Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF Kinshasa
Job no: 528274
Position type: Fixed Term Appointment
Location: Congo, Dem. Rep
Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal
School/Unit: Democratic Republic of Congo
Department/Office: Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo
Categories: Alliances and Resource Mobilization, P-4
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, Hope
The purpose of the job is to deepen the collaboration with key financial stakeholders. The Resource Mobilization Manager may also serve as a focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater resource mobilization of the CO.
How can you make a difference?
1. Seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs. Scans and scouts external environment within designated partnership areas for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant UNICEF staff. Provides strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other UNICEF staff incorporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
2. Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant financial stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization. Expands UNICEF’s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments, other key-decision makers, regional development institutions, foundations, the private sector, international financial institutions and/or relevant constituencies, possible donors.
3. Develops and implements annual resource mobilization plans.
4. Acts as focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners’ concerns and priorities, ensure that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and ensure that they are fully aware of UNICEF’s perspectives, policies, priorities, and capabilities.
5. Contributes to the development of new partnership and resource mobilization practices and approaches by formulating recommendations for action based on on-going monitoring, analyzing current trends within designated partners and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development.
6. Contributes to strategies for engagement and the development of communications products to enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders by providing analysis of the current environment and trends and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development. Works closely with UNICEF’s colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach are strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that UNICEF’s supports. Contributes written inputs for communications instruments that best inform and influence decision-makers.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team, including guiding, training, and coaching short-term staff, including interns and consultants, as needed.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in international development, public affairs, international relations, political science or other related fields
- A minimum of [8 ] eight of relevant professional experience in external relations, liaison and/or any resource-mobilization related activities, preferably in an international organization is required.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English and French 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 values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The functional competencies required for this post are :
Core Values
- Commitment
- Diversity and inclusion
- Integrity
Core competencies
- Communication (III)
- Working with People (II)
- Drive for Results (II)
Functional Competencies:
- Leading and Supervising (I)
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II)
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- Relating and Networking (II)
- Persuading and Influencing (II)
- Applying Technical Expertise (II)
- Entrepreneurial Thinking (II)
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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.
- The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offer of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service
Advertised: Nov 29 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Application close: Dec 12 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time
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Resource Mobilization Manager (P-4), Fixed Term, Kinshasa, DRC #105471 (528274) in Congo, Dem. Rep
The purpose of the job is to deepen the collaboration with key financial stakeholders. The Resource Mobilization Manager may also serve as a focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater resource mobilization of the CO.
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