development of the PFP Knowledge Exchange Platform and better visibility of Public-Private Practices.

Deliverables:

• A PPP global site is created and maintained
• A set of recommendations identify key steps to improve the search and repository functions to access and promote PPP practices

• Inputs are provided to populate the Knowledge Exchange Platform with PPP case examples

• Communication (estimated 10 working days):

1. Develop a communication plan that highlights the key objectives, Key performance indicators (KPIs), timelines and tactics to promote a new approach to Public-Private Partnerships, both internally and externally.
2. Provide initial recommendations of material and assets (video, animated video, interview etc.) to be developed to further support internal and external advocacy on UNICEF’s approach to PPPs.
3. Propose and develop an approach to engage the existing PPP Practitioners Group members, to share and contribute their knowledge, leverage expertise for peer learning and exchange, and transform into an active community of practitioners (e.g. through a Yammer group, mobilizing members around specific areas of expertise or interest, or ways to engage members more actively in the bi-monthly meetings).

Deliverables:

• A communication plan articulates key objectives, KPIs, timeframe and tactics to promote UNICEF’s approach to PPPs internally and externally, and modalities and approaches are developed that activate the community and inform and mobilize the wider organization.

• Coordination (estimated 5 working days):

1. Support the organization of hybrid meetings of the Public-private Partnerships Practitioners Group (PPP PG); for the time being scheduled on a bi-monthly basis.
2. Coordinate with other relevant UNICEF Offices to organize future sessions, identify the speakers and support with the development of the presentations, material and assets to be used for the PPP PG meetings.
3. Support the organization of other ad-hoc meetings, brownbag or webinars with relevant UNICEF Offices and HQ Divisions.

Deliverables:

• At least 2 PPP PG meetings are organized to update members of the Practitioners Group on the latest developments and/or to get technical inputs.

ESTIMATED DURATION OF THE CONTRACT

Expected to work up to 40 working days within 5 months duration, Part-time, tentatively starting in December 2022.

REPORTING TO

The role will report directly to Advocacy and Partnerships Specialist Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Advocacy, Private Fundraising and Partnerships based in Geneva, Switzerland.

WORKPLACE

The contractor will work remotely and be available for check-in calls as required. The contractor should be able to use its own communication means (usually email, Microsoft Teams) to communicate with all required focal points in Geneva, other divisions and UNICEF offices and NatComs around the world as needed for the accomplishment of the tasks. He/she will ideally be located in the Central European Time zone. No travels are anticipated.

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in social sciences, communications, knowledge management, international relations or any other related fields is required. Alternatively, a first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) with additional one year of work experience in relevant fields may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in communications and/or knowledge management, or another relevant field, some at the international level, is required.
• Proven knowledge and practical experience in knowledge management and knowledge sharing strategies.
• Familiarity with the UN Agenda on public-private partnerships.
• Data analysis experience is desirable.
• Strong understanding of corporate social responsibility, shared value, multi-stakeholder partnerships and/ business advocacy will be an asset.
• Experience working with UNICEF and/or familiarity with the work of UN/international entities desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in English required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Other competencies:

• Strong research skills, analytical and conceptual thinking, and ability to effectively document best practices in an analytical manner.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and produce results
• IT-savvy and advanced user of MS Office Word and Excel.
• Strong and proven oral and written communication skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Remarks:

Please indicate your ability, availability and gross daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered. Also, please mention the earliest date you can start.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.