Partnerships Specialist

UNICEF work in Egypt is focused on promoting sustainable development with multidimensional equity for children, embodying the fair chance for every child principle. In line with national priorities, UNICEF work in Egypt focuses on Early Childhood Development bridging the first 1000 days through the first years of formal education, as a key means by which multiple threats to children may be addressed through cross-sectoral linkages. The expected results of UNICEF’s work in Egypt will contribute to national efforts and priorities and the 2030 National Sustainable Development Strategy; as well as the United Nations Partnership for Development Framework (UNPDF 2018-2022).

UNICEF’s programme in Egypt contributes to strengthen the knowledge base for more child-sensitive social protection, and improve three fundamental elements of the early childhood years (health, nutrition and development). UNICEF’s work on learning and protection covers all children of all ages, focusing on the most vulnerable children, children with disabilities and adolescent girls.

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.

Under the supervision of the Resource Mobilization Specialist and the Partnerships Officer NOB the Partnerships Officer UNV is responsible to support the office’s work in the areas of fundraising and resource mobilization, donors’ relations, knowledge management.

• Support the coordination for multisectoral flagship grants:-
Support the PPP team coordination efforts for flagship multisectoral projects with donors like EU, KfW, Netherlands, etc. This includes the coordination of grant kick-off meeting, identification of communication and donor recognition needs, identification of opportunities for increasing visibility of studies/evidences generated by the project.

• Development of donor reports and proposals:-
- Support the effective coordination and the continuous improvement of Public donors’ reports/proposals development process, working in close collaboration with the Program Chiefs of Section, the PPP team, the M&E Manager and the Deputy representative
- Maintain a coherent system for tracking reports/proposals due to donors to ensure that they are submitted in high quality and on time and ensure that section chiefs and management are informed on reporting requirements

• Donor intelligence:-
Develop and enhance the CO understanding of potential and existing donors through deeper donor analysis (on a need basis), analysis of call for proposals and funding opportunities, donor briefing sessions, documentation of the office’s donor Intelligence effort and stewardship through UNISON system.

• Donor communication:-
Help the CO developing a culture of “customer relationships management” and ensure focus on donors’ and partners’ satisfaction is perceived as a critical success factor to ensure business continuity. This includes supporting the PPP team and Comms&Advocacy team on subjects as donor field visits, and other donor communication products to ensure the donor’s perspective is considered, and the program results are effectively represented and in line with the commitments taken with the donor. Work closely with communications team and seek synergies between resource mobilization and communications to enhance donor visibility and recognition, as well as advocacy for fundraising purposes through innovative approaches.