Partnerships Manager, P-3, Banjul, The Gambia, #100498 (Open to Non-Gambian Nationals only)

UNICEF Gambia Country Office is looking for a passionate and highly motivated individual to join our team as Partnerships Manager. The Partnerships Manager supports the Representative to push the fundraising agenda and ensure that risks to the country programme funding are mitigated. This position is critical in ensuring that the office’s communication strategy and fundraising plans are developed, implemented and monitored to ensure sustained funding. Partnerships would also be strengthened through this position.

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For every child, empowerment

In The Gambia, UNICEF works with the Government to deliver services for children across the country. Guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF works to ensure every child survives and thrives, and is protected from violence, discrimination and all forms of harmful traditional practices.

Since 1965, we have partnered with the Government of The Gambia to strengthen national laws and policies and empower local communities to deliver better services for women and children. Our interventions are based on our Country Programme, signed with the Government of The Gambia. We implement our programmes in line with the country’s National Development Plan, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals. 

How can you make a difference? 

The Partnerships Manager supports the Representative to push the fundraising agenda to ensure that risks to country programme funding are mitigated. This position is critical in ensuring that the office’s communication strategy and fundraising plans are developed, implemented and monitored to ensure sustained funding. Partnerships would also be strengthened through this position. 

Key duties and accountabilities

1.Fundraising and Resource Mobilization:  Support the Representative to manage and lead the resource mobilization efforts of the office through the development and implementation of the CO’s Fundraising Strategy

2. Partnerships Management: Manage a partnership database and support the Representative in maintaining and forging new partner relationships in and out of The Gambia that advance the fulfilment of the rights of children.

3. Communications and Advocacy Strategy: Ensure the development and implementation of the communication, external media and visibility strategy.

4. Monitoring and Reporting: Establish a monitoring system that tracks progress on the fundraising, communications and other related strategies and plans; and ensure quality assurance of all products coming out of the communications, knowledge management and resource mobilization areas

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Partnerships Manager JD.pdf 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in marketing, public relations, partnerships, communications, journalism or related field. 
• Work Experience: At least 5 years of practical professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media, with excellent writing and analytical skills
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Rights-based and results-based approach and programming in UNICEF
• UNICEF Global and Partnerships trends and emerging patterns
• Ethical Guidelines on reporting on children
• UN or other international organisations; good understanding of world affairs, current events and international development issues
• Global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women, and current UNICEF position and approaches
• Gender equality and diversity awareness
• Knowledge management tools and systems for effective execution of core tasks
• Computer systems, including internet navigation, office applications, and specifically, interactive digital media
• Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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