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For every child, the right to Safety.

How can you make a difference?

This assignment aims to support UNICEF Mongolia in strengthening strategic partnerships and resource mobilization by identifying and engaging public and private sector partners, diversifying funding opportunities, and securing financial and non-financial resources to sustain and scale results for children as part of the current and future Country Programme.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0008023 TOR.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:
- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: International development, International Relations, Business Administration, Social sciences, Communications, Public policy, or related field.
Work Experience:
- At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in strategic partnership development, resource mobilization, donor engagement, public- or private-sector partnerships, development financing or related fields. Demonstrated experience in prospecting, proposal development and stakeholder engagement is required.
Language requirement:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.
Skills:
- Strong understanding of public- and private-sector partnership development, donor engagement, development financing and resource mobilization approaches.
- Strong proposal-writing, analytical, research and report-writing skills.
- Knowledge of corporate social responsibility, responsible business practices, sustainability or human rights-based approaches.
- Ability to develop practical strategies, implementation roadmaps, stakeholder engagement plans and measurable performance indicators.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and stakeholder relationship-management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines.
- Familiarity with due diligence, reputational risk assessment and partnership compliance requirements.

Desirables:

- Experience in children’s rights and business, corporate partnerships, public-sector donor engagement or development financing is desirable; familiarity with Mongolia’s donor and government financing landscape is an asset.
- Previous experience supporting UNICEF or another UN agency or related development programmes.

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

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal TMC0008023 Financial Proposal Template.docx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Partner Engagement Consultant, Office of the Representative, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 13 months (Office based) #596784