Partnerships Expert

L'UNICEF Tchad met en œuvre le programme de coopération pays 2017-2021, qui vise à favoriser la réalisation des droits de l'enfant au Tchad, tout en réduisant les disparités et les inégalités. Le Bureau Pays de l'UNICEF entre dans la 5ème année de mise en œuvre du programme pays de coopération 2017-2021 et de ses engagements dans le cadre de l'UNDAF 2017-2021 avec le Gouvernement du Tchad. Le programme de pays s'articule autour de cinq composantes de programme : a) santé et nutrition infantiles ; (b) une éducation inclusive de qualité ; (c) la protection de l'enfance ; (d) inclusion sociale; et e) efficacité du programme.

Dans le domaine de la santé et de la nutrition infantiles, le programme de coopération avec le pays donne la priorité à l'intensification des soins de santé communautaires et à l'amélioration de la couverture vaccinale équitable grâce aux approches « Atteindre chaque district » et à la garantie d'un approvisionnement ininterrompu en vaccins de qualité ; ainsi que soutenir les engagements nationaux en faveur de la stratégie de couverture universelle des soins de santé ; ainsi qu'un accent renforcé sur la prévention et la réduction de la malnutrition chronique et l'intensification de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë ; ainsi que des interventions décentralisées de prévention de la transmission mère-enfant dans les districts sanitaires prioritaires, favorisant l'intégration avec les services de santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile et les soins pédiatriques.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
Chad is one of the world’s least developed countries. It is currently ranked 189th out of 193 countries and territories on the Human Development Index (HDI) and monetary poverty affected 44.8 per cent of the population in 2022. The country faces a multitude of crises – inter-community conflicts as well as conflicts involving Non-State Armed Groups, the Sudanese refugee crisis that is particularly affecting Eastern Chad, disease outbreaks, extreme food insecurity and climate change impacts, including massive flooding in 2022 and 2024. In 2025, 7 million people in Chad require humanitarian assistance.
UNICEF has worked in Chad since 1961 and is supporting the Government of Chad in both development and humanitarian settings, in line with the Chad-UNICEF Country Programme Document 2024-2026. The main office is based in N’Djamena and is supported by 4 Field Offices across the country. To ensure a coordinated effort to donor relations and resource mobilization, the Partnerships Unit of the office oversees report and proposal development/review and supports overall donor relations, including communication/visibility aspects. The Unit is headed by a Partnerships Manager who reports directly to the Representative and the Unit works in close coordination with programme and operations teams, Field Offices as well as Regional Office and HQ teams.
The IUNV Partnerships Expert post will report to UNICEF Chad’s Partnership Manager and support the work of the Partnerships Unit as per the tasks described further below.
Supervision, induction and duty of care of UN Volunteers (Roles and Responsibilities of Host Entities)
UN Volunteers should be provided equal duty of care as extended to all host entity personnel. Host entity support to the UN Volunteer includes, but is not limited to:
• Introductory briefings about the organisation and office-related context including security, emergency procedures, good cultural practice and orientation to the local environment;

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Partnerships Manager or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Partnerships Expert will: Work with programme sections to ensure quality funding proposals are developed, which include SMART and realistic proposed activities, objectives, target groups, expected results, indicators, timeline for implementation and budget.
• Establish and maintain an overall plan and timeline for all reports that are due, ensure sections receive the reporting template as well as a reminder on the report submission deadline well ahead of the deadline.
• Conduct donor report quality control to ensure conformity with the proposal, funds utilization and planned results. Review, edit and advise on layout and contents of the donor reports in cooperation with programme sections and ensure timely submission.
• Undertake research to keep up-to-date donor profiles and inform the sections of funding opportunities.
• Produce relevant materials to support resource mobilization efforts (e.g. briefing notes, fact sheets, concept notes, proposals, etc.) and coordinate responses to ad-hoc requests from donors that meet the country and global standards.
• Support collaboration with the regional office and HQ in order to produce materials which are aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Work with relevant sections to ensure that quality communication and visibility materials as required by donors are developed and/or distributed as relevant.
• Ensure programme sections and field offices are kept up to date with donor requirements and follow up as required.
• Maintain the documentation database in the shared drive for all partnerships materials including proposals and the proposal pipeline tracker, donor reports, contact lists, communication with donors, etc.
• Conduct research on prospective new partners for UNICEF.
• Support overall donor relations including the organization of meetings with donors and the preparation of required background information for the meetings.
• Support field offices during donor and other missions to the field in collaboration with the communications and programme sections.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the unit.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
•Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
•Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Results/expected outputs
• As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:
o Timely submission of quality reports and proposals.
o Continuation of partnerships with existing partners and diversification of partnerships.
•Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.