About this role
Senior Partnerships Associate, GS7, FT, #138585, Bridgetown, Barbados
Under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist (Team Lead), the Senior Partnerships Associate provides administrative and operational support to the Partnerships Working Group in advancing UNICEF Caribbean's partnership and resource mobilization agenda across the 12-country Multi-Country Office (MCO).
The position contributes to the implementation of the MCO's strategic shift toward broader and more diverse partnerships for children, supporting engagement with governments, regional intergovernmental organizations (including CARICOM, OECS, CDEMA and CCCCC), international financial institutions (such as IDB, CAF, World Bank and Caribbean Development Bank), United Nations entities, private sector partners, National Committees and other development stakeholders.
The Senior Partnerships Associate, based in Barbados supports the coordination and monitoring of partnership initiatives, resource mobilization efforts, donor relations, knowledge management and partner stewardship activities. It will serve as a key coordination focal point for partnership processes and contributes to UNICEF's visibility and positioning across the Caribbean region.
Working closely with programme, communication, knowledge management and operations colleagues across the MCO, the Senior Partnerships Associate helps ensure timely partner engagement, quality partnership documentation, effective donor reporting and visibility, and systematic tracking of partnership opportunities and commitments. Through these functions, the position supports resource mobilization efforts, strengthens partner relations, and contributes to UNICEF's visibility and positioning across the Caribbean region.
This position belongs to the Public & Private Partnerships working group. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: G7 Senior Partnership Associate Barbados.pdf
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Minimum requirements:
Education: Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university-level courses in international development, business administration, public administration, project management, communications, social sciences, or related fields.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible administrative, programme support, partnership management, external relations or coordination-related experience is required.
- Experience working with government institutions, inte