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Mission and objectives
UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to uphold the rights of every child, everywhere. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals, UNICEF supports efforts to ensure that every child is protected, healthy, educated, and able to reach their full potential. UNICEF places particular emphasis on reaching the most disadvantaged and excluded children and addressing inequalities that limit children's opportunities and outcomes.
In Georgia, UNICEF works with government institutions, academia, civil society organizations, and development partners to support children’s rights and well-being. Through its education programme, UNICEF contributes to strengthening equitable, inclusive, and quality education systems, improving learning opportunities and outcomes for children and young people, and supporting evidence-informed policies and partnerships that help ensure no child is left behind.
In Georgia, UNICEF works with government institutions, academia, civil society organizations, and development partners to support children’s rights and well-being. Through its education programme, UNICEF contributes to strengthening equitable, inclusive, and quality education systems, improving learning opportunities and outcomes for children and young people, and supporting evidence-informed policies and partnerships that help ensure no child is left behind.
Context
The UNICEF Georgia Country Programme for 2026-2030 aims to ensure that every child in Georgia survives, thrives, and learns in a safe environment, protected from violence and poverty. The programme prioritizes health and nutrition, learning and skills development, social policy and child rights monitoring, child protection, and programme effectiveness. It will be implemented through systems strengthening, evidence-driven advocacy, risk-informed programming, and partnerships with national and municipal authorities, civil society, academia, United Nations entities, international financial institutions, and the private sector.
The Country Programme has an indicative budget of US$25.88 million, comprising US$4.28 million in Regular Resources and US$21.6 million in Other Resources that must be mobilized through specific-purpose contributions. Resource mobilization and partnership development are therefore critical enablers of the programme’s results.
The UNICEF Georgia Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy 2026–2030 responds to a changing financing environment characterized by declining Official Development Assistance, increasing competition for resources, evolving donor policies, and growing expectations for measurable impact. At the same time, Georgia’s expanding fiscal capacity, municipal budgets, international financial institution investments, private capital markets, and sustainable-finance architecture offer opportunities to mobilize and influence a wider range of resources for children. UNICEF Georgia therefore seeks to move from reactive fundraising towards strategic partnerships, with greater emphasis on diversified and multi-year financing, government and municipal co-financing, engagement with international financial institutions, private-sector and philanthropic partnerships, joint United Nations programmes, and innovative financing opportunities.
Within this context, the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Associate will provide support to partnership and resource mobilization activities under the guidance of the supervisor and in close collaboration with relevant colleagues. Key responsibilities will include assisting with partner and donor research, maintaining partnership records and tracking tools, supporting the preparation of briefing materials, concept notes and reports, and contributing to the organization of partner engagement activities. The Associate will also support knowledge management and internal coordination efforts to facilitate information sharing and contribute to the effective implementation of the office's Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy.
The UN Volunteer will be based on-site at the UNICEF Georgia Country Office in Tbilisi. External counterparts may include accompanying Senior Management in meetings with bilateral and multilateral development partners, including United Nations entities, embassies, international financial institutions, foundations, philanthropic organizations, and other strategic partners. As an entry-level and learning-oriented assignment, the position will not carry independent authority to negotiate, approve, or sign agreements, commit UNICEF resources, or represent UNICEF externally without prior authorization.
The Country Programme has an indicative budget of US$25.88 million, comprising US$4.28 million in Regular Resources and US$21.6 million in Other Resources that must be mobilized through specific-purpose contributions. Resource mobilization and partnership development are therefore critical enablers of the programme’s results.
The UNICEF Georgia Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy 2026–2030 responds to a changing financing environment characterized by declining Official Development Assistance, increasing competition for resources, evolving donor policies, and growing expectations for measurable impact. At the same time, Georgia’s expanding fiscal capacity, municipal budgets, international financial institution investments, private capital markets, and sustainable-finance architecture offer opportunities to mobilize and influence a wider range of resources for children. UNICEF Georgia therefore seeks to move from reactive fundraising towards strategic partnerships, with greater emphasis on diversified and multi-year financing, government and municipal co-financing, engagement with international financial institutions, private-sector and philanthropic partnerships, joint United Nations programmes, and innovative financing opportunities.
Within this context, the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Associate will provide support to partnership and resource mobilization activities under the guidance of the supervisor and in close collaboration with relevant colleagues. Key responsibilities will include assisting with partner and donor research, maintaining partnership records and tracking tools, supporting the preparation of briefing materials, concept notes and reports, and contributing to the organization of partner engagement activities. The Associate will also support knowledge management and internal coordination efforts to facilitate information sharing and contribute to the effective implementation of the office's Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy.
