Partnership Data Management and Business Intelligence Consultant
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built, offering diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
The UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) department supports a growing portfolio of strategic partnerships, grants, and opportunities with foundations, faith-based organizations, and other partners. As this portfolio expands, there is an urgent need to enhance the quality, completeness, and accessibility of partnership data. This consultancy aims to improve data management and business intelligence capabilities within PFP, enabling PFP, Regional Offices, Country Offices, National Committees, and Centres of Excellence to make timely, informed decisions and manage partnerships more effectively. The consultant will play a key role in improving the data infrastructure and reporting mechanisms to support strategic partnership management and growth.
Responsibilities
The consultant will be responsible for improving the quality, completeness, and accessibility of partnership data within UNICEF's Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) unit. This includes cleaning, validating, and maintaining complex partnership, grant, income, or pipeline data across multiple stakeholders and systems. The consultant will design and develop practical Power BI dashboards or similar business intelligence products tailored for non-technical users to visualize key partnership metrics and trends. They will also leverage their strong analytical, coordination, and problem-solving skills to work across Regional Offices, Country Offices, National Committees, and global teams to identify and resolve data gaps and inconsistencies. A key aspect of the role involves ensuring that the data management systems, such as Salesforce and SAP, are optimized for partnership data, and providing support for the effective use of FRM or comparable Customer Relationship Management and grant management systems. The consultant will contribute to enhancing the overall data governance and reporting framework for partnerships, ensuring data integrity and usability for strategic decision-making.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in partnership data management, finance, business intelligence, or related fields is required. Demonstrated experience in cleaning, validating, and maintaining complex partnership, grant, income, or pipeline data across multiple stakeholders and systems is essential.
Skills
Salesforce, SAP systems, FRM or comparable CRM systems, Grant management systems, Power BI dashboard design, Business intelligence product development, Data cleaning, Data validation, Data maintenance, Analytical skills, Coordination skills, Problem-solving skills