Knowledge Management Specialist (Emergency Fundraising), P-3, Fixed Term Position, Rome, Italy, Private Fund Raising and Partnerships, #00115523

Job no: 596785
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Rome
Level: P-3
Location: Italy
Categories: Knowledge Management

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to a Calling

How can you make a difference?

As Knowledge Management Specialist (Emergency Fundraising), you will continuously strengthen how knowledge is captured, structured, discovered and used in support of private sector fundraising and partnerships for children impacted by humanitarian crises. Working closely with colleagues across UNICEF's global ecosystem, you will help translate business needs into practical knowledge management solutions, including AI-powered tools, to enable fundraising teams across markets to engage private sector audiences more effectively in support of humanitarian needs.





- Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
- Digital Knowledge Solutions
- Knowledge Products, Learning and Capacity Building
- Analysis, Reporting and Continuous Improvement

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

- Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Knowledge Management, Information Management, Information Science, Communications Science and any other related fields.
A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in knowledge management, information management, digital knowledge solutions, information architecture, digital transformation, data and analytics, or related fields is required.
- Skills:
- Proven professional experience in leading or coordinating the implementation of AI-enabled solutions for information and knowledge management is required, in areas such as AI-enabled knowledge architecture, enterprise search and discovery optimization, and knowledge analytics and user insights, including working with IT and technical teams to translate business needs into requirements.
- Experience in designing,



implementing or managing knowledge management systems, including content architecture, taxonomy, information retrieval and knowledge-sharing solutions, is required.
- Experience using data, user insights or usage analytics to assess and improve knowledge management or digital information solutions is required.
- Experience in knowledge or information management within humanitarian, emergency or development contexts is required.
- Proven track record of working to deadlines is required.
- Capacity to work in team, under pressure and with tight deadlines is required.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment is required.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
- Knowledge of UNICEF programmes and operations is an asset.
- Experience developing knowledge products, guidance, learning materials or capacity-building initiatives for geographically dispersed or global audiences is an asset.
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
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