PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Provide leadership and oversight of private sector fundraising and engagement activities in the LAC region.
• Advise the Regional Director on all private sector related strategies and initiatives.
• Manage  the PFP Regional Support Centre and team and  strategic support and engagement with the country offices.
• Manage the PFP LAC budget .
• Ensure effective support to Country Offices strategies and initiatives.
• Represent LAC perspective in Global PFP discussions and  represent PFP perspective in Regional processes.
• Support  and  advise Representatives and  PFP Managers  private sector fundraising and engagement
• Ensure marketing and fundraising programme implementation  is in concurrence with the PFP work plan and/or UNICEF/PFP policy guidelines and financial rules and regulations.

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree or equivalent background in Business Administration, Management, Communication, or other related fields. Training in marketing, sales, product development,  fund raising, or brand based non-profit business experience.
• A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of ten years of proven track record of private sector fundraising for social sector programmes at the national and international level, corporate engagement, and management of partnerships.
• Experience working in the private sector  is an asset.
• Experience managing financial resources and leading teams.
• Ability to translate policy and guidance into effective strategies.
• Experience of developing new approaches and methodologies for designing, appraising, monitoring and evaluation of private sector  fundraising and engagement.
• Experience coaching and mentoring teams to enhance staff skills and competencies.

Source:https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/533150