Fund Raising Specialist(Emergency - Capacity Building), P3, Geneva, Switzerland

Overview

Support UNICEF's fundraising efforts for emergencies and humanitarian actions

You have:

• Master’s degree in economics, marketing, statistics, social sciences, or any related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in knowledge management, knowledge sharing, and communication is required.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with 7 years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Extensive experience in using knowledge management tools as an asset.
• Previous experience in working with fundraising or marketing teams is required.
• Previous experience working with UNICEF programs, humanitarian response an asset.
• Capacity to work in a team, under pressure, and with tight deadlines.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills in English, fluency in other UN languages is an asset.

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 142,356 USD and 186,404 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 within PFP works with National Committees and Country Offices to drive and maximize income growth for children in emergencies. The Fundraising Specialist (Emergency - Capacity Building) will work as part of the Emergency Fundraising team as a central support function for knowledge management and knowledge sharing with a specific focus on Global Humanitarian Priorities such as ACT-A COVAX HAC or Climate Change. In UNICEF’s global Strategic Plan 2018-2021, humanitarian action is identified as one of its cross-cutting priorities and accelerator for growth.

The Private Sector Humanitarian Funding Unit supports and coordinates cross-organization initiatives on humanitarian crises and sudden-onset disasters by leading global efforts in maximizing funding opportunities and supporting National Committees and PSFR Countries.

The function will play a key role in strengthening and coordinating cross-functional - as well as interdivisional – efforts to maximize income and influence around global humanitarian priorities, namely ACT A / COVAX as well as Climate Change. The incumbent will maintain and ensure the necessary supporting infrastructure is always up to date and fit for purpose and will ensure it can represent a one-stop-shop for collection and analysis of all relevant information from different stakeholders beyond the Private Sector Humanitarian Funding Team, the COVAX ACT-A Working Group in PFP, PFP Emergency Task Force, National Committees and PSFR Countries.

For every child, a better future

How can you make a difference?

1. Knowledge management and knowledge sharing

· Background materials and support for the funding “architecture” – earmarking, overheads, etc. in collaboration with technical teams, i.e. PFP Finance and PPD Humanitarian. · Knowledge management on the Emergencies hub – keeping the hub usable, up to date, complete with information, and general management of the site. · Reports and products – investment cases for the ACT A / COVAX emergency, cost calculator, updating key materials for fundraising, creating a more donor-friendly report after the HAC Sitrep is produced. · Contact with the field and support for requests for earmarked funds; helping gather “asks” to respond to donor queries for more detail. Prompt response to NCs and PSFR Countries queries with relevant linking as needed.

2. Data analysis and reporting

· Financial tracking and reporting. Real-time oversight and access to critical financial information (including insights into the kind of funding: earmarked, unearmarked, one-off, part of longer-term, etc.) to ensure evidence-based and informed decision making and ability to share with relevant stakeholders when and as needed. · Business Intelligence (regular institutional and cross-divisional updates – humanitarian financing, monthly; periodic income and activation reporting, emergencies team – PPD products.

3. Other duties as required

· Engage and contribute to the Climate Change working group

Expected Results

The Fundraising Specialist (Capacity building) will ensure the development, maintenance, and analysis of tools, processes, and data that will represent a solid backend infrastructure for the unit. The post holder will develop and drive a robust knowledge management strategy that will enable the unit and PSFR more broadly to take sound and evidence-based decisions to drive income across all audiences.

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT

364 days

REPORTING TO

The Incumbent is expected to work under the supervision of the Chief, Private Sector Humanitarian Funding, in Geneva

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

• Master’s degree in economics, marketing, statistics, social sciences, or any related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in knowledge management, knowledge sharing, and communication is required.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with 7 years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Extensive experience in using knowledge management tools as an asset.
• Previous experience in working with fundraising or marketing teams is required.
• Previous experience working with UNICEF programs, humanitarian response an asset.
• Capacity to work in a team, under pressure, and with tight deadlines.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills in English, fluency in other UN languages is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• ass 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.

To view our competency framework, please visit 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.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

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