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The PPD Seoul office, which is a part of PPD, is exploring public-private partnership (PPP) opportunities with the Government of the Republic of Korea, including the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), which is Korea’s development agency, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), which oversees the government’s international aid portfolio.
How can you make a difference?
The purpose of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Consultant is to help the Head of Office develop a public-private partnerships portfolio for the UNICEF Seoul office. UNICEF Seoul has had promising discussions with KOICA’s Corporate Engagement Team, which has expressed interest in working with Korean businesses that can provide corporate assets, technical expertise, and/or funding to help UNICEF and KOICA deliver development outcomes. Other key partners in this effort are the Ministries of Planning and thematic-focused ministries in programme countries, with whom both UNICEF and KOICA have relationships and aligned development goals, and the Korean Committee for UNICEF.
Deliverables
Duration/deadline
Deliverable 1: Develop a public-private partnerships strategy
Work with the Head of Office to develop a public-private partnerships strategy for the PPD Seoul office The strategy will include an analysis of PPP opportunities in the Republic of Korea, a mapping of potential private sector partners, and timelines for rollout of the strategyEstimated 12 working days total (to be completed by 30 April 2023)
Deliverable 2: Develop country-specific PPP strategies
Work with pilot countries in the East Asia and Pacific region to develop country-specific PPP engagement strategies Prioritize six countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Thailand, VietnamEstimated 18 working days total (3 days per office) (to be completed by 30 June 2023)
Deliverable 3: Develop KOICA PPP engagement plan
Analyze KOICA’s PPP strategies Develop entry points for UNICEF PPP opportunities Participate in KOICA meetings to explore PPP opportunitiesEstimated 4 working days total (to be completed by 30 April 2023)
Deliverable 4: Develop KCU engagement plan
Share business mapping results with Korean Committee for UNICEF and UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division Jointly agree how to engage with Korean businesses based on identified needs and opportunities at the country levelEstimated 4 working days total (to be completed by 31 May 2023)
Deliverable 5: Develop PPP communication plan
Develop guidelines for promoting agreed PPPs on UNICEF media and communication platforms Support communications team in developing communication assets to promote team’s PPP strategy and resultsEstimated 4 working days total (to be completed by 30 June 2023)
Deliverable 6: Support implementation of country-level PPP pilots
Collaborate with PPP counterpart in six UNICEF pilot countries to implement PPP pilots Support Head of Office in negotiating PPPs with country offices, KOICA, Korean Committee for UNICEF, and PFP
Estimated 18 working days total (3 days per office) (to be completed by 31 August 2023)
Deliverable 7: Best practices and lessons learned
Conduct a mid-2023 review of best practices and lessons learned from PPP initiativeEstimated 4 working days total (to be completed by 31 August 2023)
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
A first University Degree in a Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, or equivalent Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience, including project management in the private or non-profit sectors Fluency in English and Korean is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Please submit a financial proposal along with your application, Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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