Corporate Alliance Specialist (CSR), P-3, Geneva, Switzerland

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 Temporary Appointment for an Corporate Alliance Specialist (CSR), P-3, Geneva, Switzerland.

Purpose:

Please see Terms of Reference

Qualification:
• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in CSR, social development, project administration, monitoring and evaluation, some at the international level.
• Excellent communications skills and strong project management experience required.
• Advanced university degree in social science, child rights studies, communications or related technical field;
• Prior experience with knowledge management, network support and information sharing;
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English, fluency in other UN languages an asset;
• Ability to work independently and to meet tight deadlines;
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking;
• Experience of working within UNICEF, exposure to CSR work and of working with multi-stakeholder partnerships whether within Government, UN, NGO or within the corporate sector would be an asset;
• Familiarity with the work of National Committees on advocacy and child rights education an asset

Competencies:
Besides fluency in written and spoken English, the following competencies are required (LI, LII and LIII indicate the level required on a three point scale, LIII being the highest):
UNICEF Core Values
o Diversity and Inclusion (LII)
o Integrity (LII)
o Commitment (LII)

UNICEF Core Competencies
o Communication (verbal and written) (LIII)
o Drive for Results (LII)
o Working with People (LII)        

UNICEF Functional Competencies
o Relating and Networking (LIII)
o Planning and Organising (LIII)
o Analyzing (LII)
o Learning and Researching (LII)
o Formulating Strategies and Concepts (LI)

How to Apply:
UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visitwww.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed and up-to-date CV/resume, as well as a covering letter explaining what makes them suitable for this position, to: ihyllested@unicef.org  (quoting “Application CSR Specialist TA”) by 24 September 2014

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.