Public Partnerships Consultant, Public Partnerships Division (PPD), Washington DC, 12 months (Remote)

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, hope. 

The Public Partnerships Division is responsible for developing and strengthening public partnerships to support UNICEF’s work to protect the rights of every child.

UNICEF is scaling up its partnerships with IFIs – resulting in strategic and operational partnerships in every region in over 50 countries as well as mobilizing over $1 billion in resources annually. This consultancy will support the expanding work of the PPD IFIs team, by providing strategic partnership and IFI expertise to refine UNICEF’s engagement.

The Public Partnerships Division’s International Financial Institutions Team supports UNICEF’s work by managing partnerships with International Financial Institutions including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Regional Development Banks, some of UNICEF’s most important and multi-faceted external partnerships.

Scope of Work:

• Partner intelligence mapping and analysis relevant IFI announcements and news
• Advise IFI team on IFIs’ processes, modalities, and protocol.
• Strategic network building for UNICEF’s senior leaderships’ engagements with IFIs
• Coordinate preparations for IMF-World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings

 Work Assignments Overview

 Deliverables/Outputs

 Delivery deadline

 Strategic Engagement

 Updated Rolodex of IFI Partner Contacts (entry to high level)

 9 December 2025

 Partner Intelligence

 Daily intelligence reports of relevant news, announcements,   transcripts, and other sources of information obtained   through formal and informal channels

 9th of every month   through December 2025

 IFI Advice and Guidance

 Share insights on protocol, relationships, and interests to   help inform UNICEF leaderships’ meetings with IFI partners

 9th of every month   through December 2025

 IMF-World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings

 Coordinate preparations with PPD IFIs team – including   mapping of events / engagements, advising UNICEF   participation, and creating connections with event planners   and decisionmakers

 9-May;

 9-Nov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

• A Bachelors' degree
• 10+ years professional experience
• Professional experience working at an IFI, specifically World Bank and/or IMF, is required.
• Knowledge of the UN system required.
• Demonstrated ability of fostering partnerships
• Ability to review and decipher large amounts of information and determine the most relevant sources to share when providing intelligence.
• English required, knowledge of another UN language preferred

Applicants are requested to send their CV, a motivation letter and their proposed fees in USD via the online application form.

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. 

 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, se