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UNICEF Consultant Vacancy (Home-based, Remotely) Corporate Partnerships Specialist (October 3)

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UNICEF Consultant Vacancy (Home-based, Remotely) Corporate Partnerships Specialist (October 3)

Job no: 575399
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Geneva
Level: Consultancy
Location: Switzerland
Duration: 12 Months
Categories: Communication, Partnerships, Fund Raising
Deadline: 3 October

Purpose of assignment:

UNICEF is hiring a home-based consultant for the vacancy available in Geneva, Switzerland. This role will provide specific partnership management support to the PFP Corporate Partnership Team for the US market, focusing on strengthening and enhancing key relationships with the US Fund and strategic corporate partners headquartered in the US. Under the general guidance of the Corporate Partnerships Manager for the US pillar, this role will offer strategic support to a defined portfolio of existing high-value partnerships in the US, collaborating closely with partners to support their implementation, foster sustainable growth, and secure renewals.

Key responsibilities will include coordinating and executing partnership activities, ensuring alignment with both organizational and partner objectives, and identifying new opportunities for collaboration. It will also include the contribution to key renewal discussions. Successful outcomes in this role will ensure that these partnerships meet or exceed financial resource targets while also achieving broader objectives, such as expanding the organization’s reach, influencing key audiences, and enhancing its reputation and respect in the market.

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SCOPE OF WORK

Working alongside the lead market, the consultant will support the strategic direction, proposition development, management, recognition opportunities, growth, and renewal of high-value partnerships.
This role will also provide additional strategic support on other key projects, such as the strategic review of US national partners with potential for growth, refining a newly developed AI strategy, and other projects.
These tasks will require close collaboration with PFP units as well as other divisions within UNICEF, such as the Programme Group, the Division of Global Communication & Advocacy, and others, to deliver the desired outcomes.

WORK ASSIGNMENTS OVERVIEW	DELIVERABLES/OUTPUTS – November 2024 to October 2025
Strategic support to existing US partnerships requiring Medium-Level support from PFP.	Support the US Fund portfolio of partnerships by assisting with their implementation, growth, and renewal. For each account, have a clear understanding of the PFP role and a clear plan of action to support the partnership implementation, growth, and renewals.
Strategic support to existing US partnerships requiring Low-level support from PFP.	Support the US Fund portfolio of partnerships by assisting with their implementation, growth, and renewal. For each account, have a clear understanding of the PFP role and a clear plan of action to support the partnership implementation, growth, and renewals.
Strategic support to existing Canadian partnerships.	Support the Canadian Natcom portfolio of partnerships by assisting with their implementation, growth, and renewal. For each account, have a clear understanding of the PFP role and a clear plan of action to support the partnership implementation, growth, and renewals.
Review of existing tools, processes, and ways of working between PFP and the US Fund to ensure continuous efficiency.	Clear tools and processes aligned between the US Fund and PFP.
Review of current US national portfolio that might have potential to expand and grow; development of strategic approach and key criteria.	Work closely with the US Fund to agree on a set of criteria that will help review their existing portfolio and determine which partners might have high potential to expand and grow outside of the US market.
Review of current US national portfolio that might have potential to expand and grow—portfolio review against the criteria.	Identification of a list of US partners with potential for expansion and growth. Goal: Identify at least 2 partners with the proposed plan of action.
Strategic support for key upcoming partnership renewals—mobilization of internal resources.	Work closely with the US Fund to identify key partnerships up for renewal and support the identification of strategic opportunities. Mobilize internal resources and expertise from other units and divisions.
Strategic support for key upcoming partnership renewals—external dissemination.	Support the US Fund in sharing these opportunities with external partners. The modalities will be agreed upon with the US Fund according to the partnership needs and could include the development and review of proposals, concept notes, and a pitch deck, as well as the support of key meetings.
Capture best practices identified with active partnerships across selected sectors, such as finance, health & pharma, or gaming.	Once the sectors have been agreed upon with the US Fund, review engagement modalities and results and develop a ‘best practices’ model with clear’success factors’ to support partnership growth. Ideally, this will also capture external trends.
Strategic support to partners of the UNICEF Mental Health Coalition.	Act as a team focal point for the Mental Health Coalition, identifying and coordinating opportunities for recognition and growth.
AI/Tech Strategy: Mobilization of internal resources.	Collaborate closely with the corporate team and other units and divisions to review and refine a recently developed AI/Tech strategy to engage corporate partners.
AI/Tech Strategy: Dissemination.	Once endorsed, support the dissemination of the AI strategy to markets, organizing webinars, calls, and meetings, and support the coordination of a newly created Tech Reference Group.

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TRAVEL:

There might be a possibility of travel during the assignment on a per-need basis, and this will be covered separately by UNICEF and not included in the lump sum fee.

Qualifications Required

Education:

An advanced university degree in business, marketing, international relations, social sciences, or related fields is required. Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional work experience in corporate partnerships is required, ideally including experience in a field or program setting, commercial or non-commercial partnership management, or marketing.
At least two (2) years of international experience in the aforementioned areas.

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