Senior Fundraising Assistant - Private Sector Partnerships

Established in December 1950, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect and assist refugees and other persons of concern.

For more than seven decades, UNHCR's work in over 130 countries has helped over 84 million of people restart their lives.

UNHCR has developed a Private Sector Fundraising Strategy focusing on both Individual Giving (IG) and Private Partnerships and Philanthropy (PPH), identifying priority fundraising markets and regions.

UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships department (PSP) plays a crucial role in helping expand the organization’s funding base, while ensuring a sustainable and predictable stream of income. Although currently representing a small portion of UNHCR’s overall revenues, the contribution from the private sector is nonetheless significant and rapidly increasing.

As part of its corporate/corporate foundation and family/private foundation fundraising activities, the PSP department is seeking a Snr Fundraising Assistant (PPH) to support its activities. The position, based in Paris, offers a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic team, dedicated to fundraising and the development of private partnerships in France and Monaco.

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 responsibilities:

Under 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 (cause-related marketing campaigns, clients & employees’ engagement, technical expertise, gift-in-kind, 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 brand-compliant 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, multi-channels 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.

The ideal candidate will be required to have:
• 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.

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).
The salary is in line with the local UN GS Salary scale.

Interested candidates are advised to consult the UNHCR website How to apply | UNHCR
for guidance and details on the application process.

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When applying please refer to JR2440322 Senior Fundraising Assistant (PPH).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to the next stages of the recruitment process.