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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, sustainability and climate partnerships
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
Environmental degradation and climate change present significant and escalating threats to the well-being of children globally, jeopardizing the progress achieved in child survival and development. In response, UNICEF has launched its Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP) 2023 – 2030. The SCAP prioritizes urgent action on climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss through systematic change in partnership with public and private sectors. The SCAP will prioritize the needs of children and young people and build their resilience to the climate threats at hand. The SCAP strives to mainstream sustainability and climate action both internally and externally, through protecting the lives, health and well-being of children and their communities; empowering children with developmental opportunities and skills; and reducing emissions and the environmental footprint within UNICEF.
To drive achieve of SCAP targets, the Public Partnerships Division (PPD) has established a joint Sustainability and Climate Partnerships and Financing Hub with the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP). The Hub operates virtually across UNICEF locations including New York and Brussels.
How can you make a difference?
The postholder will play a key role in driving the work of the Sustainability and Climate Partnerships and Financing Hub. The position reports to the P5 Senior Advisor, Public-Private Partnerships with a dotted line to P5 Senior Advisor, Climate Change, PPD. Additionally the postholder will work in close coordination with Sustainability and Climate Focal Point(s) in PFP. The postholder will also collaborate closely with Private Fundraising Partnership (PFP) counterparts, and the Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) team within Programme Group. S/he will contribute to developing, enabling and implementing sustainability and climate partnerships.
The postholder will coordinate teams across UNICEF engaging in sustainability and climate partnerships and provide technical assistance for development of partnership arrangements and ensuring compliance with key legal and oversight requirements for funding streams related to sustainability and climate.
Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks
The key responsibility for the postholder will be to play a pivotal role in accelerating sustainability and climate resource mobilization for UNICEF, to deliver and achieve the new Sustainability and Climate Action plan (SCAP) targets. The role will include development and implementation of the UNICEF sustainability and climate resource mobilization initiatives underpinning the SCAP in cooperation with PPD, PFP and GCA, in partnership with other divisions and the regional and country offices. More specifically, the postholder will:
Strategic planning:
Analyze global sustainability and climate financing trends and assess how they align with UNICEF’s mission and goals.
Portfolio Development and coordination:
Reporting and Compliance:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
The location of this post will likely be in Europe.
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
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
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 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 promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
Remarks:
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.
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.
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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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