Overview
Consultant to conduct a comprehensive WASH partnership mapping, including a specific review on innovation as an entry point, to create a refined, targeted pipeline of viable prospects for UNICEF WASH.
Tasks Summary
- Map and analyse the stakeholder landscape of public financing institutions, foundations, and private sector partnership prospects for UNICEF WASH, with a focus on innovations, to develop a stakeholder matrix.
- Develop a global priority partnership pipeline (long-list and short-list) of the most viable prospects for Climate-Resilient WASH including scaling innovative approaches, including funding and public financing, capacity building and leveraging networks.
- Develop an engagement strategy for pursuing prospects.
- Explicitly investigate foundations and corporates already funding UNICEF country offices and recommend which ones could be elevated to global partnerships.
- Identify key public partner prospects globally with a strong interest in water/ sanitation/ hygiene/ and innovation, WASH in institutions and those with strategic priorities in climate, to explore entry points for WASH climate resilient solutions.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in stakeholder management / fundraising and/or public financing for the development and/or humanitarian sector. Specific experience in WASH and/or climate would be an advantage.
- Demonstrable experience of stakeholder analysis for partnership prospect development and strategic alignment to support funding/public financing for development programmes. Particular experience tying this to programme innovation is considered an asset.
- Experience of new business development, including shared value partnerships that goes beyond funding/public financing, with an awareness of due diligence and risk aware considerations.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Innovation, Business Management, International Relations or other relevant field. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
