Fund Raising Associate (G-6), Fixed Term (1 year), 00104249, New Delhi, India - APR

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Job no

596339

Contract type

Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station

New Delhi

Level

G-6

Location

India

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Fund Raising

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to a Champion

How can you make a difference?

Under the general supervision of the Fundraising Manager and the direct supervision of Fundraising Officer (Acquisition), the incumbent will assist in developing fundraising strategic plans, implementation and monitoring of individual giving (one-time and pledge) donor acquisition activities. This includes using channels such offline (traditional - F2F and TM) and online (digital) individual giving channels to acquire quality individual donors to ensure the growth of pledge donors to achieve an ultimate goal of maximizing the number of new donors acquired and the related net income. The role requires practical fundraising experience to effectively support agency-delivered acquisition campaigns and the growth of quality pledge donors.

The role has a strong focus on upstream engagement through policy advocacy, systems strengthening, strategic partnerships, and the application of UNICEF’s 3Cs—Convene, Converge, and Catalyze—for Every Child approach to advance sustainable improvements in fund raising systems and outcomes.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities

Assist in developing donor acquisition strategies/tests, and implementation using direct marketing, Face to Face, telecalling and other offline (traditional) and online (digital) channels/platforms to acquire quality individual donors.

Assist in drafting project documents, agency work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements, and support coordination of related contractual and administrative processes (e.g., LTA & PO and amendments) with relevant sections such as Supply/Procurement and Finance, including support to budget tracking and timely processing of payments.

Assist in carrying out related operational tasks for achieving campaign results, activities and campaign coding are as per agreed plan, and make amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary, including support to the implementation of standard operating procedures and compliance documentation.

Provide support in organizing a day to day briefing and dealing with contractors, suppliers, outsourced staff (including deployed consultants) and relevant personnel within and/or outside the office to further assist in developing well-planned audience-centric communication materials and implement donor acquisition campaigns through F2F, TM and other offline and online channels to persuade individuals to become a regular monthly pledge donor.

Use Individual Giving (IG) team resources to provide support on evaluation of the performance of each activity and support presentation of expenditure and budget and progress against plans.

Assist in identifying new fundraising opportunities and create plans to implement them including support to new sub-channels related permissions and partnerships, and adoption of innovative acquisition approaches.

Provide support in research, analyze, verify, and synthesize data and information, using tools such as Salesforce and Power BI, to assist in the preparation of fundraising performance reports and to support the office in optimizing existing and new channels.

Support capacity development activities related to performance monitoring and quality assurance for contractors, suppliers and outsources, and support cross-functional coordination with state offices and internal sections as required.

Provide overall administrative support to the team such as managing correspondence, arranging meetings and drafting related minutes and action points, supporting invoice processing, and maintaining documentation on digital platforms (e.g., ECM/OneDrive), etc.

Perform other duties, as required.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job Description - Fund Raising Associate.pdf

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Minimum requirements

Education: Completion of secondary education is required. A bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution in a relevant field may replace three (3) years of relevant work experience. A master's degree may replace an additional two (2) years.

Work Experience

At least six (6) years of relevant work experience in fundraising is required.

Skills: Experience with acquisition strategy development, fundraising management, cross-functional coordination, performance monitoring or quality assurance is required.

Language Requirements

Fluency/proficiency in English is required.

Desirables

Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Technical or university courses related to the field of work (sales/marketing, fundraising, business administration or similar) are an asset.

Work experience in sales, marketing or direct-response campaigns is a