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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 Individual Giving (IG) team in Geneva, within the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), is organizing an event in 2024 to engage the Heads of Individual Giving Community of Practice across the globe. The incumbent will support the Individual Giving team with its production and management.
How can you make a difference?
Scope of Work:
Before event
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Support the definition of the agenda as required
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Liaise with stakeholders and session leads as required to inform about deadlines, status and needs
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Create related sites and pages for sharing and/or collaborating
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Create and share templates for final presentations
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Coordinate with facilitators and other internal IG audiences
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Work with the team in charge of logistics to make sure all sessions have the required space and materials
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Coordinate with the venue and plan the needed technical setup requirements
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Connect with speakers to gather presentations and other materials
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Manage the requirements from potential external speakers participating in the event
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Support the organization of side events and networking activities as needed
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Liaise with host Country Office or Natcom when needed
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Support the admin team as required
During the event
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Attend the event to offer all the logistic support
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Follow up on schedules and anticipate potential needs
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Be the focal point to support and coordinate speakers & session leads
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Collect any required information or materials for follow up actions
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Support any last-minute requirement or problem
After the event
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Process all the collected materials to create the desired outcomes
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Create toolkits, playbooks, pages and all related knowledge materials
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Share the outputs with the required stakeholders through the agreed sites and platforms
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Support the definition of a plan for future engagement of the Heads of IG community of practice
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Work with the KM team to embed IGNITE plan and outputs into the global IG strategy for KM
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Launch two monthly sessions to engage the Heads of IG Community of practice
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Support the definition of next steps
Work Assignment Overview & Deliverables
Before event
February 2024 to April 2024
- Support the definition of the agenda as required
- Liaise with stakeholders and session leads as required to inform about deadlines, status and needs
- Create related sites and pages for sharing and/or collaborating
- Create and share templates for final presentations
- Coordinate with facilitators and other internal IG audiences
- Work with the team in charge of logistics to make sure all sessions have the required space and materials
- Coordinate with the venue and plan the needed technical setup requirements
- Connect with speakers to gather presentations and other materials
- Manage the requirements from potential external speakers participating in the event
- Liaise with host Country Office or Natcom when needed
- Support the admin team as required
During the event
April 2024
- Attend the event to offer all the logistic support
- Follow up on schedules and anticipate potential needs
- Be the focal point to support and coordinate speakers & session leads
- Collect any required information or materials for follow up actions
- Support any last-minute requirement or problem
After the event
April to July 2024
- Process all the collected materials to create the desired outcomes
- Create toolkits, playbooks, pages and all related knowledge materials
- Share the outputs with the required stakeholders through the agreed sites and platforms
- Support the definition of a plan for future engagement of the Heads of IG community of practice
- Work with the KM team to embed IGNITE plan and outputs into the global IG strategy for KM
- Launch two monthly sessions to engage the Heads of IG Community of practice
- Support the definition of next steps
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
A first level university degree in Marketing, Communication or other relevant fields is required.
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years work experience on events management, communications or related role is required.
Experience of developing or contributing to internal communications strategies is an asset.
International experience in a professional environment is an advantage.
Experience working for a Digital Agency and/or within a Digital environment preferred.
Fundraising/NFP knowledge is an advantage.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is considered as an asset.
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.
Remarks:
Please indicate your all-inclusive (lump sum) fees in USD against the deliverables listed above. If there is a need for business travel, the travel costs will be covered by UNICEF separately. The office selects the individual based on best value for money.
Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
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