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Objective:
The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to UNICEF’s Private and Public Partnerships team and the broader ECO office, focusing on:
Building internal capacity on private sector engagement and child rights in business.
Strategic resource mobilization and partnerships with public and private sector in support of priority thematic areas such as Nutrition, ECD/Family Friendly Policies, Climate, Girls Empowerment and financing for children initiatives.
Ensuring effective cross-sectoral grant coordination and donor engagement in collaboration with Programme teams.
Scope of work:
Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties or tasks include:
Under the supervision of the Chief of Private and Public Partnerships, the consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:
-Resource Mobilization & Financing Strategies and Donor Engagement
Contribute to resource mobilisation and partnership efforts for thematic profiles such as Nutrition, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Girls’ Empowerment, and Climate Action.
Contribute to development and implementation of financing for children (F4C) workplan, including engagement with IFIs and mobile network operators.
Contribute to resource mobilization strategies and donor engagement plans for priority areas (such as Nutrition, ECD/Family Friendly Policies, Climate, Girls Empowerment).
Cross-Sectoral Grant Coordination & Reporting
-Support the coordination of grant management process for Canada, Power 4 Girls, Baxter, Mastercard across programme teams and donors.
-Ensure alignment of donor requirements with UNICEF programme implementation.
-Support donor reporting and budget monitoring.
Additional Partnerships Support
Collect, synthesize, and draft materials for engagement with private and public sector partners, including concept notes, appeals, advocacy messages, proposals.
-DELIVERABLES, ACTIVITIES, TIMELINES, and BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE:
Deliverable
Description
Timeline
Proportion of contract value
1.Inception phase
Inception report including:
1.1 Consultations with Education, SPCRM, PPP and CSED/ECD programme sections to identify and align financing priorities in areas of ECD and Education to feed F4C action plan
1.2 Consultations with Nutrition, ECD, and Climate programme sections to identify and align partnership and resource mobilization priorities for 2026.
1.3 Donor reporting and grant coordination milestones for Canada, Baxter, P4Girls, Mastercard grants for till Q1 2027
By the end of Month 2
15%
(5%)
(5%)
(5%)
2.Resource Mobilization & Financing Action Plans
Resource Mobilization/ Partners engagement (incl. Private Sector) action plans for:
2.0 F4C
2.1 Nutrition
2.2Climate/WASH
2.3 ECD
By the end of m.3
By the end of m.5
By the end of m.7
By the end of m.9
30%:
(7.5%)
(7.5%)
(7.5%)
(7.5%)
3.Partners engagement
Support the implementation of the RM/Partners engagement plans including: partners outreach, meeting preparation, development of briefings/concept notes
Ongoing from m.4 till m.12, paid on monthly basis vis-à-vis checkpoint meeting minutes
10%