Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist, P-3, Monrovia, Liberia, FT (for Non-Liberians Only)

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 123,320 USD and 161,478 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, efficient programme delivery!!

Organizational Context:

This P3 Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist position, which reports directly to the Representative, is a key position in the current UNICEF/Liberia Country Office organizational chart. The two dimensions of this position, namely resources mobilization and management of the interface with strategic partners (in this case donors), are equally important and must be perceived as such throughout the Job Description.

In the current global and regional challenging context, where resource mobilization, and sustainability of fundings are constrained, this position of Resource Mobilization Specialist (Partnerships) is an essential technical link for retaining current donors and exploring new, innovative, and sustainable avenues over a programmatic cycle.

The recent setting up of a Resource Mobilization Task Force within the Country Office is ample proof that the strategy for mobilizing resources and building loyalty among our current and future donors cannot rest on a single person, but on the leadership of Senior Management team within the country office, primarily the Representative, with the involvement and commitment of all Country Office entities.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the Job:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Representative, the Resource Mobilization (Partnerships) Specialist, P3 will be responsible for supporting the fundraising efforts of the office, with a particular focus on converting and sustaining large scale funding opportunities from the largest bilateral and multilateral donors. This will be achieved through support to donor engagement, donor profiling and elaboration of key products such as proposals and briefing notes, in liaison with other key staff across the agency.

In addition, the staff member will be responsible for grant management as well as contributing to donor recognition efforts in support of maintaining and strengthening existing and new government and other largescale donor funding partnerships. The incumbent may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.

Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks:

• Assist in delivering against partnership development the fundraising targets of the Liberia ountry Office (LCO) and the implementation of the CO Resource Mobilization strategy by participating in the preparation and coordination of funding proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, internal and external analysis and other relevant materials to foster donor engagement
• In collaboration with Public Partnership Division (PPD), provide oversight, technical support and guidance to the country office regarding proposal development and related grant management as well as building and maintaining strong strategic partnership.
• In collaboration with the Communications Section support the implementation of the Liberia Country Office Partnership development advocacy visibility and recognition plans and related work plans to support the visibility of UNICEF's role in Liberia and to ensure donor visibility/communication materials’ requirements are met.
• Ensure timeliness and quality of donor reporting and other donor submissions as well as partnership building and maintaining. This includes gathering of information, consolidation, editing, layout and branding of all required reports on contributions to Liberia, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, quality of data and systematic-results based reporting.
• Improve systems and processes to monitor grants and performance against key indicators related to contribution management and donor reporting. Ensure compliance with UNICEF standards and guidelines on oversight of CO’s donor reports, including managing a quality assurance system of sampling and feedback as well as exploring new partnership opportunities.
• Identify capacity strengthening needs in the CO for capacity building on partnership development and resource mobilization; accordingly, design, prepare and implement various trainings or on-site support to CO as deemed appropriate to ensure that the relevant staff have the most up-to-date information on fundraising guidelines and requirements.
• Propose and/or undertake action on operational procedures to ensure there are effective work processes as well as a proper and efficient system of managing the records of CO donor submissions partnership development and maintaining.

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

Education:

• An advanced university degree is required inone of the following fields: International Relations, Political Science, Communications, International Development, or another relevant technical field.

Experience:

• A minimum of five year of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in fundraising, donor relations and external communications, partnership development and maintaining.
• Experience in managing large-scale bilateral and multilateral donors and IFIs is a requirement. Field work experience in partnership development and management, fundraising, donor relations and background/familiarity with emergency situations is preferable.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN lanuage is an asset.

For every child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
• Works Collaboratively with others (3)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (3)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (3)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework 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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

For every child, a future!