Regional Corporate Fund Raising Specialist, P-4, LACRO, Panama City

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 131,907 USD and 170,066 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.

For every child, innovation

How can you make a difference?

Purpose for the job:

Under the general guidance of the Regional Chief of Fundraising, and in close liaison with Regional Office senior management and programme staff, the post is responsible for ensuring that UNICEF’s partnerships with the private (‘corporate’) sector in the Latin America region maximizes results for children by leveraging financial resources.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

1. Key end-result 1: Income from Country Offices from Corporate private sector fundraising maximized
2. Key end-result 2: Coordination optimized with other Country Offices and HQ on PFP matters including work plans, and strategy related to Corporate Fundraising
3. Key end-result 3: Capacity Building and support

1. Key accountability 1:

• Task 1: Works closely with the individual fundraising teams to capitalize on the synergies to maximize growth.
• Task 2: Spearheads business development across the region by working closely with COs to ensure solid business development plans and develops multi-country alliances.
• Task 3: Provide support and technical advice on corporate alliance negotiations across the region

2. Key accountability 2:

• Task 1: Oversee the region’s overall corporate fundraising targets and provide period updates to management, including recommendations and support needed to ensure that the region can meet its financial commitments.
• Task 2: Establish work plan, monitor compliance, and provide training, support and guidance to CO corporate fundraising teams and CO Fundraising managers.

3. Key accountability 3:

• Task 1: Provide technical guidance to COs in developing corporate fundraising strategies, structuring and managing partnerships and other day-to-day requests.
• Task 2: Build capacity in corporate partnerships in COs, in close liaison with PFP’s central corporate fundraising units.
• Task 3: Oversee institutional procedures pertaining to forging partnerships, ensuring adherence to global strategies and policy and sets up benchmarks to guide COs to focus on high-value partnerships.

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Business Management, Social Sciences, Marketing or equivalent is required.
• A first level university degree in combination with two extra years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience in fundraising, marketing/PR, sponsorship, project management, including work with the corporate sector, particularly in creating large scale corporate partnerships, ideally at the international level.
• Knowledge of current theories and practices in fundraising, including individual giving, marketing and sponsorship required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English & Spanish required.
• Knowledge of another UN language and/or portuguese is an asset.

Technical Knowledge

a) Common Technical Knowledge Required (for the job group)

• Experience within a UN agency or international NGO an asset

b) Specific Technical Knowledge Required (for the job) (Technical knowledge requirements specific to the job can be added here as required.)

• Understanding of and experience in specialized fundraising techniques (Cause marketing, customer fundraising, pathways to pledge) • Understanding of the different modalities of engagement with Private Sector for programmatic purposes (B4R) • Understanding of the modalities of Communication for partnerships (C4P)

c) Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced (for the job)

• Understanding of UNICEF programmatic goals, strategies and processes (SDGs, CPDs…) • Understanding of results-based approach and programming. • Understanding of UN mission and system; and International Code of Conduct. • Understanding of UNICEF Mission Statement and observance of UNICEF Guiding Principles. • Knowledge of PFP policies, procedures, manuals, guidelines, rules and regulations. • Understanding of UNICEF’s organizational structure and culture. • Understanding of needs of clients and stakeholders. • Understanding of UNICEF brand position and competitive edge.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Values attributes

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

Core competencies skills

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• 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)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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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.