Public Partnership Officer at UNICEF, New York, United States

Deadline: 26 February 2023

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Public Partnership Officer in New York, United States.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Public Partnership Officer will perform the following functions:

• Provide comprehensive support in management of UNICEF-USG grant agreements across global development and humanitarian assistance efforts, with specific emphasis on reporting requirements.
• Engage frequently and directly with COs/ROs, headquarters teams, and donor grant management teams and facilitate related information flows.
• Support negotiation efforts related to design and implementation of grants and efforts to ensure compliance with negotiated agreements.
• Ensure that critical deadlines and requirements are met. Join and if needed contribute to regular donor update meetings.
• Remain updated on UNICEF policies and processes to contribute to, and inform, UNICEF’s work with USG partners; support efforts to ensure UNICEF positions are properly relayed and taken into account in decision-making and outreach to partners.
• Similarly maintain awareness of current activities, political and social events of UN and other multilateral bodies/governments.
• Support promotion of, and advocacy for, UNICEF programmes by assisting with the preparation of information to internal teams, USG and other member states, UN agencies, NGOs, host government and other partners on the strategy, design, relevance and impact of programmes.
• Attend related meetings and provide readouts for appropriate focal points.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• University degree is required in international relations or another related field, including but not limited to the following fields: international relations, business administration, political science, health, education, English or writing, economics or international business, communications, or international development.
• Minimum 2 year’s of professional experience in one or more of the following areas or related areas is required: public affairs, communications, government, economics or finance, health, education, government, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, office management, customer relations, logistics or other relevant area.
• UNICEF Country Office experience and experience with USAID grants (humanitarian and/or development) is desirable.
• Contribution management experience and strong report writing skills is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNICEF.