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Title: Long Term Agreement (LTA) for engagement of Partnerships experts as Individual Consultants in Education Cannot Wait (ECW)

Duration of LTA: Three years

Duty Station: Home-based 

BACKGROUND / RATIONALE

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is a fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises. It was established in 2016 during the World Humanitarian Summit by international humanitarian and development aid organizations, along with public and private donors, to help reposition education as a priority on the humanitarian agenda, usher in a more collaborative approach among actors on the ground and foster additional funding to ensure that every crisis-affected child and young person is in school and learning.

To support ECW’s resource mobilization efforts ahead of and throughout its 2026 replenishment, ECW needs to be able to act swiftly and identify Partnerships expertise with the requisite skills and experiences to initiate innovative and non-conventional partnerships and funding opportunities with private and public donors. ECW’s experience thus far has demonstrated the critical need for expert Partnerships specialists who retain knowledge of, and high-level networks in, particular geographic markets.

To meet this critical requirement, ECW would like to engage the services of partnership experts with a strong track record of partnerships, fundraising, network building, and advocacy, initially in the UK, US, EC, Germany, Nordic Region, and the Arab Gulf. The consultants will report to the ECW Chief, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships..

PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

To meet this requirement, ECW would like to create a roster of Partnerships experts with solid track records in specific geographic markets who can initiate innovative and non-conventional partnerships and funding opportunities with private and public donors.

PROGRAMME AREA AND SPECIFIC PROJECT AREA

Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

OBJECTIVE(S)

To set up a Long-Term Agreement to facilitate and expedite the process by which ECW will hire Partnerships Consultants who are specialized in specific geographic markets.

MAJOR TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED

Successful candidates will help generate new funding opportunities, broaden ECW’s network of influential partners, and raise awareness of ECW and its impact at the highest levels of politics, policymaking, business, and philanthropy. The consultants are expected to deliver concrete results and the success of the assignment will be measured by a) the quality of initiated ideas and approaches that are implementable in the first 12 months, b) the number of new leads identified to mobilize resources from the private sector, c) successful expansion of ECW’s network of influential partners in policy, political and private sectors. Tasks include, but not limited to:

1. Provide insights and intelligence that help ECW initiate new resource mobilization opportunities. This involves developing and testing opportunities to mobilize additional resources for ECW from traditional as well as non-traditional donors, including businesses, foundations philanthropists.
2. Help ECW to strengthen its network of influencers in the chosen geographic market. Influencers are representatives from ministries, civil society, private sector, foundations, politicians, and other influential interest groups. The consultant is expected to utilize his/her own network of national influencers.
3. Identify and provide strategic advice for ECW to strike partnerships with high-profile, influential ‘Champions’ who can campaign and convene at the highest levels for ECW.
4. Generate interest and support for ECW’s existing innovative partnership models. This may involve engaging with investors and the financial services sector to profile the impact of ECW.
5. Organize bilateral and multi-stakeholder events and engagements that advance the objectives of the assignment.
6. Provide expert public affairs and policy advice to the ECW Chief of Resource Mobilization and Partnerships
7. Draft briefing notes, talking points, political and policy analysis, speeches, and other relevant materials needed to support ECW’s objectives in the chosen geographic market.
8. Ensure good coordination by briefing the ECW Chief of Partnerships and other relevant ECW staff at biweekly intervals, take part in relevant coordination meetings, present preliminary results, and ensure coordination and alignment with other relevant ECW processes.

Responsibilities of the Consultant:

• Consultants will use their own equipment; laptops, microphones, and other accessories that may be required to complete the assigned deliverables.
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