Senior Risk And Research Officer

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Senior Risk andRisk and Research Officer.

The role sits in the Resource Hub Team, in the Partnerships & Philanthropy function. The Resource Hub’s purpose is to empower Partnerships colleagues to deliver best in class relationship management, by providing sector-leading professional services such as partner research, risk screening and strategic writing, to enable the team to fully focus on raising money for the world’s children. Acting as a centralised service unit and coordination point for proposal-writing, SRM, research, and administrative support, the Resource Hub’s added value is critical to UUK’s success in maximising our most critical relationships.

The Senior Risk and Research Officer will provide a first-class research and due diligence service, by supporting the Unicef UK risk screening process for selected individuals and organisations. The role will have a particular focus on Talent, including Ambassadors, High Profile Supporters and other warm supporters. This includes maintaining and helping manage the risk screening process; researching individuals or organisations as part of the screening process; and supporting the Ambassador Relations, Soccer Aid, Philanthropy, Foundations, Corporate, Executive and other teams as required by providing risk-based research profiles. This role offers a high level of autonomy and, as such, the post-holder will be expected to work independently, with minimal supervision.

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Closing date: 5pm Thursday 1 February 2024.

Interview date: w/c 12 February 2024.

In return, we offer:

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care on 0300 330 5580 during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

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