Fund Raising Specialist

UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division works to deliver income, influence, and brand recognition for UNICEF globally.  The Fundraising Specialist (legacies) plays a vital role in the Individual Giving (IG) team, focusing on fundraising markets in the Latin American Countries (LAC) region.

DELIVERABLES: 

• Support markets to all have a legal framework established and clear administration procedures in place.
• Liaise with UNICEF HQ legal, operations, finance teams and country offices to ensure lawful and professional management of legacy cases.
• Support markets during the annual planning period to develop their strategy and set realistic goals.
• Work with PFP colleagues to support markets to reach their agreed goals.
• Integrate legacy giving to maximize supporter’s lifetime giving and minimize missed income opportunities.
• Markets use comparable reporting metrics that are aligned with the global legacy cycle and handraiser segments.
• Markets are making insight driven decisions and testing.
• Conduct retrospectives and post-implementation reviews for thorough evaluation
• Support the legacy community and develop networking opportunities for LAC markets to engage and share learnings with other legacy focal points and IG specialists.
• Actively manage workflow balance (using Agile methodology and tools), for both sustaining established market operations and long-term impact
• Provide concise and insightful strategic market feedback to the global IG team.

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

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Marketing or Communications, or a related field.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in fundraising is required.
• Experience working in either mass market fundraising or major donor fundraising is required.
• Experience in international legacy fundraising is an asset.
• Knowledge of legacy administration is an asset.
• Excellent stakeholder and great team player who can work collaboratively and positively with our extensive network of local market-based colleagues is required.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope and timeline is required.
• Strong analytical skills for data-informed decision-making and strategic planning are required.
• Proven project management experience, ensuring timely delivery and meeting objectives is required.
• Strong networking and influencing skills to drive results is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, conveying complex ideas concisely is required.
• Experience in agile methodologies and the use of digital planning tools is an asset. 
• UN/UNICEF experience is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) or a local language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/573374/fund-raising-specialist-legacies-p3-ta-364-days-post-129369-ig-pfp-op-lacro-panama