• Country: New York, USA
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNICEF
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2024-01-15

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, Programme Group Leadership Team (PGLT) and in close collaboration and alignment with the Global Chief of Foundations, Private Sector Partnerships Division the consultant will be responsible for performing the following tasks:

• Develop content and analysis to inform the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s (BMGF) engagement strategy. Based on their ongoing mapping and prioritization exercise, this content will be discussed and agreed upon between the Foundation and UNICEF.

Facilitate with the relevant programme teams to further develop key priorities and content for discussion before the UNICEF- BMGF Leadership meeting to be hosted in 2024 and any other senior strategic touch points throughout the year between UNICEF and BMGF. Priority areas could be, but are not limited to, Community Health Platforms, HPV, Immunization, Advocacy, Product Access, Introduction and Scale (PAIS), Gender, Data, Education, WASH, polio transition, and others, and would be aligned with priorities of UNICEF

• Develop an analysis of key players in the programme ecosystem to inform future opportunities for influence and co-funding for scale. This includes International Financial Institutions, Public Sector Actors, global funds, and other like-minded global foundations.
• Act as main UNICEF focal point for planning and successful execution of the UNICEF-BMGF Leadership Meeting in coordination with supervisor and external consultants. This includes the potential review and assess existing partnership, coordinating logistics, admin notes, and speakers’ coordination within UNICEF to ensure the delivery of a successful meeting. The consultant will also work closely with UNICEF USA on key deliverables as appropriate.
• Outline a plan based on agreed way forward in the leadership meeting for UNICEF (PGLT, Partnerships) and UNICEF USA for follow up purposes and follow up on grant development opportunities.

Travel will be agreed and approved between the consultant and UNICEF team based on need.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Output 1; Develop a plan with key milestones for the year based on the initial meeting with UNICEF and BMGF teams. This must align with partnership objectives and expectations. By 29 February 2024

Output 2; Draft list of topics and facilitate the joint prioritization session with BMGF counterparts. This shall include the actions to engage key stakeholders across BMGF and UNICEF, and the outline of the discussion papers. By 31 March 2024

Output 3; Draft Discussion paper on joint programme priority one. By 31 May 2024

Output 4; Draft Discussion paper on joint programme priority two. By 30 June 2024

Output 5; Draft Discussion paper on joint programme priority three. By 31 July 2024

Output 6; Discussion papers finalized including feedback from BMGF and UNICEF. By 31 September 2024

Output 7; Coordination and successful delivery of the BMGF/UNICEF leadership meeting. By 30 October 2024

Output 8; Final report and Action plan developed post leadership meeting for UNICEF (PGLT and Partnerships) as well as UNICEF USA for follow-up purposes and follow-up on grant development opportunities. By 15 December 2024

Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree in public policy and administration, public health, and governance, international development, or related field.

Work experience:

• A minimum of eight years of established capacity on development programming. Knowledge in public health and nutrition will be highly appreciated.
• Relevant experience in project management, particularly on programme delivery and global coordination. Experience working in UNICEF, WHO, and UNFPA will be an asset.
• Relevant experience working with global health partner and institutional foundations will be highly appreciated.

Competencies/Knowledge:

• Fluency in verbal and written English is required. Any additional UN official language is welcome.

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