Assistant Donor Research and Communications Consultant

This consultancy supports mapping and research of stakeholders for opportunities in public and Public-Private Partnerships pillars, focusing on donor engagement, intelligence, communication, advocacy briefings, knowledge management, and fundraising support across UNICEF's APRO Public Partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Support mapping and research of stakeholders for opportunities in public and Public-Private Partnerships pillars
• Conduct landscape analysis of funding and influencing with focus on match funding opportunities across Climate, Digital, Emergency and other key pillars of APRO's priorities with donors
• Strengthen donor intelligence, donor communication and advocacy briefings, knowledge management and fundraising support across APRO Public Partnerships
• Support effective donor engagement, donor intelligence, match-funding identification, analysis, and coordination across Country Offices, Area Offices, National Committees and relevant headquarters divisions
• Support delivery of partnership commitments and future resource mobilization opportunities, including existing and new public-private partnerships

Requirements

• Bachelors in social sciences, Communications, Business, Project Management, International Relations, Development Studies, or related fields
• Minimum one (1) year of relevant experience (including internship or consultancy) in donor relations, communications and advocacy, research and analysis, or partnerships, preferably with UNICEF, the United Nations, or a comparable international organization
• Experience in preparing communication and visibility materials, coordinating events and high-level visits, and organizing information and knowledge databases
• Demonstrated skills in research, communication for partnerships, including stakeholder mapping, funding opportunity scanning and trend analysis
• Strong writing skills for press releases, briefing notes, human-interest stories and reports
• Ability to coordinate events and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to organize and maintain databases and knowledge repositories in line with brand guidelines
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) required
• Knowledge of an additional UN language or regional language is an asset

Skills

• Donor Relations
• Communications and Advocacy
• Research and Analysis
• Partnership Management
• Communication Materials Development
• Event Coordination
• High-Level Visit Coordination
• Knowledge and Information Management
• Stakeholder Mapping
• Funding Opportunity Scanning
• Trend Identification
• Press Release Writing
• Briefing Note Preparation
• Human-Interest Story Collection
• Report Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Database Management
• Knowledge Repository Management
• Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

English