Partnerships Specialist Humanitarian Action Vacancy-Job Ref: ACSAUNICEF/1904/202651

Partnerships Specialist Humanitarian Action Vacancy-Job Ref: ACSAUNICEF/1904/202651
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Job 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 is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to a Champion

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the GAO Director, you, as the Partnerships Specialist – Humanitarian Action, will lead engagement with state and institutional donors on humanitarian contexts in GAO. You will bridge crisis analysis, response readiness, and partner-facing narrative development, and you will mobilize flexible funding while safeguarding UNICEF’s strategic positioning.

The purpose:

Under the supervision of the GAO Director, the Partnerships Specialist – Humanitarian Action will lead engagement with state and institutional donors on humanitarian contexts in GAO. The incumbent will bridge crisis analysis, response readiness, and partner-facing narrative development to mobilize flexible funding while safeguarding UNICEF’s strategic positioning.

Key Functions:

1. Donor Engagement
2. Humanitarian Resource Mobilization
3. Political and Risk Analysis & Reporting
4. Senior Management Support
5. Advocacy, Visibility and Accountability
6. Coordination and Reporting

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: Advanced university degree in International Relations, Political Science, Security Studies, Public Policy, or a related field.

Work Experience:
Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian political analysis, donor engagement or a related field.
Proven experience in geopolitical and conflict analysis, as well as risk-informed narrative development and scenario planning.
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Career development courses
Interview coaching service
Public speaking course
Strong analytical and drafting skills, with ability to produce concise leadership-ready briefs.
Experience in early warning early action, contingency planning/preparedness is a strong asset.
Capacity in humanitarian diplomacy and strategic donor positioning.
Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
Skills: The role requires strong skills in strategic positioning, analytical reporting, coordination, stakeholder management, drafting, and political analysis to support informed decision-making and effective engagement.

Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic and English languages are required.
Desirables:

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Development, contingency planning, Contingency preparedness and experience in early warning early action is a strong asset.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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