Consultant (12 Months, home based) 3 roles for Corporate Research Consultants – Geneva, LACRO and EAPRO, PASS, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

Remote | Geneva

Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
Location: Remote | Geneva
Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Scientist and Researcher
- Public, Private Partnership
- Grant writing
Closing Date: Closed

Partner research and due diligence (DD) are key enablers of UNICEF work towards scoping, prospecting and developing private sector engagements. This area of work, managed for the organization by the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP) aims to support UNICEF’s effective engagement with business and private philanthropy entities, while at the same time ensuring that interactions with the private sector are pursued in alignment with the organization’s integrity standards, mandate, and priorities and engagement is informed by an adequate, evidence-based assessment of the risks and opportunities that engagements may pose to UNICEF, and ultimately to children.

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, a better life

This function requires specialized support for the profiling, reviewing and assessment of prospect partners (i.e., companies, foundations and major donors) and risk assessment of activities considered by UNICEF for non-commercial interactions (i.e., funding engagements and co-branded partnerships).

UNICEF PFP’s Partnerships Advisory Support Services (PASS) team is looking for additional corporate research and due diligence consultant capacity to extend such services in view of the expansion of the organization’s engagement with business and philanthropists globally and respectively in the Latin American and Caribbean region and East Asia Pacific and South Asia Regions, aligned with respective regional priorities of partnership development and impact prospecting.

In addition, the team requires additional support to conduct research to identify trends of public opinion on social issues, media coverage, and reporting support for the profiling and analysis of companies identified as prospects for high-value partnerships. 

Under the direct supervision of Corporate Research Specialists, PFP-Partnerships Advisory and Support Services Section (PFP-PASS) respectively in Geneva, EAPRO, and LACRO Outposts and working closely with the rest of the PASS team, the incumbents, preferably based in time zones compatible with the respective supervisors, will be responsible for undertaking regular and ad-hoc corporate intelligence work as related to UNICEF corporate engagement.

Overall objectives of the assignment will include:

Ensuring, through the delivery of corporate research reports and due diligence analyses provided by the consultant, that UNICEF engagement with corporations and other partners is undertaken in line with applicable ethical standards, criteria and policies and the organization is equipped with the necessary knowledge base to assess and managed potential ethical and reputational risks involved.
Ensuring that audience focused information on ethical business and risk management related to key potential and/or current corporate partners of UNICEF is readily available to users and to Partnerships colleagues through contributions of research reports delivered by the consultant.
Ensuring that due diligence research results, data and information is properly documented, recorded and managed using the organization’s dedicated CRM platform for due diligence information management and advisory support.
Supporting translation, from English to Spanish, of sustainability briefing documents for business analysis (LACRO position).

How can you make a difference?

Specific objectives will include:

supporting the due diligence process with a focus on delivering regular research and risk assessment reports of companies and business entities considered by UNICEF for high value partnerships.
ensuring research and risk assessment reports are regularly uploaded in UNICEF’s due diligence management database in line with timeliness KPIs for turnaround on due diligence research reports.
developing audience adequate content related to due diligence research (presentations, briefing materials, etc.) in support of the due diligence teams’ efforts, ensuring that content is timely and effectively available to all users.

Supervisor:

LACRO role: Corporate Alliances Specialist, PFP-PASS, LACRO Outpost

EAPRO role: Corporate Alliances Specialist, PFP-PASS EAPRO Outpost (covering EAPRO and ROSA)

Geneva role: Corporate Alliances Specialist, PFP-PASS, Geneva

Work Assignments Overview:

Report Delivery: Provide corporate research support for the due diligence process for UNICEF funding and non-funding corporate engagement by conducting corporate review reports as needed.
Information Management: Upload information related to UNICEF corporate research and due diligence on the UNICEF Intranet, Internet, CRM and other relevant platforms.
Monitoring, Documentation and Dissemination: support the unit in documenting and sharing information on corporate research and due diligence, including identifying relevant information (from both internal and external sources) on ethical business and sustainability issues, market trends, and other related issues and ensure prompt dissemination for use in briefings, meetings, presentations.

Deliverables/Outputs:

Monthly deliverable estimate, (Timeline: 31 May 2023 to 30 April 2024)

Deliverable 1: 40 due diligence research reports estimated average per month.
Deliverable 2: Timely to upload 40 recording of all reports in UNICEF due diligence database within 10 working days for regular due diligence analysis and 2 working days for emergency research requests.
Deliverable 3: Dissemination of due diligence research reports; research reports on external trends and developments; and impact prospecting updates (8 updates/month estimated in various formats, e.g., briefing note inputs, presentations, etc.)
Deliverable 4: one report against deliverable targets per month

Location:

Option 1: Home-based, Remotely, (ideally working within the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LACR) time-zone).
Option 2: Home-based, Remotely, (ideally working within the East Asia and Pacific Region (EAPR) time-zone).
Option 3: Home-based, Remotely, (ideally working within Geneva CET time-zone)

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

Education:

first-level university degree (bachelor's degree or above) in communication, marketing, journalism, public relations or business administration and other relevant fields is required.

Experience:

Minimum of two years of progressive experience in the following fields: in corporate social responsibility, market research, reporting, or other related fields is required.
Experience in the development of high quality, polished communication products targeted at private and corporate audiences, preferably in the international development arena is required.
Experience with research, analysis and partner due diligence highly preferred.

Language:

Option 1: LACR role, fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of Portuguese is an asset.
Option 2: EAPR role, fluency in English is required. Proficiency in Chinese is highly desirable. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
Option 2: Geneva Role, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Others:

Ability to identify strategic issues, opportunities and risks, and communicate broad and compelling organizational direction.
Attention to detail and track record of delivering against objectives.
Understanding of corporate engagement dimensions within or outside of UNICEF an asset.
Understanding of non-profit management and the UN system an asset.
Ability to work remotely with alignment to the time-zone and working hours of the LACRO/EAPRO outpost.
Computer literacy in standard applications is mandatory (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, etc.).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to capture key points and actions in succinct formats for a variety of audiences.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

  To view our competency framework, please visit here.

 Remarks:

Important: Please specify in your cover letter to which role you are applying Option 1: Latin America and Caribbean Region (LACR), Option 2: East Asia and Pacific Region (EAPR) or Option 3: Geneva office CET time-zone.

Also, please indicate your all-inclusive (lump sum) fees against the deliverables listed above, including all associated administrative and travel costs (if applicable), in the cover letter. The office selects the individual based on the best value for money.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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 consultants 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 consultancy contracts.

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 offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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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