UNICEF Serbia TERMS OF REFERENCE
- Purpose of Special Service Agreement:
UNICEF’s engagement with corporate sector is focused on several partnerships that require internal aligning to ensure coherent planning and delivery within the office, thus maximising value for UNICEF and for our partners. Also, the corporate partnerships offer opportunity for integrated activities by leveraging resources from different channels in partner companies (financial support, customer outreach, technical expertise and in-kind donations).
In addition, UNICEF Serbia is focusing on promotion of social responsibility focused on children through globally developed initiatives such as Children’s Rights and Business Principles and Workbook “Children are Everyone’s Business”. UNICEF plans to ensure regular promotion of those initiatives through collaboration with business associations, Chamber of Commerce, business conferences and forums.
In order to ensure the administrative and technical support around corporate sector partnerships and activates relevant for Advancement of child focused social responsibility of business sector and media, consultant’s engagement is required.
- Objective of the Special Service Agreement with expected results/outcome/products/sub products/outcomes:
-Assist Fundraising Specialist in management of the existing corporate partnerships
-Assist Fundraising Specialist in maintenance and expansion of productive relationships with corporate partners by diversifying channels within key partnerships (resource mobilization, access to employees and customers, in-kind donations, promotion of CSR focused on children)
-Ensure regular communication with corporate partners through provision of reports, share of information that demonstrate the impact and outcomes of UNICEF and partners’ investments to secure sustainable partnerships
-Secure sufficient align with relevant programme sections in order to secure internally coordinated efforts in planning and delivery of partnerships’ outcomes
-Assist in development of corporate employees engagement around sport activities with UNICEF Serbia sports partners
-To provide administrative and technical support related to promotion and advocacy on CSR focused on children
-To provide administrative and technical assistance in the participation in and organization of special events
-To provide administrative and technical support related to the engagement of National Ambassadors.
-To ensure recruitment of new youth volunteers, their training and engagement in sales and fundraising activities.
-To ensure update of Donor Perfect with recording of corporate donors, corporate employees pledge donors.
- Delivery dates based on the work plan:
Detailed delivery plans will be agreed with the consultant in accordance with the PSFR work plan. Monthly plans will be prepared and expected results specified.
- Details on how the work should be delivered:
The work will be delivered in accordance with the product sale and fundraising work plan under the supervision of Fundraising Officer.
The consultant will be supervised by the Fundraising Officer and will work in close collaboration with UNICEF Programme team and Communication Section.
- Performance indicators for evaluation of results:
- Number and value of corporate partnerships
- Number of new corporate partnerships
- Number of employee related events
- Number of corporate employee pledge donors
- Qualifications/specialized knowledge/experience required to complete the task:
-Three years of progressive and measurable proven experience in customer relations, corporate communication, fundraising initiatives.
-Bachelor’s Degree in Social sciences, preferably Business administration and Marketing.
-Knowledge of fundraising principles and techniques
-Excellent negotiation skills
-Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills.
-Goal-oriented self-starter who is able to be both a proactive leader and a hands-on participant in a collaborative work environment focused on achieving results.
-Ability and willingness to work across functional boundaries
-Ability to work independently and effectively with attention to detail and follow through.
-Clearly communicate ideas and thoughts both verbally and in writing in Serbian and English language
-Set priorities, meeting deadlines, providing deliverables.
- Description of official travel involved:
The consultants might be required to travel on behalf of UNICEF and will be paid in accordance with UN rules and regulations.
Duration: 11 months
- Support provided by UNICEF:
UNICEF will provide the consultant with all relevant background material and information related to advocacy, fundraising and sales activities. UNICEF will obtain working stations with PC Equipment and SIM cards for the consultants and support all required logistics assistance. UNICEF will obtain working station with PC Equipment, mobile phone and sim card. Consultant might work from home as well. The consultant will receive the latest learning material to acquire knowledge on the following:
-PFP Strategy 2014-2017
-UNICEF Corporate engagement
-UNICEF CSR strategy