Job Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to future

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will support the following areas of work:

• Develop a strategy/vision and action plan to strategically mobilize resources for UNICEF response and preparedness programmes, including humanitarian action, with concrete actions that would strengthen capacity and ensure continuity of resource mobilizations beyond the duration of the consultancy.
• Collaborate with the regional and country teams to strengthen donor engagement and public and private partnership management, including fundraising with public sector donors, UNICEF National Committees and private sector partners, in support to humanitarian response efforts.
• Collaborate with Country Offices (COs), the Regional Office (RO) and HQ in providing technical guidance, analyzing and advising the regional office and the country teams on appropriate fundraising strategies and implementation frameworks. Advise on appropriate policies and strategies to better promote effective and efficient humanitarian financing and establish a contribution management system for humanitarian programme implementation.
• Coordinate and guide UNICEF’s engagement with public sector donors, UNICEF National Committees and private sector partners at field, capital, regional and global levels.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0005598 external TOR.pdf

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

Qualifications/Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

Education: Advanced university degree-Masters- in international relations, political science, public policy, public health, social sciences, communications, development studies, humanitarian affairs, business administration or another relevant field.

Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in resource mobilization, public partnerships, donor relations, humanitarian financing, emergency response or related areas.

• Skills : Strong knowledge of humanitarian resource mobilization, donor intelligence and partner engagement, including fundraising with public sector donors, UNICEF National Committees and private sector partners; demonstrated ability to develop donor-facing materials, investment cases, concept notes and proposals; excellent analytical, writing and coordination skills; ability to work with regional, country and headquarters teams in fast-moving emergency contexts; proven ability to work effectively under pressure, manage urgent and competing priorities, and adapt quickly as the situation and response needs evolve.
• Language Requirements: French and English
• Desirables : Experience with UNICEF or another United Nations agency in humanitarian resource mobilization, public partnerships or emergency financing is an asset. Prior experience supporting resource mobilization in West and Central Africa, including for public health emergencies or disease outbreaks, is highly desirable. Familiarity with UNICEF humanitarian financing tools and processes, including Humanitarian Action for Children appeals, humanitarian pooled funds, donor briefings, funding pipelines, donor visibility and partner reporting, would be an advantage.
• 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

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) financial proposal TMC0005598.xlsx
• Candidates may be requested to submit a brief technical proposal outlining their proposed approach to strengthening humanitarian resource mobilization, including Ebola-related funding, donor engagement and the production of donor-facing materials over the consultancy period.

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.