Recrutement de 01 Partnerships Officer, NOB, Niamey, Niger #122072 (Temporary: 11 months, only nationals of Niger are eligible to apply)

Recrutement de 01 Partnerships Officer, NOB, Niamey, Niger #122072 (Temporary: 11 months, only nationals of Niger are eligible to apply)
Job no: 556078
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Niamey
Level: NO-2
Location: Niger
Categories: Partnerships
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.

UNICEF supports the Government of Niger's efforts to improve the situation of women and children, focusing on the following seven sectors through its 2019-2021 programme of cooperation: health, nutrition, water, hygiene and sanitation, education, child protection, and social inclusion, and adolescent and social norms. The vision for the new country programme is to support the Government towards ensuring that all children, especially the most vulnerable, enjoy their rights; adolescents and youth are empowered; communities and systems are strengthened and resilient; and humanitarian assistance and development address the structural causes of fragility and vulnerability.

To implement its country programme, UNICEF relies on both internal and external resources. The partnerships unit, part of the greater coordination team headed by the Deputy Representative, supports the Country Office in developing and maintaining partnerships with resource partners to ensure that adequate resources are available to implement the Country Programme.

How can you make a difference?

The position's purpose is to support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist, programme sections and senior management in establishing and deepening financial and non-financial partnerships with resource partners, through partnerships development, relationship and contributions management and donor reporting.

Key Expected Results:

The key result is that adequate resources are mobilized to implement the UNICEF Niger country programme and reach expected results for women and children.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

1. Support partnership development:

Contribute to monitoring the financing levels and resource needs of the country programme against targets through updating the donor proposal and pledges database and the resource mobilization tracker.
Review concept notes and project proposals for public and private sector donors to ensure that they meet the partner's expectations as well as UNICEF quality standards, including the result-based approach, and are submitted on time.
Monitor the Niger donor/project landscape to support the Country Office's fundraising and leveraging efforts.
2. Support partnerships management:

Contribute to strengthening institutional memory related to partnerships and timely follow-up to donor interactions by updating the donor interaction database and monitoring the status of action points.
Support the monitoring of sensitive grants.
Support the dissemination of donor recognition requirements to the communications section and programme section and facilitate the production of quality donor recognition products as needed.
3. Support timely, quality donor reporting:

Support the timely submission of quality donor reports for public and private sector donors through updating the reports planning database, reviewing reports to ensure that they meet UNICEF quality standards, including coherence between financial and narrative information, and supporting capacity strengthening to programme section staff in charge of report writing.
Support the timely submission of a quality yearly Country Office Annual Report (narrative part).
Support the production of other reports or documentation as needed.
To qualify as a champion for every child you will have...

A university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, international development, communications, public relations or another relevant technical field.
A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, reporting, or other relevant area.
Fluency in English French is required.
Strong logical skills.
Excellent writing and editing skills in English and French.
Attention to details.
For every Child you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
Works Collaboratively with others (1)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments are also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Advertised: 13 Oct 2022 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 20 Oct 2022 W. Central Africa Standard Tim