Purpose of the Position
The Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) section within PFP works with National Committees and UNICEF country offices to maximize income and drive income growth. There are five units within the PSFR section. The purpose of the Corporate Fundraising team is to drive income growth from the corporate sector, as part of an integrated corporate engagement strategy. Income growth will come from two sources: supporting countries to develop and strengthen their corporate fundraising capacity and skills and through the proactive development of new partnerships by the PFP Corporate Fundraising unit.
Under the general guidance of Senior Manager (Strategic Partnership Management), the incumbent is responsible for negotiating, developing, coordinating, and monitoring key Global Alliances with the corporate sector. The incumbent is also responsible for guiding field Offices, National Committees and Regional Support Centers in the development of strategies for mobilizing resources from the corporate sector and building successful alliances.
Under the general guidance of Senior Manager (Strategic Partnership Management), the incumbent is responsible for negotiating, developing, coordinating, and monitoring key Global Alliances with the corporate sector. The incumbent is also responsible for guiding field Offices, National Committees and Regional Support Centers in the development of strategies for mobilizing resources from the corporate sector and building successful alliances.
Key Expected Results
- Proactively develop and maximize existing corporate alliances as assigned by the manager. Deliver on established and planned commitments to partners and identify opportunities for financial and non-financial value increase through appropriate planning, delivery and evaluation of partnership strategy.
- Follow up on partner commitments to UNICEF on income and other assets.
- Coordinate with other units to implement communication and marketing materials developed by partners that follow UNICEF guidelines and maximize the impact of UNICEF's mission outreach.
- Work in conjunction with all the relevant stakeholders including National Committees, Field Offices, RSCs, corporate partners, UNICEF staff and senior management in the implementation and maximization of partnership.
- Conduct training sessions and deliver presentations for HQ divisions, National Committee, Regional & field office staff in the development of alliances with the corporate sector. Manage knowledge across all stakeholders through different internal and external channels.
- Support other activities of the unit's workplan as assigned by the manager.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in Business Management, Communication, or Marketing or equivalent professional work experience in Fundraising and/or building public-private partnerships, combined with a university degree in a related field.*
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in either Corporate Fundraising, marketing and/or in a corporate managerial role engaging with the non-for-profit sector.
- Minimum of 2 years work experience in the area of International Development is highly desirable.
- Experience in a corporate fundraising role in a UNICEF or other INGO field office would be desirable.
- Key account management experience in a private sector environment, especially if combined with NGO experience, would be desirable.
- Proven experience in negotiating, structuring and managing highly complex business partnerships a strong asset.
- Experience in project management of project with multiple stakeholders an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a second UN language (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.
*A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance university degree.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
- Creates organization-wide processes to help ensure that all adhere to procedures and policies.
- Adjusts team or department's approach to embrace changing circumstances.
HOW TO APPLY:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
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In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
