Consultant (11 months, home-based): Consultant – IG Fundraising – Infrastructure and Delivery Support, CODAS, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

Scope of Work:

Reporting to PFP Market Development Manager, CODASand working closely with the wider team as well as PFP teams,the Cluster Managers, CO PSFR teams,the consultant will:

• Work closely with countries and Clusters to ensure that the infrastructure forfundraising is in place. This relates to the provision of agencies and providers and the contractual negotiation of fundraising KPI’s for inclusion inregional LTA’s and contracts.

• Coordinate the strategic planning, development, and implementation of individual fundraising activities within therelevant marketstooptimizefundraising and revenue potential with a key focus onoptimizingand developingvaluemaximizationprogrammesand improving pledge retention and lifetime value (LTV).

• Monitor andfacilitatethe implementation of fundraising strategies and work plans to achieve targets.

• Develop, implement, and manage all individual donor reporting and analysisrequiredin order tostrategically grow income.

• Maintain intelligence on the latest developments in the market, including successful techniques being usedwithin UNICEF.

• Working with creative designers, develop abank of high performing creative asset with a proven success rate, adapted forappropriateforuse by the relevant markets.

• Manage the development and optimization of donor journeys to maximize donor engagement and drive all metrics related to retention and lifetime value maximization.

• Work with the BI specialist on the optimization of the Salesforce database and donor insights to direct donor communications strategies and plans

Deliverables:

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. UNICF reserves the right to withhold all or aportionof payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if deliverables/outputs are incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines. All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt andmodifythem in the future.

Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’sdegree or higher) in one of the following fields isrequired: Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, Management, or another relevant technical field.

• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination withadditionaltwo years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of7years of progressive experience in the following fields: in Private Sector Fundraising, Management or another relevant technical field isrequired.

• Experience and understandingofworking in developing markets or for a UNICEF regional or country office, isrequired.

• Provenexperience as a highly experienced fundraiser, includingdelivering multimillion dollar targetsandmultiple deliverables,of setting up a fundraising operation and infrastructure, buildingupand leading a large team to successful outcomes, isrequired.

• Provenexperience ofestablishingafundraising infrastructure and leading on procurement processes, isrequired.

• Experience with Digital Providers is an asset.

• Proven experience working in a multi-cultural environment and with cross-functional teams to deliver on common goals, isrequired.

• A strong understanding of UNICEF systems, processes, and operations of UNICEF regional and country offices is highly desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in English isrequired.Knowledgeof otherUN officiallanguage is considered a plus.

Pleaseindicateyour all-inclusive (lump sum) fees in USD against thedeliverableslisted above, including all associated administrative and travel costs (if applicable), in the cover letter. The office selects the individual based onbestvalue for money.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverablessubmittedare not up to the required standard or in case of delays insubmittingthe deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted andadvanceto the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits providedtherein(such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractorsare responsible fordeterminingtheir tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties,in accordance withlocal or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsibleto ensurethat the visa (applicable) and health insurancerequiredto perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation offully-vaccinatedstatus against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises,programmedeliverylocationsor directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantagedchildrenand our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone , irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travelassistanceformissionsor personal attendants. We encourage you todiscloseyour disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims andobjectivesof the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will includethe verificationof academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates maybe requiredto provideadditionalinformation to conduct a background check.