Roster of Consultants for Partnerships Expertise, Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), UNICEF Hosted ...

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Background on the Education Outcomes Fund

There are few greater challenges faced by the global community than the twin crises of learning poverty and youth unemployment. In response, the Education Commission and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment came together to create EOF. We aim to improve the education and employment outcomes of 10 million children and youth, by supporting governments to utilize a range of innovative finance instruments at scale, including outcomes funds and other results-based financing (RBF) instruments.

EOF supports improvements in the quality of education and skills programmes, with a special focus on girls and underserved populations. It measures (and pays for) what matters - both core skills like literacy and numeracy, but also critical 21st Century skills such as socio-emotional skills, ICT skills, and other broader fundamentals of a quality education.

Purpose of the assignment

Consultants will support EOF's Chief of Operations to develop and implement EOF's partnerships strategy for the organization and its programs.

Workstream 1: Partnerships Support

• Research potential funding / partnership prospects for EOF, and drafting prospect summaries for review by EOF's partnerships team.
• Contribute technically to funding proposals by drafting narrative about EOF's programs and strategy and how they align to the donor's strategy.
• Support EOF's partnership-building by participating in select partner meetings and producing contact reports detailing the content of the meeting and next steps.
• Produce detailed briefing documents on potential funders for EOF's leadership and partnerships team.
• Record and report on partner engagement activities on HubSpot, our partner engagement Customer Relationship Management system (CRM).
• Logistical support for EOF attendance at high-profile events such as the UN General Assembly.

Qualification Requirements

Required

• A university degree in political science, economics, finance, business, education, international development, or a related field, is required.
• A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in a relevant area is required. This includes partnerships, fundraising, education, international development, public policy, think-tanks, charity, or management consulting.
• Fluency in English is required.

Workstream 2: Partnerships Management Expertise

• Develop engagement plans for new and existing EOF's strategic partners.
• Support EOF's partnership-building by participating in select partner meetings and producing contact reports detailing the content of the meeting and next steps.
• Build a pipeline of new qualified fundraising leads through targeted outreach.
• Provide technical guidance to EOF's fundraising team on the development and implementation of its fundraising strategy.

Qualification Requirements

Required

• An advanced degree is required (Master's or above) in political science, economics, finance, business, education, international development, or a related field. A Bachelor's degree will be considered with an additional 2 years' relevant experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a relevant area is required. This includes fundraising, partnerships or a related field.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to cultivate long-term partners, prospects and champions of our work.
• Fluency in English is required.

Workstream 3: Partnerships Strategic Expertise

• Develop EOF's fundraising strategies for its program pipelines across the areas of education, early childhood care and education (ECCE) or skills-for-employment.
• Provide strategic guidance to EOF's partnerships team on engagement plans for new and existing EOF strategic partners.
• Support EOF's partnership-building by participating in select partner meetings and producing contact reports detailing the content of the meeting and next steps.

Qualification Requirements

Required

• An advanced degree is required (Master's or above) in political science, economics, finance, business, education, international development, or a related field. A Bachelor's degree will be considered with an additional 2 years' relevant experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a relevant area is required. This includes fundraising, partnerships or a related field.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to cultivate long-term partners, prospects and champions of our work.
• Fluency in English is required.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

We welcome applications from candidates globally. You can apply through UNICEF's career page. Alongside your application, please submit a technical proposal which includes:

• Workstream(s) for which you wish to be considered.
• Relevant expertise, skills, and experience in the selected workstream(s).
• A sample piece of partnerships/fundraising work (maximum 5 pages) that you have produced previously.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

This call aims to solicit applications from individuals who are interested in providing consultancy services in one or more of the workstreams described above. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.