Senior Consultant (Contracts and Agreements), Public Partnerships Division (PPD), NYHQ, 6 months (Remote)

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Positioned within the Systems, Analytics, Partnerships Risk Management, Planning and Operations team (SARPO) of PPD and under the supervision of the Risk Manager, the Senior Consultant (Contracts and Agreements) will conceptualize and create a searchable and systematized digital database of public sector donor conditions and develop and deliver trainings and capacity-building resources for PPD teams on negotiating public sector agreements. The Senior Consultant (Contracts and Agreements) will further conduct review of PPD compliance with Delegation of Authority and Resource Mobilization policies and make recommendations to improve related processes, as needed.

 

Scope of Work:

1. Donor Conditionalities Tracking Mechanism

• Re-design the existing tracking mechanism of public sector donor conditions, in consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Create an SOP for PPD/Risk on keeping the mechanism up to date with new conditions, including roles and responsibilities and best practices on how to reflect entries into the tracker (including categorization, descriptions, etc.)
• Provide trainings to users in PPD/Risk and the Legal Office on use of the tracking mechanism

1. Review of PPD compliance with Delegation of Authority and Resource Mobilization policies

• Conduct review of public sector agreements signed following the rollout of Delegation of Authority and Resource Mobilization policies to identify gaps in compliance with these policies. Make recommendations to improve process and approval workflows for better policy compliance also including: any further standardization of template agreements; and advise on efficiencies to be gained in the negotiation process considering policy requirements

1. Training and capacity building of PPD teams on legal issues focusing on negotiation of non-standard legal agreements with public sector

• Conduct webinars for individual PPD teams on the negotiation of non-standard public sector agreements
• Develop videos and one-pagers on specific topics regarding the negotiation of public sector agreements

1. Development of knowledge management resources for organization on negotiation of public sector agreements

• Creation of content for PPD’s SharePoint site regarding public partnerships risk, with a focus on the negotiation of public sector agreements

               

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in a relevant field of law (e.g. international law, commercial law).
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in in the practice of law in relevant field (e.g. international law, commercial law). Demonstrated experience in contracting and/or negotiating donor agreements with international organizations
• In-depth knowledge and experience with negotiation of public sector donor contracts with a UN organization.
• Familiarity with donor conditions imposed by public sector partners.
• Experience conducting desk reviews for compliance and adherence with relevant policy and/or legal standards.
• Familiarity with UNICEF’s contribution agreements with public sector agreements, and/or with UNICEF’s Legal Office and Public Partnerships Division is an asset.
•   Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills, excellent interpersonal skills with staff at all levels, and the ability to work with different stakeholders of the organization.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

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

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