Fund Raising Manager, P-4, TA (364 days), Global Philanthropy, PFP, Geneva, Switzerland

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 169,113 USD and 218,037 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

The Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) section of UNICEF works with National Committees and UNICEF country offices to maximize income and drive income growth. There are five teams within the PSFR section: the purpose of the Global Philanthropy team is to grow income from major donors, and faith and membership-based organizations.

Private Philanthropy is a fast-growing income stream for UNICEF’s private sector fundraising and partnership section.

UNICEF raises money from philanthropic donors both directly through the Global Philanthropy Team and indirectly through National Committees and fundraising country offices around the world. The Global Philanthropy team is responsible for providing both strategic leadership and technical support in this area.

UNICEF is refining its offer to the ultra-wealthy philanthropic audience. Through private grant-making donors can ensure sustainable change for children (Impact), receive clear attribution on the change they’ve made possible (recognition), and meet a network of like-minded and powerful families (community). This is an emotional, life-defining journey enriched with purpose. Each of our global initiatives is built to realize the ultimate offer to write the story of your life – linking philanthropy to identity, individuality, and meaning.

For every child, a Champion

The incumbent for this post will be responsible for leading the development of a new engagement strategy and offer, specifically designed for philanthropic families, to be deployed both at a national level to support National Committees and Country Offices in their relationships with their target audiences and at global level with international philanthropist prospects and donors.

How can you make a difference?

The post holder will be an essential leader in the design and launch of a new initiative and engagement offer targeted to philanthropic families. Below is the current primary focus of the role that can be foreseen:

Strategy and Planning, including but not limited to:

• Design and develop the strategy and planning for the new initiative with the aim to engage wealthy families, both to renew and uplift existing major-donor relationships and acquire new ones.

Capacity Building and Thought Leadership:

• Launch and manage a Community of Practice among MGOs to enhance knowledge and share best practices on family philanthropy.
• Develop a toolkit for National Committees and Country Offices to engage wealthy families in a philanthropic journey with UNICEF.
• Promote thought leadership opportunities on family philanthropy to and with internal and external stakeholders at international fora, events, and networks.

Market Support, including but not limited to:

• Support National Committees and Country offices to develop their national family philanthropy offer,
• Support National Committees and Country offices in their prospect research of wealthy families and deliver bespoke support to develop cultivation plans to engage philanthropic families,
• Support National Committees and Country offices in engaging in national fora, events and networks to promote UNICEF’s positioning as a partner of choice for family philanthropy.

Cross-Cutting, including but not limited to:

• Coordinate with other initiatives, such as the International Council and NextGen, to identify and develop common engagement opportunities and maximize the family philanthropy engagement offer,
• Offer co-creation workshops to help families refine their values, purpose and social mission,
• Develop a network of global partners and stakeholders to position UNICEF as the natural home for family philanthropy.

DELIVERABLES

Deliverables will include but not be limited to the following:

• A strategy for engaging philanthropic families across markets and at the global level (in coordination with the International and Youth Councils and NextGen).
• A Community of Practice on family philanthropy to enhance knowledge and share best practices.
• A toolkit designed for National Committees and Country Offices to support their national family engagement offer.
• National family philanthropy engagement offers in place in at least three markets.
• A pipeline of $1M+ family prospects.
• A pilot on delivering co-creation workshops for multi-generational families to help them refine their values, purpose, and social mission.
• A network of global partners and stakeholders to position UNICEF as the natural home for family philanthropy.

Estimated Duration of the contract

• 364 days

Reporting To:

• The Chief, Global Philanthropy

Working Place:

• Geneva, Switzerland is the official duty station. (Flexible work arrangements may be applied if there is a need.)

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

Education:

• An advanced University Degree in one of the following fields is required: Fundraising/Philanthropy, Communication, Marketing, International Relations, International Development, Business, Social Sciences, or a related area.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of qualified professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A Minimum of 8 years of experience in philanthropy and fundraising, including at least 5 years of experience in major gift fundraising is required.
• Experience managing a team is considered an asset.
• Experience in cultivating and securing high-value gifts is required.
• Experience developing fundraising strategies is required.
• Practiced communicator with demonstrated ability to condense information and capture and communicate it in a well-structured way is required.
• Track record of working independently and meeting tight deadlines is required.
• Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNICEF programme activities are considered as an asset.
• Experience working with the UN is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. (Writing and editing) skills are required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1) are required.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF PFP-Geneva is currently reviewing organizational changes; therefore, the successful candidates may be asked to commence duties remotely, and they may later be asked to relocate and be assigned to the final post-duty station/location in Berlin.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.