National Partnership Consultant, Windhoek, Namibia (For Namibia Nationals only) ,

UNICEF Namibia Country Office is seeking for a focused, committed, energetic and dedicated consultant to provide analytical, coordination, and technical support to strengthen UNICEF’s partnership development, visibility, external relations, and resource mobilization functions.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Safety 

Background:
UNICEF’s mandate is to promote the rights and well-being of every child, with a particular focus on reaching the most disadvantaged. Effective partnerships with governments, UN agencies, development partners, civil society, and the private sector are central to achieving this mandate. As UNICEF country offices navigate increasingly complex development environments—characterized by evolving donor priorities, shifting political landscapes, and the growing importance of joint UN action—the need for strengthened partnership intelligence, external relations, and resource mobilization has become even more critical.

In this context, UNICEF must maintain strong, credible, and strategic relationships with key stakeholders; ensure the quality and compliance of partnership agreements; and generate timely, evidence-based insights to guide senior management decisions. Enhanced analytical capacity, improved coordination across partners, and high-quality documentation are essential for ensuring that UNICEF is well-positioned to mobilize resources, influence policy, and advocate effectively for children.

To meet these demands, dedicated technical support is required to monitor partnership trends, support strategic engagement, manage donor information, review partnership documentation, and contribute to the development of persuasive proposals and reports. This consultancy will therefore provide targeted analytical and coordination support to strengthen UNICEF’s partnership architecture and ensure that partner engagement contributes effectively to programme results for children.

Scope of Work:
The Consultant will provide analytical, coordination, and technical support to strengthen UNICEF’s partnership development, visibility, external relations, and resource mobilization functions. This includes conducting political and donor landscape analysis; preparing strategic briefs and partner profiles; supporting the review and development of partnership agreements and templates; coordinating and leading visibility activities, support the planning and execution donor field visits, advocacy materials, updating resource mobilization strategy and action plan; and creating a comprehensive database of partners, proposals, reporting schedules, and contributions. The Consultant will also support private-sector engagement, facilitate coordination with government, UN agencies, donors, and civil society; contribute to donor proposals and reports; conduct due diligence on prospective partners; and strengthen internal information flows and staff capacity on partnership and donor engagement procedures.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, UNICEF Namibia Country Office, the consultant will undertake the following responsibilities:

Key Tasks/Responsibilities

1. Develop a private sector engagement implementation plan with key deliverables to be achieved in 2026 by the consultant.
2. Review and update the current Resource Mobilization Plan for 2026–2028 to cover all aspects of the 2025-2029 CPD, make it concise, actionable, and adaptable to evolving contexts.
3. Update and maintain a dynamic donor database in Excell (covering private sector, public institutions and individual donors, ensuring timely updates, monitoring, and coordination).
4. Developed an Advocacy and Visibility Plan with clear timelines for every activity that cover all CPD aspects (including key events such as donor missions, field visits, and national observances, prioritizing actions for maximum impact and visibility, ensuring alignment with global UNICEF branding and donor requirements).
5. Support the planning and execution of joint donor field visits, including the February Japan mission, the anticipated EU visit in Q1, and additional visits as schedules are confirmed.
6. Collaborate with Outcome Leeds to create three high-quality donor proposals that align with program priorities and meet donor requirements.
7. Lead the development and dissemination of tailored advocacy and resource mobilization materials, while coordinating cross-cutting initiatives and strengthening knowledge management, such as the Boys Back to School campaign.
8. Research and recommend persons to be the next UNICEF National Ambassador

Work Assignment Overview

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:

A bachelor's degree in communication, Development, Social Sciences, Project Management or related field.

Work Experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in partnership management, external relations, resource mobilization, or related fields is required.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in donor engagement, strategic communications, or programme coordination within international development or humanitarian contexts.
• Experience managing complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders—including government, UN agencies, donors, civil society, and private sector partners—with strong understanding of partnership procedures and compliance requirements.

Skills: 

• Demonstrated experience in using digital tools for partnership tracking, data management, dashboards, or knowledge systems, and in developing structured databases for partners, proposals, reporting schedules, and contributions.
• Demonstrated experience in producing high-quality communication and visibility content—such as newsletters, social media posts, human-interest stories, donor packages, and briefing materials—will be an added advantage.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation, collaboration, facilitation, and writing skills, with proven ability to engage diplomatically with high-level stakeholders.
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Language Requirements: Fluent in English.  Knowledge of local languages will be an asset.

Desirables:

• Familiarity with the Namibian governance, development, and donor landscape—or broader Southern African regional context—is an asset.
• Relevant experience working with government ministries, private sector partners, development agencies, UNICEF, or other international organizations on similar assignments is an asset.
• Previous UN experience, including knowledge of UNICEF procedures, partnership modalities, and visibility requirements, will be an added advantage.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this consultancy are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this consultancy, eligible and suitable marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). 

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues across multiple locations. For effective collaboration, we encourage flexible working hours that accommodate different time zones while prioritizing staff wellbeing.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.