United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/
I
was inspired by United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF).2015 Agenda for Everychild in which World leaders are setting out a roadmap
for human progress over the next 15 years. Known as the Sustainable Development
Goals, these new global targets will drive investment and action in virtually
every country on earth, touching millions of lives. That is why it is vital
that every child, girls and boys alike, is included – and that children everywhere
are at the heart of the new global agenda. 2015 should be a year of global
action for children, engaging everyone to include governments, institutions,
corporations, communities, families, and individuals in every country to demand
and drive change for every child, especially the most disadvantaged and
vulnerable.
Position: Representative,
P,-5, Gaborone, Botswana
If you are a passionate
and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children,
the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children,
seeks a Representative, P-5, and Gaborone, Botswana.
Job Description: Be responsible for overall development, formulation, conception
and management of UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation (small to medium size
CO), approved by the Executive Board.
- Represent the Executive
Director in all aspects of UNICEF's co-operation with the
Government/Country Office. Collaborate as part of the UNCT in this regard.
- Be accountable for the
formulation and management of the UNICEF Country Programme of
Co-operation, as approved by the Executive Board.
- Be accountable for UNICEF's
advocacy with the government and other partners for the enhancement of the
survival, protection, development and participation of children and women
in national development efforts.
- Be responsible for all aspects
of office management of the UNICEF country office.
- Support implementation of the
UNICEF supported emergency programme, ensuring that the Situation Analysis
and EPRP are regularly updated.
- Participate in organizational
and institutional initiatives to strengthen UN Coherence. Ensure that
joint programming (including joint programmes) and common services are
achieved to the extent possible.
- Provide policy support,
guidance and advocacy on the development and establishment of common
services arrangements agreed to by participating organizations/agencies at
the country level. To ensure that these joint operational
arrangements, assist UNICEF in its objective to provide efficient and
economical support services to the implementation of the country
programme.
- Provide policy support,
guidance and advocacy as required in emergency situations and other
humanitarian programme implementation. Collaborate as part of the UNCT in
this regard.
Minimum
Requirements:
- Advanced university degree in
Social Sciences, International Relations, Governance, Public Administration,
Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development,
or other relevant disciplines.
- Ten years of relevant
professional work experience. Experience in programme/ projects
management and building strategic alliances and partnerships/resource
mobilization.
- International and Developing
country work experience and field work experience.
- Background/familiarity with
Emergency.
- Rights-based and Results-based
approach and programming in UNICEF.
- Integration and synthesis of
various programme activities in accordance with professional practices and
UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines.
- Expert knowledge of advanced
concepts in primary discipline, with a broad knowledge of related
disciplines, in-depth knowledge of relevant organizational policies and
procedures.
- Fluency in English. Other UN
language an asset.
Save
the Children
Save the Children
gives children in the United States and around the world what every child
deserves a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and care when disaster
strikes. We save children's lives. Please invest in children's futures and
support our mission.
Position – Director of Federal Government
Relations for Early Childhood Education – Washington, DC
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Job Description:
The Director of Federal Government
Relations (GR), for Early Childhood Education (ECE) will manage the overall
federal ECE issue portfolio identifying opportunities to advance ECE
legislative initiatives. He/she will develop and manage relationships
at the federal level with the Hill, Administration and organizations that
align with SCAN’s ECE priorities. The Director will develop legislative
strategy and oversee tactical implementation of ECE legislative
initiatives. He/she will work closely with the Associate Director of
GR, ECE, other SCAN departments and Save the Children’s United States
Programs (USP).
Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact:
Manage ECE Issue Portfolio &
Develop Strategy:
·
The
Director will manage the ECE federal issue portfolio identifying legislation
to advance ECE priorities.
·
He/she
will develop legislative and funding strategies in coordination with the
Senior Director of GR to advance SCAN priorities.
·
The
Director will work in conjunction with existing ECE Coalitions and feed into
their strategies when aligned with SCAN’s priorities.
Develop, Maintain & Manage External
Relationships:
·
The
Director will develop, maintain and manage bipartisan and bicameral relationships
on the Hill with a focus on key committees of jurisdiction and members in
leadership. This also includes relationships with the White House and
relevant agencies along with the ECE advocacy community.
