Public Partnership Officer

Under the direct supervision of a Public Partnerships Specialist, North America team, PPR North America and IFIs Pillar (Washington DC) and in collaboration with colleagues from across the Programme Group’s (PG) Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPR) team, the incumbent will deepen collaboration with key U.S. Government stakeholders, help to provide an interface for knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of the assignment. This role ensures documentation of quality programming outputs in line with relevant agreement reporting requirements and provides targeted support for senior staff operations and administrative support services. The position supports UNICEF’s Public Partnerships and Resource Mobilization (PPR) Division, focusing on the US Government Partnership and working closely with the UNICEF-US portfolio, particularly on Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and other public health emergency programming as part of broader development and humanitarian funding to Country Offices. The role contributes to the implementation of the work plan for assigned areas to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s partnership strategy and associated UNICEF – US Government agreement requirements.

Education: A first level university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field; Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, program management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area; Skills: International Development; International Relations; Program Management; Public Affairs; Resource Mobilization; public partnerships; Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is required.