Description of task:
Under the direct supervision of UNICEF CUBA Programme Coordinator the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
Summary of key functions:
— Provides advisory to the Country Management Team for resource mobilization with donors and partners.
— Support relations with international cooperation actors (decentralized, multilateral, bilateral actors, among others)
— 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.
— Stays abreast of key developments in the external environment as they affect fundraising, and continuously seeks new growth opportunities.
— 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.
— Support the team with a coherent annual workplan and budget covering each component of the strategy, including emergency funds, partnership prospect pipeline, and partnership management;
— Support 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).
— Ensures effective sharing of fundraising learning and materials internationally, through conferences, workshops and online channels.
— Provides strategic directions on deploying different channels to recruit and retain individual donors and supporters, considering budget, performance, competition, supplier availability and regulations.
— Develops existing and new relationships with external suppliers to optimize the provision of fundraising services.
— Assures optimal supporter experience via a two-way engagement that builds supporters’ loyalty and maximizes lifetime value.
— Takes an active role in identifying, approaching and negotiating relationships with key donor and business partners. Assures effective concepts for engagement with partners are developed with programme and communications teams.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent
Education — Additional Comments:
University degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, Management or another relevant technical field. An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in one of the above fields will be an asset.
Required experience: 36 Months
Experience remark:
— A minimum of 3 years of professional work experience in management, resource mobilization and partnership building, or other relevant programmes; experience with donors’ relations and multilateral cooperation is an asset. Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
— Proven ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies.
— Demonstrated ability to identify and seize new fundraising opportunities, formulating new fundraising strategies and models.
— Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected challenges and proposing countermeasures accordingly.
Skills:
— Diplomatic negotiation, influencing and networking skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
— Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.
Language skills:
— Spanish(Mandatory), Level — Working Knowledge
— English(Mandatory), Level — Fluent
Area of expertise: Resource mobilization, partnership and donor coordination
Competencies values:
Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Vision, Working in Teams
Application procedure:
Prerequisites
This assignment is funded by the Government of the Russian Federation, therefore only Russian nationals are eligible to apply.
This is a UN Volunteer assignment and eligible candidates must be 25 years of age or older.
Selection process:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment. Interviews will be conducted by the UN Host Entity in April. Usually these interviews are competency-based and held via skype or telephone.
Selected candidates will be invited to an assignment preparation training.
You may apply to a maximum of three assignments per advertisement and indicate your order of preference in the ‘Additional Remarks’ section of your profile.
Подать заявку можно до 5.05.2020