Partnership Associate

Communications & PR Crisis & Emergency Response

Overview

Support UNICEF's fundraising and partnership efforts in MENA.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest in fundraising.
• Demonstrated interest in partnership management.
• Demonstrated interest in donor relations.
• Demonstrated interest in international relations.
• Demonstrated interest in communication.
• Demonstrated interest in comparative politics or political relations.

The assignment is with UNICEF’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), located in Amman, which advises and supports the Gulf Area Office (focusing on partnerships with the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) and UNICEF country offices in: • The Middle East: Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Jordan; Lebanon; Oman; State of Palestine; Syrian Arab Republic; Yemen • North Africa: Algeria; Djibouti; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Sudan; Tunisia.

The purpose of the assignment is to support country offices with ongoing emergencies and in establishing and strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders in MENA, knowledge management, and resource mobilization. The assignment is within the Reginal Office’s Partnerships and Resource Mobilization team. The Partnership Officer will report to the Donor Relations Manager, who covers the public sector portfolio (partnerships with government donors, Global Programme Partnerships, and International Financial Institutions) . S/He will regularly collaborate with UNICEF partners to fundraise, facilitate partnership asks, provide donor intelligence, and facilitate advocacy and resource mobilization.

Under the direct supervision of the public-sector Donor Relations Manager, the UN Volunteer will support the following tasks: • Contribute to developing tailored materials for donors, including Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) Appeal, and investment cases for flexible humanitarian funding. Scan and scout opportunities and risks for humanitarian funding and share timely information with relevant staff. • Contribute to research to identify opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence, and collaboration with donors. Assist with the mapping of donor interests and trends. • Assist with anticipating and responding to donors’ concerns and priorities, ensuring that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge and considered, and that donors are aware of UNICEF's mandate, policies, priorities and capabilities. • Support country offices to develop compelling donor proposals, ensuring that country offices adhere to internal and external templates and processes.
• Support the implementation and management of donor conditions for the State of Palestine Level 3 corporate emergency, as well as other regional emergencies. • Work in collaboration with the humanitarian section in the regional office in MENARO to assist with sharing donor intelligence and providing partnership support as needed. • Support other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the team's success.

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Client Orientation • Commitment and Motivation • Communication • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Knowledge Sharing • Planning and Organizing • Professionalism • Respect for Diversity • Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest in: • Fundraising • Partnership Management
• Donor Relations • International Relations • Communication • Comparative politics/political relations

Location: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is located in the Middle East. Bound by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Red Sea to the south and the Palestinian National Authority to the west.

Weather: Jordan’s climate can be classified as semi-arid (Bsh) on the Koeppen-Geiger classification. It features a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The climate is influenced by Jordan's location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area. January is the coldest month, with temperatures from 5°C to 10°C, and August is the hottest month at 20°C to 35°C. Daily temperatures can be quite hot, especially in the summer; on some days it can be 40°C or more, especially when a hot, dry southerly wind blows. Such winds can sometimes be very strong and can cause sandstorms. About 70 percent of the average rainfall in the country falls between November and March; June through August are often rainless. Rainfall varies from season to season and from year to year. Precipitation is often concentrated in violent storms, causing erosion and local flooding, especially in the winter months.

Safety and Security: Jordan is a relatively stable country. The potentials for internal or external armed conflict are considered very unlikely in the current political environment. Peaceful demonstrations, and sometimes road blockages, do occur in Jordan, motivated by domestic factors such as unemployment, deprivation of resources and development or for regional issues such as solidarity with the Palestinian cause or with the Syrian crises. Most of these events are driven by civil society unions and Islamic parties. Domestic tribal civil unrest sometimes turns violent, especially outside main cities, due to tribal disputes or socio-economic reasons. In all occasions law enforcement agencies usually manage to contain the situation rapidly. Road traffic accidents are the primary threat against UN personnel in Jordan. Poor road conditions and bad driving behaviours are the main reasons for the high rate of traffic accidents. Amman is a category A duty station with security level 1.

Transportation and housing: Taxis as well as ride-hailing services (Uber and Careem) are abundant and affordable in Amman. Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Public minibuses are the most common form of public transport. They normally only leave when full, so waiting times of an hour or more are inevitable, especially in rural areas. The larger air-con buses offer a speedy and reliable service, departing according to a fixed schedule. Housing is readily available with rents for one- to two-bedroom apartments ranging between 500 and 800 JD (1 JD = 0.708 USD) depending on the location.

Health Services: Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Almost all doctors (and most pharmacists) speak English; many have studied abroad.

Language: The official language of Jordan is Arabic, but English is widely spoken – especially in the cities. Many Jordanians have travelled or have been educated abroad so French, German, Italian and Spanish are also spoken, but to a lesser extent.

Learn more about Jordan from the Ministry of Tourism’s website: https://www.mota.gov.jo/Default/En

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