The UN Volunteer will be based on-site at the UNICEF Georgia Country Office in Tbilisi. External counterparts may include accompanying Senior Management in meetings with bilateral and multilateral development partners, including United Nations entities, embassies, international financial institutions, foundations, philanthropic organizations, and other strategic partners. As an entry-level and learning-oriented assignment, the position will not carry independent authority to negotiate, approve, or sign agreements, commit UNICEF resources, or represent UNICEF externally without prior authorization.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, oversight of the Representative, and in close collaboration with relevant programme sections and operations, planning and communication colleagues, the UN Volunteer will support the implementation of the UNICEF Georgia Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy 2026–2030. Within delegated authority and in accordance with applicable UNICEF and UNV rules, procedures and standards, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
1. Support UNICEF priority partnership initiatives
• Monitor, assist, and provide inputs in the development of resource mobilization opportunities through United Nations Pooled Fund and joint programmes.
• Support and share inputs to UNICEF internal funding opportunities, including global and regional thematic calls communicated by the Regional Office and Centres of Excellence.
• Contribute to background research, opportunity mapping and preparation of materials for strategic engagement with current and prospective partners and donors.
• Assist in identifying investment priorities with prospective partners and provide inputs to related concept notes, proposals and investment cases.
2. Contribute to partner intelligence and pipeline monitoring
• Research prospective partners, funding priorities, eligibility requirements and relevant funding trends.
• Support to prepare draft partner profiles, opportunity briefs and background notes.
• Monitor calls for proposals and other opportunities and maintain updated funding-pipeline, engagement and partnership trackers.
3. Assist with proposals and donor reporting
• Support the preparation of concept notes, proposals, expressions of interest, investment cases and partner presentations.
• Coordinate and consolidate programme, results, budget and financial inputs from relevant sections.
• Check draft submissions against partner requirements and assist with editing, formatting, version control and internal clearance tracking.
• Maintain reporting calendars and support the compilation and preliminary review of donor reports and supporting documentation.
4. Support partner engagement and knowledge management
• Assist with the preparation of agendas, briefing packages, meeting notes and action trackers for partner engagements.
• Draft routine correspondence and follow up on agreed actions under the supervisor’s guidance.
• Coordinate inputs from programme sections and assist in preparing briefing notes, talking points and presentations for senior management engagement with donors and development partners.
• Support the administrative arrangements for donor meetings, partnership consultations, missions and events.
• Maintain organized partner records, contact lists, proposal files, reporting documentation and resource mobilization tools. Compile information for internal updates, dashboards and Resource Mobilization and Partnership Task Force meetings.
• Compile information on progress against the targets of the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy 2026–2030 for review by the supervisor and the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Task Force.
• Document relevant partnership results, lessons learned and good practices.
All external communications, funding submissions and partner engagements will be undertaken under the guidance of the supervisor and through established UNICEF clearance and approval processes.
1. Support UNICEF priority partnership initiatives
• Monitor, assist, and provide inputs in the development of resource mobilization opportunities through United Nations Pooled Fund and joint programmes.
• Support and share inputs to UNICEF internal funding opportunities, including global and regional thematic calls communicated by the Regional Office and Centres of Excellence.
• Contribute to background research, opportunity mapping and preparation of materials for strategic engagement with current and prospective partners and donors.
• Assist in identifying investment priorities with prospective partners and provide inputs to related concept notes, proposals and investment cases.
2. Contribute to partner intelligence and pipeline monitoring
• Research prospective partners, funding priorities, eligibility requirements and relevant funding trends.
• Support to prepare draft partner profiles, opportunity briefs and background notes.
• Monitor calls for proposals and other opportunities and maintain updated funding-pipeline, engagement and partnership trackers.
3. Assist with proposals and donor reporting
• Support the preparation of concept notes, proposals, expressions of interest, investment cases and partner presentations.
• Coordinate and consolidate programme, results, budget and financial inputs from relevant sections.
• Check draft submissions against partner requirements and assist with editing, formatting, version control and internal clearance tracking.
• Maintain reporting calendars and support the compilation and preliminary review of donor reports and supporting documentation.
4. Support partner engagement and knowledge management
• Assist with the preparation of agendas, briefing packages, meeting notes and action trackers for partner engagements.
• Draft routine correspondence and follow up on agreed actions under the supervisor’s guidance.
• Coordinate inputs from programme sections and assist in preparing briefing notes, talking points and presentations for senior management engagement with donors and development partners.
• Support the administrative arrangements for donor meetings, partnership consultations, missions and events.
• Maintain organized partner records, contact lists, proposal files, reporting documentation and resource mobilization tools. Compile information for internal updates, dashboards and Resource Mobilization and Partnership Task Force meetings.
• Compile information on progress against the targets of the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Strategy 2026–2030 for review by the supervisor and the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Task Force.
• Document relevant partnership results, lessons learned and good practices.
All external communications, funding submissions and partner engagements will be undertaken under the guidance of the supervisor and through established UNICEF clearance and approval processes.
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