Donor Relations Specialist

UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adoles-cents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Across more than 190 countries and terri-tories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. Before, during and after humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF is on the ground, bringing lifesaving help and hope to children and families. Non-political and impartial, we are never neutral when it comes to defending children’s rights and safeguarding their lives and futures.

UNICEF Office was established in Guinea in 1986. The main office is based in Conakry and three (3) zone offices are located in Kankan, Labé, and Nzérékoré. The main area of intervention is: Health, Nutrition, Water/Hygiene / Sanitation, Education , protection and social inclusion.

UNICEF Guinea started in 2018 the current programming cycle (CPD) covering the period from 2018 to 2022. The main pillars of this program of cooperation signed between the Government of Guinea and UNICEF are: (i) good governance for sustained development of human capital; (ii) sustained economic growth and inclusive; (iii) inclusive development of human capital; and (iv) sustainable de-velopment natural resources. The programme is aligned to the national development plan and the UN cooperation framework in Guinea.

UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities.
Partnership and Resource Mobilization are a priority for UNICEF Guinea. The need to enlarge the partners portfolio and to retain the existing ones is pressing to reach the results for children in Guinea.
The Country Office need an additional staff to support the efforts to strengthen the relationships with existing and potential partners in Guinea for six months .
The UNV will be supporting resource mobilization efforts from the donor engagement, proposals development and the grant reporting.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Partnership Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Donors Relations and Reports Officer will:

Partnership and Resource Mobilization:
• Contribute to maintaining in-depth knowledge and familiarity with current and potential partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and UNICEF's knowledge base on partnerships and resource mobilization.
• Contribute to the promotion of new partnership and resource mobilization opportunities with institutional donors and the private sector.
• Contribute to the development of fact sheets, newsletters, donor updates, case studies, specific donor portfolio appeals, and other program information for current and potential donors, as well as organizing visits to UNICEF programs.
• Contribute to the conceptualization and drafting of project proposal outlines and concept notes, as well as their quality control.
• Contribute to organizing donor events for the country office to amplify the work of UNICEF Guinea.
• Prepare inputs for the programme management team as well as country management team meetings.
• Prepare and give input for the partnership meeting with the representative.

Reporting:
• Contribute to the quality assurance of all donor reports, checking data accuracy and compliance with UNICEF standards and guidelines.
• Review and, if necessary, rewrite draft donor reports and proposals in English.
• Prepare a monthly reporting tracker and share it with section chiefs.
• Ensure that reports are submitted to donors on time.