Partnership Associate

UNICEF was established in 1946 to supply emergency relief to millions of children suffering in the aftermath of World War II. The organization still functions to ease the suffering of millions of children in emergency situations across the world. UNICEF also focuses on the protection and promotion of child rights, working for the survival, protection, education and healthy development of every child.

UNICEF has worked in Jordan since 1952 to promote and protect the rights of children. In the following decades, significant progress has been achieved for children. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2013, UNICEF has significantly increased its operation to respond to the challenges faced by both refugee children and those in the communities where they live.

Building on the lessons learned from this emergency response, UNICEF Jordan moved to a vulnerability approach in 2018 - supporting interventions that target the most vulnerable children in the country, regardless of their nationality.

The assignment is with UNICEF’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), located in Amman, which advises and supports the Gulf Area Office (focusing on partnerships with the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) and UNICEF country offices in:
• The Middle East: Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Jordan; Lebanon; Oman; State of Palestine; Syrian Arab Republic; Yemen
• North Africa: Algeria; Djibouti; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Sudan; Tunisia.

The purpose of the assignment is to support country offices with ongoing emergencies and in establishing and strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders in MENA, knowledge management, and resource mobilization. The assignment is within the Reginal Office’s Partnerships and Resource Mobilization team. The Partnership Officer will report to the Donor Relations Manager, who covers the public sector portfolio (partnerships with government donors, Global Programme Partnerships, and International Financial Institutions) . S/He will regularly collaborate with UNICEF partners to fundraise, facilitate partnership asks, provide donor intelligence, and facilitate advocacy and resource mobilization.

Under the direct supervision of the public-sector Donor Relations Manager, the UN Volunteer will support the following tasks:
• Contribute to developing tailored materials for donors, including Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) Appeal, and investment cases for flexible humanitarian funding. Scan and scout opportunities and risks for humanitarian funding and share timely information with relevant staff.
• Contribute to research to identify opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence, and collaboration with donors. Assist with the mapping of donor interests and trends.
• Assist with anticipating and responding to donors’ concerns and priorities, ensuring that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge and considered, and that donors are aware of UNICEF's mandate, policies, priorities and capabilities.
• Support country offices to develop compelling donor proposals, ensuring that country offices adhere to internal and external templates and processes.
• Support the implementation and management of donor conditions for the State of Palestine Level 3 corporate emergency, as well as other regional emergencies.
• Work in collaboration with the humanitarian section in the regional office in MENARO to assist with sharing donor intelligence and providing partnership support as needed.
• Support other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the team's success.