UNICEF Indonesia

Partnership Officer (Corporate Social Responsibility), Jakarta

UNICEF Indonesia welcomes applications from qualified candidates for the positions below. Interested applicants should submit electronically their application letter, complete curriculum vitae, and updated P11 form, accompanied by a copy of their latest diploma and performance evaluation report by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Closing date: 12 July 2015

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply. This assignment is open to Indonesian nationals only.

Post effective date: 1 January 2016

VACANCY REFERENCE: 15-031

Title: Partnership Officer (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Level: NO-B (National Professional Category)

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term, IDS16012

Duty Station: Jakarta

UNICEF has a long history of working with the corporate sector, both to raise funds for its programmes and to advocate for child-friendly business practices. In 2012, UNICEF together with other partners released a set of Children's Rights and Business Principles, a normative framework that provides guidance to companies on how to align their way of working with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. If you want to make a lasting difference to the lives of children in Indonesia by supporting corporate social responsibility with a focus on children's rights, UNICEF would like to hear from you.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The purpose of the position of the Partnerships Officer (CSR) is to advance respect for children's rights within the business sector based on the Children's Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives in the country.

1. UNICEF Indonesia CSR strategy: develop a strategy for the roll out of the Children's Rights and Business Principles in priority industries and business sectors as an advocacy tool towards achieving programmatic results.
   • Identify programmatic priorities and angles to be prioritized in CRBP promotion among business.
   • Develop an outreach plan with timelines and build relationships with key business and industry associations for CRBP engagement to pursue programme priorities
   • Develop a monitoring and evaluation plan with clear targets for the CRBP roll out plan among selected business sectors and related to programmatic priority areas.
   • Ensure that the elaboration of the strategy and annual work plan are timely executed and followed up to support country programme priorities, regional and global directives.

1. Research on CSR practices: Commission, coordinate and conduct studies on current CSR practices and regulations with relevance to the realization of child rights in Indonesia.
   • Coordinate research on existing legislation, policies and guidelines on child related CSR in Indonesia.
   • Map existing networks and initiatives on CSR and sustainable business practices in selected business sectors with a view to creating partnerships and alliances to promote the CRBP in Indonesia.
   • Market research into knowledge, understanding and commitment to engage in CRBP among selected industries and business sectors.

1. Capacity Building: build capacity of corporate partners and industry associations on Children's Rights and Business Principles.
   • Organize training sessions among industry associations based on global CRBP training material.
   • Support self-assessments related to the CRBP of corporate partners
   • In close collaboration with the Regional Office facilitate guidance to industry associations on how to better align business practices in selected sectors with the CRBP.

1. Advocacy for CRBP policies and regulations: develop an advocacy and communication work plan to promote policies, regulations and guidelines for CRBP implementation.
   • In collaboration with the Communication Cluster engage with media to promote the CRBP and showcase success stories and positive case studies.
   • Develop communication material that can be used for child rights advocacy towards government and private sector partners
   • In line with UNICEF's Strategic Framework on CSR and to promote the implementation of the Child Rights and Business Principles and tools, advocacy with the Government of Indonesia, industry bodies and national think tanks on child rights related CSR.
   • Identify and engage with relevant government counterparts to strengthen legislation and policies on child related CSR.

1. Implementation of a CRBP Pilot: Initiate implementation of a pilot project with a group of corporations and/or CSR regulatory frameworks.
   • Identify champions for the implementation of an individual CRBP assessment.
   • In close collaboration with the Regional Office, provide training to the champions and support their CRBP self-assessment.
   • Document lessons learned from the pilot to be shared with Regional the Office and Private Sector Fundraising and Partnership (PFP) Headquarters.

PROFILE OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• University degree (Advanced university degree highly desirable) in Law, Social Sciences, Development or Business.
• At least three (3) to four (4) years of professional work experience in the area of corporate social responsibility planning and/ or marketing, communication or policy advocacy.
• Experience in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.
• Background in emergency programme work is an asset.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia (oral and written) is required

*) First level university degree may be considered if combined with a minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in the above field.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including formal public speaking.
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting data from a number of sources.
• Demonstrates strong drive for results, commitment, coping with pressure, planning & organizing skills.

Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness.

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