Private Sector Reporting and Impact Officer, Dhaka, Bangladesh

General

Description of assignment title: Private Sector Reporting and Impact Officer

Assignment country: Bangladesh

Duty stations: Dhaka

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 08/01/2026

Duration: 12 months(with possibility of extension)Long-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals

Host entity: UNICEF

Modality: Onsite

Type: National

Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule: Full-time

Number of Assignments: 1

Details

Mission and objectives:

• UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
• UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.
• UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.
• UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.
• UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities.
• UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.
• UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.
• UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic development of their communities.
• UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Context:

• The role of Private Sector Reporting and Impact Officer is part of UNICEF Bangladesh Country Office's Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships work, under the Representative's Office. The UN Volunteer will be part of the Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Team and will work under the direct supervision of the Partnerships Officer, NOB, Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships. UNICEF Bangladesh works with a range of private sector partners, including corporations, foundations, financial institutions, high-value donors, and individual supporters, to mobilize resources, build strategic partnerships, and strengthen public engagement for children. The private sector plays an important role in supporting UNICEF's work for children, including through financial contributions, advocacy, innovation, visibility, and programme collaboration. The assignment will support the team's efforts to strengthen donor stewardship, proposal development, donor reporting, impact documentation, and partnership communication.
• The UN Volunteer will help ensure that results from private sector contributions are captured, written, packaged, and communicated in a timely, accurate, and compelling manner. This includes support to concept notes, proposals, donor-facing one-pagers, mid-level impact reports, donor updates, visibility materials, and evidence-based narratives.
• The role will involve close coordination with UNICEF programme sections, the Communication team, Operations colleagues, and relevant regional/global private sector colleagues. The position will contribute to improving the quality, consistency, and timeliness of written products for private sector partners and potential donors, thereby strengthening UNICEF Bangladesh's resource mobilization and partnership engagement efforts.

Task description:

• Under the direct supervision of the Partnerships Officer (NOB), Private Sector Fundraising and
• Partnerships, the UN Volunteer will support the following tasks:
• Support the development of donor proposals, concept notes, investment cases, partnership briefs, and donor-facing documents.
• Draft, edit, and improve donor reports, impact updates, progress summaries, and results-based narratives.
• Collect, organize, and synthesize information from programme sections to document results, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and beneficiary reach.
• Support the preparation of donor engagement materials, including briefing notes, presentations, donor awareness materials, visibility inputs, and follow-up communications.
• Coordinate with programme, communication, operations, and field colleagues to gather inputs and ensure consistency of information.
• Maintain and regularly update tracking systems for donor reports, proposals, donor updates, visibility deliverables, and partnership documents.
• Support impact documentation by identifying results, data, stories, photos, quotes, and field examples for donor reporting, stewardship, advocacy, and visibility purposes.
• Assist in preparing donor recognition and visibility materials in line with UNICEF branding and partnership requirements.
• Support background research on potential private sector partners, CSR priorities, philanthropic interests, market trends, and partnership opportunities.
• Provide writing, editing, formatting, and quality assurance support for fundraising and partnership documents.
• Contribute to knowledge management by organizing reports, proposals, concept notes, donor briefs, photos, communication materials, and related documentation.
• Support other private sector fundraising and partnership-related tasks, including partner meetings, donor visits, internal briefings, and partnership review discussions.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 80

Required experience: 3 years

Nationality: Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience:

• 3 years

Languages:

• English, Level: Fluent, Required
• Bengali, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, International Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Economics, Public Policy, English, or another relevant field.
• An advanced university degree will be considered an asset but is not required.

Competencies and values:

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organising
• Professionalism
• Self-management

Skills and experience:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships, resource mobilization, communications, donor relations, reporting, proposal writing, programme support, private sector engagement, CSR, fundraising, media, advertising, or a related area is required.
• Experience with an advertising agency, newspaper or media organization, communications agency, development organization, corporate CSR team, foundation, UN agency, international NGO, or donor-funded project will be considered relevant.
• Strong writing, editing, coordination, and organizational skills, with the ability to prepare proposals, concept notes, reports, briefs, presentations, donor updates, articles, communication materials, and other partner-facing documents.
• Ability to collect information from different teams, translate technical inputs into clear and results-oriented messages, manage deadlines, and coordinate effectively with stakeholders.
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online collaboration platforms, are required.

Area(s) of expertise:

• Communication, advocacy, public information, Knowledge management, research, reporting

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