Purpose of the Position
Under the supervision of the Section
Chief, responsible for donors contacts, design and implementation of
fund raising strategy and quality of the documentation on the country
programme.
Key Expected Results
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Partnership and Fundraising : keeping with strategic priorities and
needs set out by the Country Programme and in collaboration with PFO,
GRO and RO: i) ensure the external GRO Communications Contact with the
Country Office; ii) Develop a fundraising strategy to raise
contributions from bilateral, National Committees, and private donors ,
and improve information sharing with current and attract the interest of
potential donors ; iii) Present a written proposed fundraising strategy
for approval by the Country Representative and develop interesting
papers or tools for resources mobilization during external travels of
the Representative ; iv) Prepare fundraising strategies as required to
respond to specific needs (e.g., emergency situations) as identified by
the Programme Section ; v) Prepare quarterly analytical report and
assure follow up for the fund-raising committee.
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Writing project proposals: based on evidence-statistics on children
provided by the P,M&E Officer, i) Develop or finalize and format
English language project proposals; ii) Conceptualize and draft outlines
for project proposals With substantive input from Project Officers and
field staff; iii) Liaise with PFO, GRO, RO and National Committees in
identifying prospective donors and ensuring that project proposals are
drafted in compliance with criteria set out by donors; iv) Ensure the
completion and correct transmission of project proposals to required
addressees.
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Reporting to donors: i) Track reports due for donors and develop a
coherent system for centralizing, recording and monitoring the Country
Office's commitment so specific terms and conditions of funding; ii)
Prepare a process to track the completion and transmission of donor
reports; iii) Develop practical ways to assist Programme Officers with a
clear, high quality standards for writing English-language donor
reports (e.g., by developing templates that incorporate simplification
and harmonization of reporting with other UN agencies); iv) Write or
edit drafts of English-language donor reports.
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Writing country office reports: i) Assist in the development,
consolidation, drafting and editing reports and papers, for example: the
Annual Report, the Mid Term Review, Country Programme Document, etc.;
ii) Ensure overall quality of documents and compliance with criteria set
out in Executive Directives, UN/UNICEF policy papers, Communication
Programme manuals, UNICEF Country Programme plans and other official
guidelines and directives; iii) Ensure the translation to English of key
studies, surveys and newsletters for international dissemination
closely with the P, M&E Officer.
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Other actions: i) contribute to the organization of donor field
visit and participate to all activities regarding the country programme
planning, monitoring and evaluation and promotion of child rights; ii)
Research, write, and edit human interest stories and feature articles
highlighting UNICEF's work and beneficiaries and assisting the
Communications section develop other communications tools to assist
international fundraisers in their fundraising activities on behalf of
the country; iii) Ensure the high quality and grammatical accuracy of
English language documents destined for external audiences; iv) Ensure
that outgoing documents meet branding specifications; V) contribute to
the knowledge management of the Office.Qualifications of Successful
Candidate
EDUCATION
Advanced university degree in Communication, Journalism, Sociology,
Public Relations; Marketing or equivalent professional work experience
in the communication area combined with advanced university degree in a
related area.
*A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic
qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced
university degree.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Five (5) years progressively responsible professional work experience
in communication, reporting, fund raising, Programme monitoring and
evaluation, two years of which should be in developing countries.
LANGUAGES
Fluency in English speaking and writing and good working knowledge of French is required.
French is required in the case of Guinea.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values:
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Commitment
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Integrity
Core Competencies:
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Communication
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Working with People
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Drive for Results
Remarks
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be
available to commence work within 4 days of receiving an offer.
How to apply:
If you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to
build a better world for children, please apply to the link below no
later than 24 September, 2014.
https://careers.unicef.org/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9NTQwQ...
If you have not yet registered with UNICEF Employment, please click on the link below and complete the Registration form.
https://careers.unicef.org/registrationUNICEF
is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national,
religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
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