Partnerships and Report Specialist

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Under the supervision of the Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships; the Partnership and reporting Specialist will be responsible for enhancing multi-stakeholder and innovative partnerships, linking with the private sector, public donors, financial institutions, NatComs and civil society to leverage resources for children. He/She will work in close articulation with the Communications and program colleauges to enhance a strong focus on programme results, advocacy and resource mobilisation, using a variety of partnership platforms. He/She will be accountable for monitoring and quality assurance of donor reports and proposals of all programme funds falling under UNICEF’s accountability, including supporting resource mobilization:

Quality assurance of proposals and follow up of partnership and resource mobilization efforts:

Research potential new donors and partnerships including Natcom, foundations, corporations, Bilateral, multilateral donors, high net-worth individuals and advises on renewal strategies and best practices to diversify and increase BCO funding base and ensure successful fundraising strategy, plan and results.
Develop and follow up on proposals, concept notes, and appeals to potential donors in alignment with country office priorities
Maintain and expand relationships with existing public and private sector donors through regular communication and engagement: implementation of the office B4R action plan.
Monitor and ensure compliance with partnership agreements, donor conditions and reporting requirements.
Work with relevant programme sections and operations (as required) in the preparation of high-quality funding proposals by standardizing formats, contents and ensuring adherence to donor requirements.
Lead strategic analysis of donor contributions and funding gaps with the support of the senior budget associate.
Undertake analysis and research on the funding landscape and emerging opportunities.
Lead the development of strategic cross-sectoral proposals in line with the office priorities such as Early Childhood Development, Adolescents and Climate Change amongst other themes.
Maintain a donor proposal database to track fundraising against programme needs.
Management of UNISON.
Engagement with the private sector
Maintain relationship with PPD, HQ, PFP as required.

Quality assurance of donor reports:

Oversee the preparation and timely submission of high-quality donor reports in accordance with UNICEF policies, formats and branding standards.
Upload submitted donor reports and proposals to the system as applicable and maintain the office’s electronical archive of them.
Maintain the templates, checklists and tools of the office related to donor relations up to date.
Maintain a coherent system for tracking reports due to donors to ensure that they are submitted in high quality and on time.
Monitor the multisectoriels et multi-years Grants utilization rate through the Donor Statement by Activity.
Ensures the allocation of funds follows proposals information and donor requirements.
Review donor agreements and ensure they are in line with global standards.
Liaise as required internally with HQ divisions on contribution management related tasks in close collaboration with other colleagues, sections and senior management as required.
Manage the Grant opening meeting (GOM) based on proposals/cooperation agreements signed with donors.
Consolidate situation reports, humanitarian appeals for the country office.
Maintain and update database/files of donors, partnerships agreements and project documents.
Update and maintain information on all the donor reporting requirements. Ensure Programme Section Chiefs are updated on these requirements and follow up as required.
Engage proactively with other country offices on exchanging best practices in order to inform the Burundi COs approaches in terms of donor relations and build an optimal system.
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…

Advanced university degree in business administration, communications, international relations, political science, international development, marketing, Fundraising, public affairs, or other related field.
At least 5 years of relevant work experience in fundraising, partnerships management, donor reporting, and donor relations.
Experience with UNICEF in a similar role is highly recommended.
Fluency in French and English, knowledge of another UN language an asset

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/569277/partnerships-and-report-specialist-p3-bujumbura-burundi-127622-opened-for-nonburundians

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