[Hiring] Advocacy & Partnerships Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The Advocacy & Partnerships Officer will provide strategic and operational support to deliver UNICEF’s WASH Advocacy Plan 2026, with a focus on UNICEF’s engagement in the UN 2026 Water Conference and the connected Advocacy Campaign and Youth Leadership Track. The consultant will ensure coherence between the Advocacy Plan and the Conference’s political processes, strengthen youth‑led advocacy and accountability mechanisms, and connect fundraising and donor engagement directly to the UNWC campaign.

Deliverables

• Advocacy milestones delivered on schedule (quarterly).
• Youth Leadership Track successfully implemented (consultations, co‑creation labs, plenary sessions, accountability platform).
• Minimum of six donor concept notes/proposals advanced.
• Senior leader briefing packages prepared for all UNWC milestones.
• At least five major events delivered with full documentation (briefing notes, speeches, communications).
• Consolidated report of UNICEF participation at the Kigali Symposium.
• Internal advocacy plan launched and embedded across UNICEF.
• Final synthesis report produced post‑UNWC 2026.
• Evidence synthesis briefs prepared ahead of UNWC.
• Donor visibility integrated into flagship report, immersive advocacy tools, and youth track outputs.
• Knowledge management maintained (shared folders, monthly updates, help desk).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in International relations, communications, public policy, or related field.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in advocacy, partnerships, or resource mobilization.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience in advocacy and communication.
• Proven track record in youth engagement, donor relations, and event coordination.
• Strong drafting, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• Experience working in UN or international development contexts preferred.
• Good understanding of the global water landscape preferred.
• Experience with the UN 2023 Water Conference or similar political processes preferred.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.

The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.