·
He/she
will be SCAN’s primary point of contact for ECE federal policy.
Develop Advocacy & Educational
Initiatives:
·
The
Director will spearhead and develop initiatives with strategic partners, when
appropriate, to educate our congressional targets and the Administration on
our ECE legislative policy. This includes but is not limited to sharing
SCAN’s policy positions and Save the Children’s reports through holding
briefings. In doing so, SCAN will be positioned as a strong advocate and
thought leader in the ECE space on the federal level.
Internal Coordination with SCAN & USP:
·
The
Director will work closely with the Associate Director of GR, ECE to ensure
federal and state strategy are coordinated and appropriately aligned.
Additionally, they will strategically identify opportunities for the Associate
Director to contribute to the federal ECE issue portfolio.
·
He/she
will work with the Mobilization team to identify where there is a need to
generate grassroots and grass-tops support for influencing federal
policy.
·
He/she
will work with the communications team to determine how best to influence key
federal decision makers through communication tactics.
·
The
Director will work with the political team to identify possible federal
targets to either support or oppose based on their ECE record.
·
He/she
will communicate SCAN’s ECE federal initiatives to USP and work together when
priorities are aligned.
Monitoring, Accountability &
Administrative:
·
The
Director will monitor achievement of predetermined objectives, grant
responsibilities, including contributing to reporting, expenditure and
administration.
Required Background, Experience, Skills and
Behaviors:
·
Minimum
10 years professional experience, with at least four years of demonstrated
leadership on Capitol Hill on a Committee of jurisdiction.
·
Strong
familiarity with the legislative process, including both authorizations and
appropriations processes and a demonstrated track record of legislative
successes (bills passed, budgets increased, etc.)
·
Established
networks and contacts within senior Washington governmental and
nongovernmental ECE policy circles.
·
Bachelor's
degree required - Master’s Degree preferred
·
Experience
working in a campaign or initiative a plus.
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Children International
Position: Vice
President of Development
Children International,
a $190 million international humanitarian organization, is seeking a dynamic
leader to serve as Vice President of Development. In this challenging position,
you will quickly discover that we address poverty's root causes by working
directly with children and youth around the world instead of through community
development. Why? Because we believe that children and youth are the single
best answer to breaking the cycle of poverty, especially generational poverty.
Job
Description:
We’re looking for an
individual who has the personality and skills to strengthen relationships with
existing donors, an innovative nature to reach out in new and compelling ways
to develop new donor funding streams, and the ability to create the strategy
and tactics needed to elevate the CI brand within the foundation community and
other untapped areas. This job is critical to the future of CI. It promises to
be challenging. But it will be worth it.
Responsibilities
include:
• Developing a strategic plan for educating
and engaging target donors that is consistent with Children International's
brand positioning
• Developing a tactical plan that enables
Children International to achieve both near-term and long-term financial
objectives
• Leading the
implementation of a tactical plan that achieves the strategic objectives
through cross-functional collaboration
• Developing, leading
and managing a high-performing and empowered donor development team
• Collaborating with
other functional areas to provide donors and prospective donors with an
extraordinary experience with Children International
• Managing the
day-to-day operations of Children International's development initiatives,
including results, reporting, budgets, communications, and multiple initiatives
supporting revenue generation and the donor experience
Qualifications:
• Exceptional interpersonal, relational and
communication skills • Intelligent, visionary, inspiring, humble, high-energy
leader
• High capacity to learn
• Well-rounded and entrepreneurial business
leader
• Passionate about
children and youth and making a difference in the world
• 10 years senior management experience,
preferably in development
• Significant
experience in developing and empowering diverse teams
• Ability to role model
and inspire phenomenal collaboration across functions
• Bachelor's degree
required; advanced degree preferred
• Proven track record
in transforming an organization's outcomes
• Relentlessly
results-oriented with demonstrated ability to reliably achieve strategic
objectives
• Experience
researching, identifying, nurturing and engaging external partners that align
with the organization's objectives
• Demonstrated ability
to achieve outcomes within established resources
• A strong
understanding of technology and the role it can play in developing new funding
streams • International travel experience and exposure • Bilingual in
Spanish/English is a plus
