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Internship with Development Partnerships team, (26 weeks, office-based in Geneva), Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Section (PSFP), Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

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Job no: 573698

Contract type: Internship

Duty Station: Geneva

Level: Internship

Location: Switzerland

Categories: Communication, Partnerships, Fund Raising

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

UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and Governments.

UNICEF delivers change by combining high-quality programmes at scale, harnessing innovation and collecting evidence, in partnership with Governments, other United Nations partners, civil society, the private sector, communities and children. It uses these to leverage wider change nationally and globally through advocacy, communications and campaigning. UNICEF also builds public support around the world to volunteer, advocate and mobilize resources for the cause of children, and works with partners to achieve an even greater impact.

How can you make a difference?

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 partnerships with UNICEF to 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 coordination of this work over six months from September 2024.

MAIN TASKS:

Under the guidance of the development partnership team, the selected candidate will:

• Support the Chief of Development Partnerships a.i. in day-to-day work and in capturing notes, preparing presentations and setting up meetings.
• Event coordination - work with the team event manager to ensure adequate positioning of UNICEF with high-value channels in the development partnerships teamwork.
• Support preparations for engagement with the private sector at different events to further UNICEF’s approach to climate and shaping a better future for children. This may include planning of side events for private sector participants, coordination of meetings between senior UNICEF staff and private sector partners, engaging with internal colleagues on the positioning UNICEF at different events and contribution to briefing materials and talking points. This support will involve working both with PFP colleagues and UNICEF more widely and requires excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Support to UNICEF PFP positioning in the climate space. UNICEF is relatively new to the climate space and is developing its strategy and priorities within its remit to protect the rights of children and be there for every child. As an organization teams and divisions are working together to position the organization as a key player to address the risks climate change poses for children and their communities and to identify how to equip them for the future. The role will support teams in positioning UNICEF to the private sector as a partner of choice for climate action.
• Support the team in coordinating co-creation work on climate resilience with the National Committees exploring how working together with the private sector to co-create solutions will have greater impact.
• Support the Development Partnerships team in the management of key internal, market and external stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and execution of virtual donor experiences.
• Support relevant working groups in capturing action points and following up on actions.

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.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Be proficient in English with excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Fluency in other UN working languages will be an asset.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Be ready and willing to take direction well and work in a dynamic, collaborative, multi-cultural environment.
• 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.

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.

For every Child you demonstrate:

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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.

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.

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