The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, is inviting applications for this position.
Purpose of the post
To develop a partnerships strategy with a clear picture of the current and past experience of resource mobilization and broader partnerships for the Ethiopia Country Office; analysis of current local and regional resource mobilization environment and future needs by establishing objectives for resource mobilization; prepare a mapping of partners and opportunities; develop a maintenance plan of current partners; plan for pursuing new partners; identify modalities and develop indicators for partnerships, with a strong focus on resource mobilization.
Expected Fee
Human Resources will determine the level and corresponding fee range based on the complexities of the assignment and the competencies and responsibilities required of the consultant to fulfill their specific tasks and produce the expected deliverables
Reporting t: P4 Chief of operation
Background
Over the past decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong and broad-based growth. In 2012, Ethiopia was the 12th fastest growing economy in the world and, according to the World Bank, if the country continues its impressive growth, it could potentially reach middle income status by 2025.
Despite this impressive economic growth, Ethiopia is still among the ten countries with the lowest per capita GDP worldwide. In addition, due to Ethiopia’s high population growth, the population is estimated to reach 130 million people by 2025. Ethiopia is projected to be among the world’s ten largest countries by 2050 with an estimated 58 million children under the age of 18.
UNICEF supported programmes in Ethiopia have benefited from Ethiopia’s status as a high priority country for development assistance. Donors’ positive attitude towards Ethiopia has remained relatively unaffected by the global financial crisis that started in 2008.
It is critical for UNICEF to adapt to the changing aid environment, both within Ethiopia and globally, whereby resource mobilization has become more challenging and funding sources have become more diverse. UNICEF Ethiopia needs to explore potential new resources including funding from the private sector, foundations, global funds (bilateral and multilateral), IFIs as well as leveraging non-financial resources for results for children and women. In addition, public private partnerships can, at times, be helpful to advance the rights of children.
In mid-2016, the Government of Ethiopia and UNICEF will begin a new programme cycle. As part of the preparations for the new programme, ECO’s existing Partnership Strategy needs to be updated to ensure a continuation of mobilizing resources, fostering partnerships around crucial and innovative development initiatives, and, more importantly, enable predictable, long-term, multi-year investments to ensure improved and more efficient planning.
Justification
In UNICEF Ethiopia, the Donor Relations and Media & External Relations teams work on resource mobilization and partnerships. However, with changes in the institutional funding environment and post-2015 aid context, there is a need for additional support to develop a new Partnerships Strategy 2016-2020. The vast majority of UNICEF Ethiopia’s resources in its current Country Programme (2012 to mid-2015) have been raised from governments/institutional donors. Given the changed funding environment, ECO needs to develop a well-informed strategy which also targets corporate donors, foundations and other non-traditional donors to attract funding for results for children and women. This will require external support to ensure that the strategy is responsive to global trends.
Specific Tasks
- Analysis of past resource mobilization and broader partnership experience
- Strategies and action pursued in the past and their results.
- Look at contribution management experience, what worked and what didn’t.
- Lessons learned.
- Analysis of current local and regional resource mobilization and broader partnership environment and future needs
- Analyze the aid environment – both at regional and country level
- Analyze the private sector environment in Ethiopia
- Analyze foundations active in Ethiopia / region
- Identify new funding opportunities
- Analyze partners’ perception of UNICEF Ethiopia
- Identify key areas of broader partnerships, leveraging sustainability work across the region
- Determine priority funding needs
- Development of Partnerships strategy
- Establish objectives for resource mobilization, types of engagement, fundraising methods, focus and action (bilateral, private sector, foundations, IFIs etc.).
- Prepare a partner mapping and opportunities
- Plan for maintenance of current donor portfolio
- Plan for pursuing new partners (traditional and non-traditional)
- Develop indicators for resource mobilization and contribution management
Methodology
The methodology involves both desk research, face-to-face interviews with key existing and potential donors/partners in Ethiopia, and telephone calls with key regional or global partners. The assignment does not require the consultant to travel outside of Ethiopia, although UNICEF’s regional office in Nairobi could provide virtual access to strategies and research that will be of help.
Expected Deliverables
- Analysis of past resource mobilization and broader partnership experience
- Analysis of current local and regional resource mobilization and broader partnership environment and future needs
- Development of partnerships strategy
Reporting
The consultant/s will be contracted by the Ethiopia Country Office. The draft Partnerships Strategy will be submitted at least two weeks ahead of the expiry of the contract to ensure sufficient time for review by all relevant staff and incorporation of comments into the final document.
The consultant will report to the P4 Chief of Planning. The consultant will be requested to submit a final consultancy report at the end of the consultancy.
Expected background and Experience
- A good knowledge of bilateral donor policy, understanding of how IFIs operate and experience in private sector partnerships
- Proven track record in resource mobilization strategy development, in particular in a Country Office setting.
- Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concepts in written and oral form
- Ability to research, analyze and synthesize information
- Ability to work with people from various backgrounds and contexts
- Fluency in English
- Proven familiarity with UNICEF partnership context
General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics
- Location: The consultant will continue to work in Ethiopia, at the UNICEF office in Addis Ababa.
- Office Equipment: Desk and office space in the UNICEF office, UNICEF laptop and desktop screen, access to Outlook, INTRANET and the Shared Drive, UNICEF email address, CDMA, office phone for the duration of the contract to facilitate both interactions with UNICEF officers and remote follow up/work during out of office hours as required. Any office supplies required to fulfil this TOR’s requirements will be provided e.g. pens, markers, notebooks etc. This is because the nature of the assignment requires the consultant to: 1) Frequently and independently access and save documents that are located in the Shared Drive; 2) Consult and circulate documents and information (provision and request of) to ECO management team, as well as key programme colleagues as the need arises; 3) Access the office calendar and receive invitations to meetings related to the assignment; 4) Access documents related to reporting and fundraising available on UNICEF INTRANET; 5) Use Windows system programmes that are in line with UNICEF regulations.
- Transport: The consultant will have access to UNICEF transportation to attend meetings related to the deliverables specified in this TOR.
- Remuneration: The assignment and deliverables, and the necessary level of qualification and expertise, detailed in this TOR require a professional level corresponding to an ______ with the required experience to deliver the set deliverables in the timeframe. The monthly daily fee and the DSA are as per UNICEF’s rules and procedures.
Service fee: To be determined by HR after the selection process is completed to review the earning history of the consultant
Travel: Economy fare to and from country of origin
DSA: As per applicable DSA policy. To be determined if the selected candidate is from outside the duty station
Total Cost: Fee to be determined by HR
(i) On submission of detailed plan of implementation: 30% payment;
(ii) On submission of draft Partnerships Strategy: 40% payment;
(iii) On submission and approval of Partnerships Strategy incorporating all comments: 30% payment;
- Penalty clause: The final payment will be issued upon satisfactory completion and timely submission of all deliverables (as stated in the TOR). The Final Payment will be withheld in case of delay in the submission or in case the deliverables do not meet the TOR requirements.