Anuncio de vacante: Partnerships Officer (Private Sector Alliances)
Job Title: Partnerships Officer (Private Sector Alliances) Job Level: NOB Position No: 120937 Supervisor Title / Level: Representative/P5 Organizational Unit: Office of the Representative Post Location: Lima, Peru Purpose for the job Under the guidance and general supervision of the Representative (Level 5), the NOB Partnerships Officer (Private Sector Alliances) will identify, develop, manage, track and measure engagements and partnerships with the business sector which will contribute to achieving country office programmatic outcomes for children. The officer will provide technical guidance to programme colleagues to effectively embed business as a key stakeholder in UNICEF country programme, at par with government, civil society, and academia. Engaging with the business sector implies engaging in different modalities (e.g. influencing business policies and practices such as market shaping, child rights and business; engaging businesses as advocates for children; businesses contributing with their expertise and core business assets to UNICEF) that may not necessarily lead to revenue for UNICEF, but that do lead to outcomes for children. Within the programme section, the officer will work with programme teams (health, education, child protection, social policy) to ensure programme interventions build resilience of local communities (including local markets), strengthen local communities’ adaptive capacities in the face of climate change, protect communities from shocks and stresses (environmental, social and environmental or climate-related). The officer will work on disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness and response. The officer will coordinate with Private Fundraising and Partnerships team on co-creating and implementing an office-wide business engagement strategy, including either working to counter/avert business impact and or working with business when partnering with business is useful to meet UNICEF´s goals for children. The officer contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework. The officer’s purpose is to deepen collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. S/He may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks 1. Business and Community Resilience Assists in engaging business - expertise, logistics and networks - to co-create and implement interventions to build the resilience of local communities (including local markets), strengthen local communities’ adaptive capacities in the face of climate change, protect communities from shocks and stresses (environmental, social and environmental or climate-related); enhance efficiency of emergency response; and strengthen the capacity of communities to build back better and more sustainably to reduce local communities’ vulnerability to upcoming as well as slow-onset disasters. Assists in engaging private sector on risk reduction and preparedness, emergency response and recovery, and long-term resilience building (within the business operation, for local communities, including women and children). Help to raise awareness among businesses of their responsibility to strengthen the resilience of their employees and their employees’ families; and to address the adverse impacts of their operations (if any) on local communities. Provides inputs to create understanding and capacities of the private sector to adopt an approach to community resilience focusing on children in collaboration with national authorities and other key stakeholders. Provides inputs to understand the private sector’s comparative advantage and resources to increase community resilience, to protect women’s and children’s rights. Makes suggestions to the Representative to position children’s rights at the core of community resilience-related activities. Help involve “champions” from within the business community to catalyze further private sector-led action. Assists in the innovation and the use of technologies at the service of community resilience including through the active participation of local communities. 2. Business Practices and Partnership Advises the Representative in guiding business practices to the benefit of private sector’s employees, employees’ families and local communities where businesses operate, through building awareness among businesses of their responsibility to strengthen the resilience of their employees and their employees’ families; and to address the adverse impacts of their operations (if any) on local communities, through concrete actions, specifically by: Building disaster risk awareness. Support programme areas in market shaping, where relevant and applicable. Market shaping entails (a) activating and stimulating demand for a diverse range of products (e.g. sanitation, vaccinations) and services (e.g. education, health) that are appropriate for different contexts; (b) engaging with new suppliers and encouraging them to enter the market and meet demand; (c) procuring supplies at sustainable prices where they are needed most; and (d) incentivizing or technically supporting suppliers to innovate and improve solutions. Contributes to implementation of global policies and procedures related to engagement with private sector, including inter-alia, industry-specific guidance (e.g. food and beverage, extractives, gaming). Advises and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs. Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization. Contributes to expanding UNICEF’s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments, other key-decision makers, regional development institutions, foundations, civil society organizations, international financial institutions and/or other relevant constituencies 3. Core Business & Assets Helps engage business in using its core expertise to support community resilience-building including emergency response across in collaboration with/support of national authorities through the provision of sectoral expertise (e.g. construction sector), provision of services (e.g. logistics, ICT, media, banking, insurance), and provision of supplies and technical solutions. Assists to identify business to use their core business expertise to achieve programmatic goals, including humanitarian action, e.g. logistics, ICT, media, and banking. ICT expertise could include engaging with businesses working on digital solutions to reduce the digital divide and increase connectivity and children´s access to services (e.g. education) or on-line protection, participation and engagement. Engage business in the provision of supplies, including health, nutrition, education, WASH and others. Innovation in products and services – support programme areas in applying and introducing innovative approaches harnessing business innovations, design and technology where relevant. Co-creation and programme delivery – support programme areas in identifying business partners with shared value and interest in co-creation. 4. Advocating for business respect and support for children’s rights Advises the Country Office and teams to counter negative business impact on children: in cases where lobbying by business interests undermine policies that are in the best interest of children (e.g., business lobbying against stronger regulations targeting sugary beverages or the marketing of breastmilk substitutes), work to ensure regulations to benefit children. Assists to design and sustain a business advocacy: where children’s rights and business interests align, convene champion businesses, place child rights on the agenda of influential businesses and business networks, and mobilize their voice, reach and strategic assets to raise public awareness, change behaviours and support advocacy for child rights. Works with trusted business leaders to positively influence public policies, legislation, standards, budget allocations, development priorities and investment for children, leveraging their engagement in public debates, high-level policy-related meetings and forums, and/or electoral campaigns. 5. Programme planning and development with a business lens Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis with a private sector lens. Participate in strategic programme discussion of private sector engagement when planning of child protection, education, health, social policy, WASH programmes as well as cross-sectoral areas of disaster risk reduction, climate change and gender. Support child protection, education, health, social policy, WASH and cross-sectoral areas in defining private sector- specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues, government and the private sector, to determine national priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results. Keep abreast of and share best practices and knowledge learned on private sector engagement in programme planning and development. QUALIFICATIONS To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have: 1. Education A university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, economics, social science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field 2. Work Experience A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: private sector in corporate affairs, public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area. Experience working with UN system or civil society on promoting Sustainable Development Goals is considered an asset. Experience working in Peru is an asset. Experience working with minority groups, migrants, refugees, or with indigenous communities is an asset. Experience working on issues related to anti-racism and discrimination on grounds of race, ethnicity, indigenous populations, sexual orientation or disability is an asset. 3. Language Fluency in Spanish and English are required. COMPETENCIES For every Child, you demonstrate UNICEF’s values of: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues The UNICEF Core Competencies required for this post are: Core competencies and level of competencies required Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1) Works Collaboratively with others (1) Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1) Innovates and Embraces Change (1) Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) Drives to achieve impactful results (1) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here . APPLICATIONS - HOW TO APPLY: If you are a National from Peru and your competencies match the requirements of the post, apply to: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/561070 Last date for receiving applications is 25 April 2023. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 benefits to our staff , including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities . UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 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. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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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