Consultant - Coordination of High Value Regional Partnerships for Long Term Engagements at UNICEF

Scope of Work

Goal and objective:

• Under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist in the PPP section in ESARO, the consultant will manage an oversight on proposals, grant implementation, donor visibility and reports for LDSC and potentially one more donor to:
• Ensure a smooth coordination with Country offices implementing the partnership
• Ensure a coordination with programme team in RO
• Coordinate with UNICEF USA on concept notes, proposals and reports
• RO & CO staff have the tools and skills necessary to engage both public & private sector actors to secure high-impact financial & non-financial partnerships to further regional priorities.
• Most of private sector incomes for RO and CO’s in the region are through NatComs and global donors. We are seeing a trend in some donors localizing their engagement with UNICEF. LDSC is one such donor where we work with 2 area offices and have multiple grants. We have recently secured a $6 million commitment for 2024-2025 with a potential to extend for 2 more years. Stressing on the need for us to have a strong donor stewardship.
• The consultant will work closely with partnerships specialist and the 13 country offices being supported in 2024 to help create processes and build coordination tools to help us manage the donor well.

Activities and Tasks: 

• Support Country Offices and programme teams on the implementation of the grant, basis the donor proposal and communication guidelines,  ensuring all countries count with relevant and updated information for a successful implementation
• Align on timelines of implementation with Country Offices in line with delivery proposed by COs in the proposal
• Support Country Offices on their implementation of donor communication plans and creating updates for the donor
• Support Country Offices on coordinating meetings and field visits with the donor
• Maintain oversight on grant expenditure and programme progress. Flag any delays and issues with partnership management
• Ensure timely and quality reports from CO’s to UNICEF USA