Location: New Delhi, India

Reporting to: Country Representative

Annual salary: P5 post on the UN Salary scales

Background

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

India Country Office is a key Private Sector Fundraising market for the organization, with an approximate expected growth of 20% year on year during the next country programme.  The programmatic needs over the next Country Programme Development 2018-2022 are estimated at USD $70 million per year to be raised from individuals, corporations, foundations, philanthropists, National Committees and Bilateral Donors. The Partnerships pillar will be working towards securing new prospect partners and maintaining existing partners.  It will also ensure the linkages with Individual Fundraising, Pathway to Pledge and Public & Private Sector Engagement.

Purpose of the job:

Under the guidance of the Representative, responsible for the overall coordination, planning, development and management of strategic resource mobilization & partnerships approach through individual fundraising, partnerships with corporates, foundations, high net worth individuals, global and bilateral donors.  Responsible for strategic engagement with a variety of stakeholders to ensure active contribution and facilitate engagement to promote children’s rights through the Public and Private Sector Engagement for Child Rights (PPSE) programme outcome strategy.

Key Responsibilities and expected Results

1. Provide leadership and direction in UNICEF India’s Resource Mobilization & Partnerships strategies and implementation frameworks focused on global and private sector donors (including National Committees, bilateral donors, corporations, foundations, private individuals and philanthropic donors).
2. Negotiate and advocate for programme funding needs amongst key influencers and external stakeholders (existing and potential partners including UNICEF National Committees, Bilateral donors, corporations and foundations and philanthropic donors). Advise and support the Representative and other senior staff in cultivating key relationships.
3. Provide leadership in leveraging results for children and creating a common understanding and awareness on the role of the private sector in respecting and supporting child rights.
4. Negotiate and advocate for public & private sector engagement goals and strategies on behalf of UNICEF with senior government officials as well as establish organizational leadership in a cutting-edge area to effectively position UNICEF India with business on its impact on children.
5. Provide overall leadership, guidance and direction for Resource Mobilization & Partnerships planning, implementation, research and analysis through on-going consultations and inter-sectoral exchanges and coordination of activities, information and experience to achieve financial and non-financial objectives with regards to facilitating integrated engagement and action to promote children’s rights and responsible business practices.
6. Drive effective implementation of those strategies, securing and managing all resources (human, financial, knowledge and other) required to achieve objectives. Establish work plans, monitor compliance with performance standards, and provide support and guidance to ensure that objectives are achieved.
7. Represent the Resource Mobilization & Partnerships section at the Country Management Team, and serves as focal point for State Offices and sections to:

• Identify programmatic and funding priorities for donors;
• Leverage the interface of Public & Private Sector Engagement with UNICEF’s programmatic priorities;
• Identify key influencers (corporates and individuals) to leverage their core competencies and assets to leverage results for children and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

8. Work in close collaboration with cross-sectoral sections – Communication, Advocacy & Partnership (CAP), Communication for Development (C4D), Social Policy Monitoring and Evaluation (SPME), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Gender, as well as other programmes sections and Operations to unify projection of UNICEF’s image and brand positioning to UNICEF’s donors.
9. Establish work plans and budgets and ensure monitoring within the UNICEF financial rules and policies.