Internship (26 weeks): PROJECT CO-ORDINATION of PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AROUND COP28 , Private Sector Fundraising & Partnerships Office Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFP) section within PFP works with National Committees and UNICEF country offices to maximize financial and non-financial support for children.

Over the past two years, PFP has substantially grown revenue from the private sector, largely by optimizing emergency situations to mobilize resources successfully. We now look to attract a large number of donors, new to UNICEF or previous emergency donors, into long-term partners of UNICEF who give high levels of high quality (thematic) income to support our climate work.

We have developed a methodology based on ways of working used in our ACT-A private sector engagement work and are now deploying that methodology, both within PFP and across UNICEF, to position UNICEF as a partner of choice and as a provider of global solutions to the world’s problems, to private sector actors engaging in climate. Through this methodology, we seek to raise more than $200m, along with associated expertise, from our proposition and to secure long-term partnerships that will contribute to sustainable income and influence for UNICEF.

We are seeking an intern to support in project co-ordination of this work during 2023- early 2024.

How can you make a difference?

The internship is expected to provide project and surge support to the Head of Operations & Strategy / a.i. Chief of Development Partnerships in the DD (PSFP)’s office, covering both the run up and the follow up to COP28 in November 2023.

Main tasks

• Ensure the smooth running of our preparation for COP28 and wider climate work.
• Support the smooth and effective running of the PFP theme teams and the cross-divisional resource mobilization teams, ensuring appropriate follow up of actions.
• Co-ordinate communications with income teams within PFP and to markets.
• Support the co-ordination of knowledge management to support good communications and fast learning.
• Support the Development Partnerships team in the management of key internal, market and external stakeholders.
• Manage logistics associated with engagement work around COP28.
  

Deliverables

• Effective project support provided to private sector COP28 work and the wider climate proposition work.
• Support of other team members in their roles.
• Updated grant chart / project management matrix that tracks plans and progress and flags upcoming issues for resolution.
• Regular updates and communications pieces in different formats as necessary.
• Effective preparation for, and follow up from, key meetings e.g. presentation decks prepared, brief notes written and shared quickly, proactive follow up taken.
• Follow up on all actions agreed by the team to ensure strong prospect and partner management.
  

Modality:Paid, Full-time

Tentative start date:August 2023

Duration:26 weeks

Workplace: The assignment will be based out of the Geneva HQ office of UNICEF. Some travel may be involved.

Reporting to:Head of Operations and Strategy (a.i. Chief of Development Partnerships) within the Deputy Director {Private Sector Fundraising & Partnerships) office.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Fluency in English is required; fluency in Arabic would be a benefit.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives {e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.
• Additional consideration will be given for any past experience.
• Familiarity with issues around climate would be a benefit.
  

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for personnel with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

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 also adheres to strict

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Remarks

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to selected candidates who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.