Partnerships Officer, (NO-B), Accra, Ghana # 123403 - ONLY Ghanaian Nationals are eligible to apply at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

The Partnership Officer supports Partnership Specialist and senior management in deepening collaboration with key stakeholders and helping to provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.

Key Functions And Activities

• Partnerships: Support identification of funding gaps, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and Partnerships needs in support of programme development. Contribute to assess funding-related risks for the Country Programme. Support ongoing monitoring and analyzing of current trends for designated partners and help formulate recommendations for strategy approaches, programmatic entry points and message development. Contribute to the development of sector-specific Partnerships and Partnership Action Plans to address specific programmatic needs and mitigate funding-related risks.
• Public Sector Partnerships: Support management of existing public sector partnerships, as well as the development of new partnerships and Partnerships. Support the development of deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership and Partnerships. Support the development of specific engagement plans to strengthen relationships with main public donors and contribute to the development of communications products to enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders.
• Private Sector Partnerships: Support the identification, development, and finalization of financial and/or non-financial partnerships including Child Rights and Business Principles, advocacy or other non-financial elements. This includes due diligence, pitch development, and negotiation. Attend meetings with prospective partners to secure financial support and/or strong non-financial results in support of the Country Programme.
• Innovative financing: Support mapping of key influencers in Ghana and in the region. Contribute to the identification and implementation of innovative financing mechanisms to diversify the Country office funding portfolio, including public-private partnerships, diaspora funding platforms, venture philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and other innovative financial mechanisms to contribute to the diversification of the funding portfolio and ensure sustainable programme development.
• Other: Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team, as needed.

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

• A university degree is required in one of the following fields: Economics, Finance, Strategy, Business Administration, Communications, Development Studies, International relations, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of two years of professional in one or more of the following areas is required: resource mobilization, innovative financing, relationship development and management, or other relevant area.
• Experience in an international setting is required, preferably from a development agency, IFI or other relevant financing body for nutrition is highly desirable.
• Experience in developing and implementing resource mobilisation efforts is required.
• Experience structuring and analyzing quantitative, financial models to inform decision-making is desired.
• Experience with innovative approaches to development finance is desired.
• Experience of managing relations with governance bodies of international organisations is desired.
• 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.

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 Competencies Required For This Post Are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

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 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.

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 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.