Strategic Partnerships for Impact Strategy Consultant

UNICEF Nigeria seeks a consultant to develop its 2028–2032 Strategic Partnerships for Impact strategy. The assignment will assess funding opportunities and partner landscapes, define value propositions and multi-year targets, and produce an implementable resource-mobilization roadmap that strengthens public and private financing, development-bank engagement, advocacy and partnerships for children.

• Develop the 2028–2032 Strategic Partnerships for Impact strategy
• Assess partner and funding landscapes and identify resource-mobilization opportunities
• Develop value propositions, multi-year targets and performance indicators
• Prepare an implementable resource-mobilization roadmap with governance and risk safeguards
• Strengthen engagement with public, private, philanthropic and development-finance partners

• Advanced university degree in finance, development economics, public policy, business administration, international relations, international development or a related field
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization, partnerships, fundraising, business development or development finance
• Experience leading at least two comparable strategies or assignments for international development organizations
• English proficiency

• Previous experience with UNICEF or another United Nations entity
• Knowledge of Nigeria or West Africa financing and development cooperation landscapes
• Experience engaging public- and private-sector decision-makers in comparable contexts
• Familiarity with child-focused or social-sector financing

• Resource mobilization
• Strategic partnerships
• Development finance
• Fundraising
• Stakeholder facilitation