- Develop, maintain, and drive implementation of UNICEF Somalia Country Office partnerships and resource mobilization strategy to maximize public and private sector income, new funding streams, as well as fundraising performances in support of the implementation of the CPD, humanitarian response and leverage resources for children in Somalia.
- Expands UNICEF's network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments (donors), other key-decision makers, regional institutions, the private sector, international financial institutions and/or relevant constituencies.
- Guide and support Country Management Team on opportunities for partnership and resource mobilization, including providing advice on improving the quality of funding and reporting.
- Work closely with programme sections to support the development and maintenance of strategic shared- value partnerships with the business sector that can contribute to acceleration of results for children. Donor intelligence and analysis:
- Monitor and analyze donor trends and new partnership opportunities in support of UNICEF Somalia humanitarian and development interventions.
- Leads on 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.
- Remains up to date with cutting edge developments globally within UNICEF and across the sector and conducts and regularly update analyses of existing financing mechanisms and of most relevant innovative financing mechanisms/instruments that UNICEF may engage in, including leveraging role for the Government. Donor engagement:
- Engages strategically with public and private sector partners, support management and programme chiefs in engagement with the same.
- Network and engage at key fora, platforms, associations, networks, advocacy events, donor visits and other major entities to advocate for children, promote respect and support to children rights and position UNICEF for strategic partnership and fundraising opportunities.
- Develop and enhance relationship with potential and existing donors through regular meetings and communication, donor briefing sessions, and donor visits and provide a systematic follow up of all partnership's opportunities.
- Collaborates to develop content and briefing notes to maximize partner engagement and ensure funding opportunities are valued and captured as agreed; lead on negotiations with public and private sector partners as required, ensuring UNICEF is positioned as a credible partner.
- Acts as a 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 considered in relevant policy and institutional processes.
- Contribute to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for UNICEF's Country Team Management. Donor visibility and recognition:
- Contributes to strategies for engagement and the development of communications and advocacy products to enhance UNICEF's visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders.
- Works closely with communications and programme colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach is strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that the Country Office supports.
- Contributes written inputs for communications instruments that best inform and influence decision makers.
- Collaborate with Communications and Programme teams to ensure effective communications and visibility plans and content donors as required which seek to maximize partner trust in UNICEF. Donor proposals, reports, and other submissions:
- Oversees timely and high-quality development of donor proposals, reports and profiles, investment cases, other donor fundraising products, in line with programme priorities, objectives and frameworks and facilitate grant and contribution management.
- Responsible for coordination and negotiation of proposals with donors as required in collaboration with relevant programme teams. Contribution management:
- Contribute towards overall effective management of pipeline system and UNISON. Manage an overall pipeline of opportunities to ensure delivery against agreed targets.
- Lead on overall grant management and compliance, ensuring risks and donor conditionalities are managed actively and effectively.
- Track donor conditions regularly monitor implementation/expenditure levels against expiry dates.
- Update the Country Management Team of expiring funds or other issues related to contributions. Work with budget team to link funding to the CO's activities, outputs, and outcomes.
- Report funding gaps, funds in the pipeline, and issues needing follow-up to the Country Management Team. Knowledge management and capacity development:
- Assess overall needs in the office and develop and deliver capacity-building plans to ensure adequate and effective capacity is in place to manage partnerships effectively.
- Maintain and further develop the knowledge management systems to build an institutional memory and maximize efficiencies.This includes: the document database (reports, proposals, briefs, correspondence, Agreements etc.); the online donor database of information; the RM Strategy Action plan; and other systems that may be developed. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
- Education: An advanced university degree (master's or higher) in the social sciences, international relations, management, public administration or other appropriate field is required.
- Experience: A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work experience in the area of fundraising, public partnerships and external relations is required.
- Work experience in working with donors and partners.
- Familiarity with the Somalia context and/or humanitarian context would be an added value.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset. Source:
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