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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.

UNICEF Malaysia is at an exciting time as it expands its advocacy and programming footprint, and we need great fundraising professionals to support us in this effort.

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.

Visit this link for more information on UNICEF in Malaysia: https://www.unicef.org/Malaysia/

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

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  Chief Fundraising Level 4.pdf

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.
• 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. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and 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.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.