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Consultant to support UNICEF’s child protection fundraising and capacity-building efforts.

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a Consultant to support UNICEF’s child protection fundraising and capacity-building efforts.

Purpose:

Please see Terms of Reference

Qualification:

• Advanced degree (M.A., PhD, J.D.) in a field related to child protection.

• Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical and strategic thinking skills.

• Previous fundraising experience (including in writing fundraising proposals), ideally with UNICEF, preferably with private foundations and the private sector.

• Experience in managing partnerships, preferably with academic institutions.

• 5-8 years’ work experience in a relevant field.

• Prior experience within UNICEF an asset.

• Fluency in English. French and/or Spanish are an asset.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Evidence of ability to work with diplomacy in interaction with external partners.

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae in English, and a duly completed United Nations Personal History form to pdconsultants@unicef.org by 6 February, 2012 quoting “Fundraising and Capacity-Building Efforts in Child Protection Consultant”.

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.