Chargé(E) de Fundraising Senior - Paris e, France - UNHCR - Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés

Description

Organizational context

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP)

Services works in different regions:
Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels.

The position will be part of UNHCR's Private Sector Partnerships Unit, which sits within the Department of External Relations (DER) responsible for mobilizing resources to enable UNHCR's refugee response programming around the world.

This position will sit within UNHCR's Private Sector Partnerships team in France, which aims to raise funds from private sector donors in France and Monaco to support UNHCR's work.

The position

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and results driven team player, who is able to work independently as well, with a strong interest in fundraising, to become a reliable asset to the UNHCR France operation within PSP Europe.

The Snr Fundraising Assistant's objectives will be to manage and leverage UNHCR France private sector prospects/partners pipeline, including corporates and foundations in line with the fundraising strategy, while working in close collaboration with other UNHCR France departments including External relations and protection as well as with HQ and other PSP markets.

Duties and responsibilitiesUnder the overall supervision of the Snr PPH Associate the main tasks of the Senior Fundraising Assistant (PPH) will be to:

Cultivation & prospection activities

• Develop appropriate cultivation plan and work on multichannel stewardship materials to retain and leverage on PSP France existing partners/donors;
• Ensure an appropriate strategic and tactical response to UNHCR private partners in the event of humanitarian emergencies;
• Keep aware of the fundraising and business environment and proactively develop new opportunities for UNHCR in France, appropriately influencing the organization to explore new models of partnership;
• Support the implementation of UNHCR campaigns, including local and global UNHCR campaigns; develop and support for implementing innovative ways of engagement (causerelated marketing campaigns, clients & employees' engagement, technical expertise, giftinkind, etc.) with existing partners and donors;
• Support the prospection of companies, corporate foundations: research, targeting, argumentation and creation and monitoring of prospecting tools;
• Collaborate and create synergy with the philanthropy and family foundations activations;
• Strategic monitoring of the private sector fundraising, sponsorship, and philanthropy sector (benchmarking, legal, fiscal and regulatory developments in patronage, etc.).

Private sector communication and project support

• Develop brandcompliant reports, proposals, and pitches for existing and new PPH partners and donors;
• Support in data sharing and internal reporting;
• Support in the design and producing/writing of cultivation and engagement materials such as thematic fact sheets, donor newsletters, iconographic research, videos, etc.;
• Support transversal fundraising projects: common communication assets, financial and marketing management tools, multichannels fundraising campaigns, etc.;
• Support the mobilization of private sector for UNHCR engagement key moments/campaigns such as World refugee Day, conferences, webinars, field visits, etc.

Other activities

• Work within UNHCR's due diligence screening policy and processes for PPH partnerships;
• Work in close collaboration with other UNHCR France departments including External relations and protection; as well as with HQ and other PSP markets;
• Perform any other tasks as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

• Minimum 2 years of previous working experience relevant to the function combined with Secondary Education (High School diploma) or minimum 1 year of relevant working experience with a Bachelor's or higher degree in Marketing, Business, or related field;
• Working experience in establishing and cultivating solidarity partnerships;
• Previous experiences in international solidarity organizations with corporates & corporates foundations and/or major and middle donors would be an asset;
• Very strong interest in fundraising activities with the private sector (corporate and philanthropy);
• Good knowledge of the French private sector CSR context;
• Good knowledge of the French generosity context;
• Great ability to work on communication & marketing materials (print and digital);
• Excellent writing skills and very good oral fluency both in French and English (essential);
• Capability of initiatives and autonomy, showing rigor and organization;
• Knowledge on how to work in an emergency and sense of priorities;
• Excellent computer skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Location

Conditions

The position is associated with a yearly contract, valid until end of the year, with possibility of renewal.

It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).