Chief of Fundraising UNICEF Mexico City, Mexico

Chief of Fundraising, Mexico

 AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO

MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN

 

Post:                      Chief of Fundraising, Mexico  

Location:                Mexico City, Mexico

Salary grade:          P4 (see below for more details)

Reporting to:          Representative, P5

 

 

For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

 

Background to the role

 

If you are a passionate and committed resource mobilisation professional wanting to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

 

Under the strategic guidance of the Country Representative for Mexico, the incumbent will be responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Mexico Country Office’s resource mobilization strategy including individual and corporate fundraising, licensing, partnerships and non-financial corporate engagement with the private sector.

 

Major duties and responsibilities

 

• Develop a comprehensive resource mobilization plan in support of UNICEF’s priorities at national, regional and global level. Design of a coherent strategy for each component of the plan: individual donors’ acquisition and cultivation, corporate engagement and licensing.
• Motivate and inspire new corporate supporters to collaborate with UNICEF within a social responsibility approach, while nurturing and cultivating relationships with existing and new supporters and donors.
• Position UNICEF’s brand to generate a strong positive UNICEF’s image to motivate and inspire donor support in collaboration with Communication section.
• Coordinate high level engagement with key donors from the public and private sectors to mobilize and influence cooperation with UNICEF.
• Develop and oversee work plans to ensure that objectives and targets are achieved. Conduct risk analysis to inform decision making on investments, partnerships and efficiency of the entire operation.
• Coordinate work plans and strategy with Communication and Programme sections to help achieve overall Country Programme objectives and in accordance to regional and global priorities.
• Ensure the efficient and effective management of human and financial resources and oversee budget in compliance with existing rules and regulations. 

 

Education required

 

Advanced University degree in any of the following: Marketing, Business Administration, Fundraising and Philanthropy or a related technical field. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Knowledge of social development concepts and human rights approaches would be considered an asset.

 

Experience and skills required

 

Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in fundraising, marketing, public relations, social marketing and management experience.

Fluency in English and Spanish.

 

A formal UN format job specification is available upon request.

 

Salary

 

This is a P4 post on the UN Salary scales. To find out more about what this means please visit the UN site on Salaries and Post Adjustment http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salary.htm,noting that additional duty station allowances may be added. A salary simulation can be made available to applicants selected for interview.

 

To apply

 

Please send BY EMAIL ONLY a letter of application stating the skills and approach that you would bring to the post with your CV/resume (no photos) in strict confidence by email only to: Karem Armstrong at karem@darylupsall.com

 

Please ensure that they are sent as Word documents with the titles “your name cover letter” and “ your name CV” Please put “UNICEF – Chief of Fundraising, Mexico” in the email subject line. Also please let us know where you saw the post advertised.

 

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.

 

The deadline for applications is Sunday 9th December, 2012

 

PLEASE NOTE: There will be a two stage application process which means that candidates that fully meet the criteria above will be subsequently asked to complete a further online process within the UNICEF recruitment system