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Assignment background
According to the 2023-2027 Country Programme Document and 2022-2025 Private Sector Fundraising Strategic Plan structured private sector fundraising activities are one of the core roles of UNICEF Croatia and the Country Office has been continuously integrating its programmatic, fundraising and communications efforts.
How can you make a difference?
In light of recent changes to the global funding landscape, an even stronger focus is needed on accelerating growth and achieving increasing income targets. Innovating and opening new areas will be necessary, in addition to optimizing existing channels. Consequently, the UNICEF Office has identified a requirement for additional capacity and is looking to fill a consultancy role of a Business Development and Innovation Coordinator (m/f), under the guidance and supervision of the Fundraising Manager, specifically aiming to assist in exploring and implementing innovations, new business modalities and ways of engaging audiences, as well as incorporating alternative technologies for accelerated income generation.
If you are a hardworking individual, with strong communication and organization skills and enjoy interacting with people, please consider applying for the role and join UNICEF's mission to create a better world for children in Croatia and across the world.
Work assignment
In the role of Business Development and Innovation Coordinator, you will take part in the following activities or areas of work:
- Support innovation work to identify new areas of focus and potential, using trends and insights to identify new income stream opportunities or audiences. Collaborating with all office sections to identify and support improvement opportunities in delivery through the effective/innovative use of technology.
- Review of digital Fin/Tech platforms and providers in market; lead the search for partners whose products/services match identified Fundraising needs; support and/or lead process design and/or configuration of solutions; help troubleshoot and resolve barriers.
- Support to priority projects: contributing to brainstorming, business cases, planning stages, but also later in preparations and executions of activations or events; networking with external partners; creating internal synergies.
- Support to FR activities: examine and ensure that any innovations align with internal policies and procedures and corporate guidelines for partnerships and cooperation; timely and effective administration of opportunities; support provided to team, as well as external partners; monitoring, analysis and reporting on initiatives, plans and activities.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 6 years of work experience in supporting projects is required (related experience in sales, marketing or with a tech component is preferred)
- Demonstrated project management and organizational skills on similar projects
- Good communication and strong interpersonal skills, ability to adapt to varying audiences
- Responsible, pro-active, driven and able to work independently and in a team
- Proficiency in MS Office package
- Fluent in English and Croatian
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability (CRITAS) and core competencies:
- Builds and maintains partnerships
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
- Innovates and embraces change
- Drive to achieve results for impact
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
In addition to these required qualifications, skills and competencies, you will preferably have:
- Understanding of UNICEF brand and general knowledge of UNICEF activities
- Understanding of sales and marketing with ethical approach
- Established network in Fin/Tech sector
- Approachable, outgoing, resourceful
- Eager to learn.
What to submit?
If you are interested and possess the required qualifications, we invite you to submit your application via the link by the indicated deadline. The application consists of three components:
- a Cover Letter
- an up-to-date CV
- and a separate write-up (document or presentation) answering the following questions:
- Why are you a great fit for this role? Please draw on your track record of leading and developing a service, product or innovation (max 400 words)
- Give an example of an improvement you have made to a service or product you worked on – what steps did you take and how did you assess the success? (max 300 words)
- Suggest a partnership that could add value to UNICEF Croatia. What value would it bring? How would you set about developing it? (200 words)
Kindly note that electronic application through web portal is mandatory. Only complete applications will be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection process.
The position is planned as a full-time job, and the initial contract will be offered for up to 16 months, with the possibility of an extension based on successful performance and funds availability. The position contributed to the needs and results in the area of securing funds for the UNICEF Programme of Cooperation implemented in close collaboration with the Government and other partners.
Remarks:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
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.
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. For this specific service, UNICEF will offer UNOPS Local Individual Contractor Agreement that includes benefits and entitlements such as leave entitlements and medical insurance, excluding pension fund contributions. The conditions of service will be governed by the contract and the General Terms and 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.
