Programme Manager (Private and Public Sector Audience Engagement), P-4, (FT), # 87250, Programme Coordination, PFP, Geneva, Switzerland

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Two headquarters divisions in UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) and the Public Partnerships Division (PPD)—work with the private and public sectors, including 33 UNICEF National Committees, to drive income and influence for the organization. The Programme Coordination team serves as a bridge between private and public sector fundraisers and programme colleagues to maximize the quality of income and the results for children. This is achieved through three strategic pillars of work:  Products (the development of programmatic content to use in fundraising); People (audience engagement and capacity building on UNICEF’s programme and operations to empower fundraisers to articulate UNICEF’s work with partners); and Systems (leadership of donor reporting and other major change initiatives like the Results Project.)

For every child, a Champion

This post is responsible for managing implementation of two of the three pillars of the team’s strategy, including Products and People, as well as contributing to Systems. Its overarching role is to ensure audience needs are incorporated across all of the team’s work.

How can you make a difference?

1. Strategically engages with all public and private sector audiences, with a focus on high-value audiences (business, foundations, philanthropists, bilaterals and multilaterals), in order to inform all of the team’s deliverables, in particular to maximize high quality, flexible income and the highest level of results for children.
2. Strategically contributes to the Results Project, the objective of which is “to be a credible partner of choice by pitching and delivering a strong results narrative for all partners.” This requires significant stakeholder management between fundraising teams and HQ Divisions like the Division of Data, Analytics and Programme Monitoring (DAPM), The Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM), Programme Group (PG), and the Evaluation Office, as well as regional and country offices. It also requires strong provision of technical support on UNICEF’s Results Model – Rights and Results Programming (RRP) as it relates to fundraising and partnerships and results in country programmes.
3. Strategically manages content development – Oversees the content development process for all programmatic content developed by the team, including core content, major propositions, audience-focused content, and bespoke proposals. Through heavy engagement with programme colleagues as well as with audiences, it will ensure best practice across the full partnership cycle, including high-quality donor reporting for all partnerships.
4. Strategically manages change management initiatives, including capacity building. This sustainable roll-out of the Programme Masterclass, webinars for all private and public sector colleagues, and other major change management and training initiatives.

To qualify as a Champion for every child you will have…

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: marketing, economics, social sciences, fundraising, international relations, communication, law, business administration.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience in communications, fundraising, or programme management is required.
• Experience from UNICEF or other development agencies with a deep understanding of how the UN works is an asset.
• At least five years of consistent, deep experience with both private and public sector audiences, including governments, philanthropists, business, and foundations is required.
• At least five years of consistent engagement with programmes and operations is required.
• Five years of experience in results-based management is an asset.
• Five years of experience in creating and operationalizing a new large-scale training programme is an asset.
• At least five years of experience in writing and overseeing complex programmatic content pieces used in fundraising is required.
• Proven experience in driving a senior-level change management initiative across a large complex organization is required.
• Exceptional communication skills and significant experience in delivering compelling presentations to internal and external stakeholders is required.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) 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

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)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) are required.

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: our competency framework.

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 does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will 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.

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Remarks: 

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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