Fundraising Specialist (P-3), Lima-Peru

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 107,047 USD and 140,169 USD.

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UNICEF PERU Job Title: Fundraising Specialist Job Level: P3 Position No. 108823 Supervisor Title / Level: Representative/P5 Organizational Unit: Private Sector Fundraising Post Location: Lima, Peru

International position: Opened only for professionals with no Peruvian Nationality

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.

For every child, a calling

How can you make a difference?

Purpose for the job

The position is the head of the private sector fundraising team in the Peru country office and is responsible for leading all UNICEF fundraising from the private sector and supporting broader engagement with business and key influencers in the private sector.

Under the general guidance of the Representative, the position will be responsible for the overall coordination, planning, development and realization of the country office’s private sector fundraising strategy, in line with UNICEF’s global private sector strategy. The incumbent will oversee and coordinate various fundraising channels and activities, ensure engaged and long-term partnerships, and drive revenue growth for both the Country Programme needs as well as for UNICEF globally.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks

Leading and managing the Private Sector Fundraising Team

• Provides leadership and supervision to the private sector fundraising (PSFR) team for all fundraising activities. Represents the PSFR team in the Country Management Team.

• Builds a PSFR staffing structure to enable the office to maximize revenue growth.

• Establishes clear individual performance objectives, goals and timelines; and provides timely guidance to enable the team to achieve their goals.

• Identifies training opportunities to meet staff development needs aligning with the PSFR goals.

Developing the Private Sector Plan for the country office and ensuring achievement of goals

• In close consultation with the Country Management Team and PFP Regional Support Centre, and informed by clear analysis of the external environment, develops a comprehensive private sector strategy (‘Private Sector Plan’) targeting the audiences with strongest potential, including individual supporters, key influencers (major donors and foundations) and/or businesses. Ensures effective alignment with national, regional and global plans and priorities.

• Provides guidance and direction for analysis, planning, implementation and management on all fundraising channels as well as partnerships, with emphasis on achieving flexible and unrestricted resources.

• Stays abreast of key developments in the external environment as they affect fundraising, and continuously seeks new growth opportunities, and interprets and acts upon these with the team. Likewise remains up to date with cutting edge developments globally in fundraising practice within UNICEF and across the sector, and ensures these are applied as relevant.

• Builds and supports a culture of innovation to drive fundraising growth.

• Engages with PFP colleagues in Geneva and RSC to coordinate access to appropriate investment funds and accurate and timely reporting on subsequent results.

• Develops with the team a coherent annual workplan and budget covering each component of the strategy, including an optimized individual giving programme (maximizing income through pledge, one-off donations, legacies and/or emergency giving), partnership prospect pipeline, investment cases, cultivation and solicitation, and partnership management; ensures sufficient re-investment into fundraising activities; monitors work progress and ensures results are achieved on time and to required performance standards; ensures effective management of financial and human resources, in compliance within UNICEF financial rules and regulations.

• Builds support for PSFR goals from other teams within the country office through building effective collaborative relationships accordingly - notably with Communications (to drive a strong brand and assure powerful content for fundraising), HR (to optimize fundraising talent in the office), Operations (operational support for fundraising) and Programmes (strong articulation of programmes for donors and partners, and compelling reporting). Advocates for adequate staffing in these teams to support PSFR growth.

• Assesses and mitigates risk related to the private sector work, making informed decisions on fundraising operations and the overall engagement with the private sector.

• Ensures effective sharing of fundraising learning and materials internationally, through conferences, workshops and online channels.

Acquiring, cultivating and retaining individual donors and supporters

• Provides leadership and strategic directions on deploying different channels to recruit and retain individual donors and supporters, considering budget, performance, competition, supplier availability and regulations.

• Oversees the acquisition, retention and stewardship of pledge donors. Ensures adequate diversification of the acquisition portfolio across different channels and techniques, e.g. face-to-face, digital, DRTV, telemarketing.

• Develops existing and new relationships with external suppliers to optimize the provision of fundraising services.

• Ensures effective management and protection of donor data, and analysis and segmentation of such data.

• Assures optimal supporter experience via a two-way engagement that builds supporters’ loyalty and maximizes lifetime value.

Establishing and managing meaningful partnerships

• Takes an active role in identifying, approaching and negotiating relationships with key influencers and business. Assures effective concepts for engagement with partners are developed with programme and communications teams.

• Represents UNICEF in meetings with key partners to advocate and promote UNICEF programme goals and objectives; portrays a strong UNICEF brand through effectively communicating the UNICEF stories and messages.

• Facilitates the office in leveraging the non-financial aspects of key influencers and business.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

Education / Work Experience

A first university degree (Bachelor’s degree) combined with two additional years of professional experience in Fundraising, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Management or another relevant technical field.

Five years of professional experience in private sector fundraising, with progressively increasing responsibilities, including direct responsibility for setting and meeting income targets.

Experience in, and knowledge of, the country context is an asset.

Relevant marketing experience will be considered as contributing to this work experience.

Familiarity with the private sector.

International fundraising experience is an asset.

Previous managerial experience is essential.

3. Language

Fluency in Spanish and English are required.

COMPETENCIES

For every Child, you demonstrate UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability.

Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

The UNICEF Core Competencies required for this post are:

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

APPLICATIONS - HOW TO APPLY:

If you are not a National from Peru and your competencies match the requirements of the post, apply to:

http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/557721

Last date for receiving applications is 19 February 2023.

“Candidates who have already applied to this position # 108823 between 5-23 December 2022 do not need to apply again.”

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