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. 

UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. We believe that new approaches, partnerships and technologies that support realizing children’s rights are critical to improving their lives. The Office of Innovation is a creative, interactive, and agile team in UNICEF. We sit at a unique intersection, where an organization that works on huge global issues meets the start-up thinking, the technology, and the partners that turn this energy into scalable solutions.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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Key responsibilities include:

The consultant is to conceptualize, support and drive the coordination and management of partnerships for the Giga team, and support the partnerships team in a holistic, coordinated, structured approach to building, managing, and supporting partners, in collaboration with the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division/UNICEF and in some instances in coordination with ITU. The consultant will:

• Provide support in developing and growing the partnership portfolio to enable Giga’s continued growth as an initiative for global connectivity.
• Manage existing partnerships, including developing and owning relationships with counterparts within partner organizations.
• Define and lead on Giga’s partnerships internal knowledge management system, including pipeline management, proposal development, knowledge product drafting and coordination, cases for support and other.
• Strategic review of current state processes with key stakeholders, such as internal teams and National Committees, to identify improvement areas for coordination.
• Establish and implement processes for coordination with Communications team and National Committees to develop powerful communications about the impact made possible by partner contributions.
• Identify improvement areas and develop processes for updating content and key materials related to partnerships, including pitch decks, proposals, and progress reports.
• Help develop a pipeline of new initiatives and partnership models that bring in technical expertise, funding, and publicity for Giga

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

• A first University Degree in one of the following fields: International Development, Public/Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field. 
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in partnerships, project management, or management consulting
• Relevant experience in development of partnership pitches and proposals, negotiating partnership agreements and managing and developing relationships with partner organizations.
• A proven track record of organizing and executing complex workstreams.
• The ability to prioritize and manage progress and deadlines across a diverse range of partners, projects, and activities.
• Very strong writing, editing, and content development skills, as well as demonstrated strength in communication.
• Experience working with (or ability to quickly learn about and speak to) technology, data, telecommunications, and innovative solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple perspectives and sets of priorities, driving toward consensus across several stakeholders.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.