Partnerships Officer, P2, Appointment (364 days), Amman, Jordan Country Office

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 80,610 USD and 109,489 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, innovation.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is leader in the region for the rights of its children. Working closely with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office aims to sustain results achieved for children to date, and strive to further improve policies, national institutions and programmes, for the well-being of every child in Jordan, in line with Jordan's Vision 2025 and the National Human Resources Development Strategy (2016-2025) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our programmes focus on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the Kingdom, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or background. Our main pillars include: Child Protection; Education; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Adolescent and Youth Engagement; Health and Nutrition; Social Protection; and Operations.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Partnerships, the Partnerships Officer will support the coordination of reporting and proposals on an interagency project in Jordan that will also include organizing joint interagency donor visits, visibility, coordination meetings, and technical working meetings. Additionally, the Partnerships Officer will support the Donor Relations Specialist and Chief of Partnerships in coordination of various fundraising channels and activities, ensuring long-term partnerships and driving revenue for the UNICEF Jordan Country Office’s programmes on behalf of vulnerable children. Specific tasks are highlighted below:

• Interagency Programme Coordination: UNICEF is pen-holder for a multiageny (five agencies) donor action in 2022. The Partnerships Officer will be responsible for the pen-holder related tasks, including: coordination of all major reports, proposals, technical working group meetings and meeting minutes, country management team meetings and minutes, donor visits to the field, meetings with government offices, visibility, communications, and overall project coordination with the project’s donor.
• Support Donor Relations Specialist and Reports Specialist in the production of high quality donor reports and situation reports, and support their production as needed, especially related to the Interagecy Programme.
• Help Donor Relations Specialist maintain effective relationships with member states, UN agencies, host government and other partners, in order to keep them informed on important, strategic operational UNICEF issues.
• Attend meetings with the UN and other multilateral bodies, NGOs, member states, taking notes, sharing information, and supporting joint information programmes to increase UNICEF’s profile, and protect its interests.
• Contribute to ideas for opportunities to develop new and existing synergies with other UN agencies to senior external partnership officers in order to support a more effective and efficient approach to programme delivery
• Assist with the preparation of information to provide to donors, including PowerPoints, concept notes and briefs for meetings with donors.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the partnerships team.

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

Education: An University Degree in one of the following areas: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.

Experience: A minimum of two (2) 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.

Language requirement: Fluency in English is required with knowledge of Arabic considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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 offers a wide range of benefits to its personnel, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. The UNICEF Jordan Country Office has an elevator as well as accessible bathrooms. Core hours in Jordan Country Office are from 09:00 to 15:00 (excluding lunch break), from Sunday to Thursday.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion to deliver the best the best results for children. For the position, suitable female candidates from programme countries will receive preferential consideration and selection, as long as they meet the eligibility requirements stated above.

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.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

This position has been assessed as an not elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is neither: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

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.