Partnerships Officer

Contract

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UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and under-stand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential to the benefit of a better world.

The UNV Partnerships Officer will provide support to the implementation of UNICEF DRC Pri-vate Partnerships Strategy 2020-2024 which has the overall objective of broaden UNICEF DRC’s private partnerships portfolio by mobilizing financial and non-financial resources that will contribute towards delivering results for children in the DRC in both development and humanitari-an contexts in line with UNICEF DRC’s Country Programme 2020-2024. Through the latter UNICEF supports the DRC Government and partners to ensure that “children and adolescents in the DRC, especially the most vulnerable in the most deprived provinces and in humanitarian con-texts, will have equitable, quality and sustainable access to basic social services. To translate this goal into concrete results, the CPD is organized around six main programme components includ-ing the humanitarian response: i) Health, ii) Nutrition, iii) WASH, iv) Education, v) Child Protec-tion, and vi) Social Inclusion and Resilience.

In support of the implementation of the ambitious goals established under each of these pro-gramme components UNICEF DRC Private Partnerships Strategy 2020-2024 will focus on: • Foster private sector engagement to support children’s rights, ensuring sustained strategic dialogue, value creation and complementarity • Enhance UNICEF DRC strategic engagement with UNICEF’s global network of NatComs present in over 30 ountries across the world • Lead the Generation-Unlimited agenda with public and private partners to increase educa-tion, training and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth • Advocate and build partnerships across the public and private sectors to address child rights deprivation in mining communities in the DRC. • Mobilize influencers, high net-worth individuals (HNWIs), diaspora and other supporters to secure support and action for children. • Ensure staff capacity building and knowledge exchange, particularly through the Business for Results (B4R) initiative. • Strengthen the visibility of achievements enabled through private partnerships

Under the direct supervision of UNICEF DRC’s Private Partnerships Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Support the management of assigned private partnerships and the development of new partnerships with foundations, corporate and other partners in DRC and internationally working closely with Programme and other sections at the Country Office (CO), regional and HQ levels as well as with UNICEF’s network of NatComs across the world. • Support fundraising and communications activities including support for the development of concept notes, donor reports and promotional and donor visibility products on UNICEF DRC’s flagship programmes working closely with Programme, Communications and other sections at the Country Office, regional and HQ levels well as with UNICEF’s network of NatComs. • Support partnership building activities for the Generation Unlimited initiative which seeks to foster education, training and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth in the DRC. • Support identification, mapping, relationship building and engagement with key public and private sector stakeholders in the DRC for the promotion of children’s rights, including line ministries, corporate partners, foundations, business alliances and universities working closely with UNICEF DRC’s Programme and Operations sections.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Works Collaboratively with others • Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Innovates and Embraces Change • Drive to achieve impactful results • Applying Technical Expertise • Planning and Organizing For more details on each competency view our competency framework at https://www.unicef.org/careers/media/1041/file/UNICEF%27s_Competency_Framework.pdf UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candi-dates, 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 sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of har-assment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

• Demonstrated experience (at least 3 years) with the business sector, project manage-ment and/or partnerships in development and humanitarian contexts across the child pro-tection, education, health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene or related sectors; • Solid interpersonal, relationship- management and organizational skills, flexibility and an entrepreneurial spirit; • Ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious working relations in a multicul-tural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender; • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, vol-unteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the third largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between UNICEF duty stations, with all usual amenities pre-sent in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the prov-inces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply or running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential. Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as eve-rything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative.

All UNICEF duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except Kinshasa and Lubum-bashi. In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma.

Some degree of medical service is provided in all duty stations. Certain vaccinations are manda-tory for UN personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other in-coming per-sons. It is possible for incoming UN personnel, including UNV volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations at N’Djili airport in Kinshasa. All UNV volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations including the yellow fever vaccination, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis.

The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveler’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kisangani), UN Volunteers are recommended to open a US Dollar bank ac-count, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad.

In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili