Partnerships Specialist

If you are selected you will have the following generic responsibilities, as well as more specific yearly established targets that are connected to the political context in the country:

• Implement the work plan for the assigned area, to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results, following UNICEF’s partnership strategy.
• Seek and promote new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs.
• Receive and screen inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitate communication with appropriate UNICEF staff. Scans and scouts external environment within designated partnership areas for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant UNICEF staff.
• Provide strategic, logistical, and programmatic support to senior management and other UNICEF staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization.
• Expand UNICEF’s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments, other key decision makers, regional development institutions, foundations, civil society organizations, international financial institutions and/or other relevant constituencies.
• Develop and implement annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans.
• Act as a focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence, and collaboration, including how to anticipate and respond to partners’ concerns and priorities, ensure that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and ensure that they are fully aware of UNICEF’s perspectives, policies, priorities and capabilities. Contribute to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for UNICEF’s Senior Management.
• Contribute to the development of new partnership and resource mobilization practices and approaches by formulating recommendations for action based on ongoing monitoring, analyzing current trends within designated partners, and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development.
• Contribute to strategies for engagement and the development of communications products to enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders by providing analysis of the current environment and trends and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development. Works closely with UNICEF’s colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach are strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that UNICEF supports. Contributes written inputs for communications instruments that best inform and influence decision-makers.
• Perform 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.

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Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.
• Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant areas.
• Experience developing partnerships in the political context of Mexico is required.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish is required. Advanced knowledge of English (proficiency, not fluency) is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/573081/partnerships-specialist-no3-mexico-city-mexico-128889