Chief, Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) P4, Fixed Term, Kuala Lumpur,# 85032

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. 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 personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, a champion

UNICEF is looking for a Chief, Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships to lead Malaysia’s Country Office towards increased revenues, diversified funding streams, and strengthened partnerships with the corporate sector and philanthropic entities as we jointly make an impact on children’s lives in Malaysia and around the world.

Your role, as a member of the UNICEF Malaysia Senior Management Team, will enable this life-saving and critical work in the most direct way: by leading the fundraising unit which lets us help the most in need and the most difficult to reach.

You will be leading a large, dynamic, highly committed and performance-driven team responsible for overseeing and expanding a fundraising programme that delivers over 22m USD of income every year.

Country Context

UNICEF Malaysia is a unique country office in that it is in an upper middle-income country, but one with significant remaining disparities and inequalities where both advocacy and programming approaches are required. UNICEF adds value by influencing the development narrative of the country through quality evidence generation, evidence-based advocacy and policy recommendations, supported by partnerships and alliances with civil society, the private sector, academia, and think tanks.

UNICEF has worked in Malaysia continuously since 1964.

How can you make a difference?

As head of the PFP team, you will be responsible for leading all UNICEF fundraising from the private sector and supporting broader engagement with business and key influencers in the private sector. Under the general guidance of the Representative, you will be responsible for overall leadership, coordination, planning, development, and realization of the country office’s private sector fundraising activities, in line with UNICEF’s global private sector strategy.

The PFP Chief will have the following leadership and managerial responsibilities:

1. Leading and managing the Private Sector Fundraising Team
2. Developing the Private Sector Plan for the country office and ensuring achievement of goals
3. Acquiring, cultivating, and retaining individual donors and supporters
4. Establishing and managing meaningful partnerships

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in one of the following fields is required: Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, Management, or another relevant technical field.
• Alternatively, a first university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years (10 years) of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University degree.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience in private sector fundraising is required, with progressively increasing responsibilities, including direct responsibility for setting and meeting income targets.
• Management experience is essential.
• Experience in and knowledge of the country context is an asset.
• International fundraising experience is an asset.

Skills:

• Proven ability to develop effective long-term strategic fundraising plans, with appropriate allocation of time and resources, and foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning.
• Hands-on experience in fundraising, understanding individual and corporate donor behavior, and developing successful campaigns is an asset.
• Proven track record in relationship building, and development and implementation of innovative strategies for fundraising is an advantage.
• Proven ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities, adjust priorities as needed to meet organizational goals.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and seize new fundraising opportunities, formulating new fundraising strategies and models.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected challenges and proposing countermeasures accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and encourage innovative ideas, foster a culture of innovation within the team. Strong entrepreneurial skills.
• Diplomatic negotiation, influencing and networking skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in oral and written English.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

1. Builds and maintains partnerships
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
3. Drive to achieve results for impact
4. Innovates and embraces change
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity
6. Thinks and acts strategically
7. Works collaboratively with others
8. Nurtures, leads and manages people

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. UNICEF 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 does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. As this IP role is based in Malaysia it is not open to Malaysian citizens.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.