Fundraising Manager (Global Fundraising Innovation Lead), P-4, FT, Market Development, PSFP, 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 171,478 USD and 221,086 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 and Partnerships (PSFP) section within Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP) works with UNICEF National Committees and country offices to maximize engagement and drive income growth. There are seven teams within the PSFP section including Market Development. The purpose of the Market Development team (MDT) is to maximize private sector revenue. We do this by advocating for ambitious growth and shaping the fundraising and partnership strategies to maximize market potential in National Committees, optimizing the returns from Investment Funds, and finding breakthrough fundraising solutions via the fundraising innovation programme.

Within MDT, Fundraising Innovation (FIT) is a key accelerator for our income growth focusing on developing future potential revenue sources for UNICEF and promoting an entrepreneurial mindset in fundraising. FIT builds the path together with fundraising teams to develop new solutions, products, and business models, and be a leading contributor to the sector. This position is in the headquarters of PFP, within the PSFP section, in the Market Development Team. It reports to the position of Chief, Market Development.

For every child, a Champion

While the organization’s fundraising operation has seen significant success in recent years it is important to inculcate a culture of innovation, especially within the fundraising function, to ensure that UNICEF continues to be the organization of choice for donors around the world in the future. This position is responsible for driving strategic innovation in fundraising practices through internal collaborations and external partnerships; supporting the funding and piloting of innovative fundraising ideas; and consolidating and sharing best practices to inform global fundraising innovation priorities for UNICEF.

How can you make a difference?

Working in close collaboration with fundraising teams in National Committees and country offices, PFP teams, Regional Support Centers, and the Office of Innovation, the incumbent is accountable for the following:

• Drive fundraising innovation and manage PFP resources/investment to maximize results. Align investments and central innovation initiatives with overall PSFP fundraising priorities.
• Manage the fundraising innovations pipeline generated and leveraged by the Fundraising Innovation Fund (FRIF), identifying solutions gaps and opportunities, and developing product prototypes and pilot testing new products.
• Support teams to apply for FRIF, facilitate the approval and allocation process and monitor the implementation and evolution of funded projects. Share learnings from FRIF-funded initiatives.
• Drive and facilitate the solution development process for global projects.
• Develop and coordinate relationships with other UNICEF areas and external parties to grow the innovation ecosystem around fundraising.
• Provide leadership and direction to building external and internal relationships representing UNICEF in different forums. Lead/contribute to initiatives implemented internally and with external partners (e.g. joint innovation challenges with INGOs).
• Advise other UNICEF innovation teams on potential linkages and synergies to private sector fundraising.
• Establish and maintain a network of external partners that could support UNICEF’s work in fundraising innovation.
• Monitor and bring into the innovation process external trends and successful private sector business models to support the decision-making by fundraising leadership and inform strategic planning moments.
• Manage and coordinate UNICEF’s global fundraising innovation community to promote participation, collaboration, and dialogue among innovation champions.
• Manage, update, and mainstream the UNICEF innovation platforms and tools (e.g. UNICORN); increase collaboration and visibility.
• Support markets in running national fundraising innovation sprints and challenges. Secure adequate communication and coordination with stakeholders.
• Promote and secure tools, best practices guidance, and training within the Fundraising Innovation community to secure fundraising teams are equipped with what is needed to advance innovation.
• Mobilize and keep a high level of engagement with the fundraising innovation community of practice.
• Maintain an updated innovations repository, facilitate the sharing of key learnings, and support the rollout of proven solutions, if needed.

Manage the Fundraising Innovation team:

• Provide support and exemplary management and leadership, motivating and developing staff members under his/her supervision to perform at their best and live the core values (care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability).

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Education:

• An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: Fundraising, Marketing, Communication, Management, Business Administration, Business Development, Innovation, or another relevant technical field.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in a relevant area combined with an additional 2 years of professional experience in a relevant field may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant and progressively responsible professional work experience in one of the following fields - fundraising, marketing, innovation, management, business administration, business development, economics, social sciences, international relations, or communication is required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing an innovation program or leading major innovation initiatives in an international company or organization is required.
• Experience in solutions/product development or private sector fundraising is an asset.
• Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with the UNICEF program is an asset.

Language requirement:

• Fluency in English is 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 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...

• 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.