Communication Assistant, G Rome, Italy Private Fund Raising and Partnerships

Overview

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. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

Within UNICEF’s private sector ecosystem, effective internal communication and engagement is a strategic objective of leadership at PFP and key channels are the Pulse Newsletter, the intranet, and staff meetings. The Ecosystem Engagement team is responsible for coordinating communication throughout the ecosystem and ensuring that the right internal audiences are reached with the relevant content.

This position is responsible for the overall administrative activities that support the Ecosystem Engagement team and will also be supporting the Communication Manager and Knowledge Management Specialist with communication functions and project management delivery. The role is accountable for managing the team’s budget effectively, and all administrative work.

• Internal communication and project management (30%)
• Knowledge Management/Events/Webinars (25%)
• Budget Monitoring (specialized)
• Procurement
• Travel
• Invoice Processing
• Attendance

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• Education:
  
  Completion of Secondary Education is required.
• Work Experience:
• A minimum of five years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience required.
• Experience maintaining repositories, intranet pages, or collaboration platforms and uploading/documenting the content is required.
• Proven experience organizing meetings, preparing agendas/materials, and supporting webinars or knowledge-sharing sessions, is required.
• Hands-on experience supporting budget preparation, monitoring utilization, and ensuring compliance with rules (e.g., grants tracking, expenditure monitoring), is required.
• Language Requirements:
  Proficiency in English is required.

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in project management and coordination is an asset.
• Experience in writing and editing is an asset, including identifying compelling and engaging stories relevant to staff working with the private sector.
• Experience and familiarity with UNICEF policies, procedures, and systems (VISION, eTools, SharePoint), is an asset.
• UN/UNICEF experience is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values. UNICEF Competencies Required For This Post Are:
Builds and maintains partnerships;
Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness;
Drive to achieve results for impact;
Innovates and embraces change;
Manages ambiguity and complexity;
Thinks and acts strategically;
Works collaboratively with others.

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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. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality,…