Senior Private Partnerships and Philanthropy Associate

The Senior Private Partnerships and Philanthropy Associate will support the growth of major-donor and private-philanthropy income in Japan by managing a portfolio of donors, developing strategies, and engaging with the philanthropic ecosystem to secure flexible, multi-year support for UNHCR. The role involves donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to maximize impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a prioritized portfolio of prospective and existing major donors, HNWIs and UHNWIs covering the full donor cycle
• Conduct and coordinate prospect research, wealth screening and relationship mapping in accordance with policies and data-protection requirements
• Develop documented cultivation and solicitation strategies for priority prospects and donors
• Prepare and deliver tailored donor approaches and solicitations to secure significant, flexible, multi-year philanthropic commitments
• Develop and implement bespoke stewardship plans for assigned donors
• Cultivate relationships with family offices, private banks, wealth advisers, philanthropic advisers, giving networks and other intermediaries
• Identify and coordinate high-level donor engagement opportunities including private briefings, roundtables, speaking opportunities, philanthropic forums, donor missions and other events
• Work with J4U’s PPH colleagues, senior leadership and Board to activate relevant networks
• Collaborate with J4U’s Individual Giving and donor-development colleagues to transition suitable donors into the Major Donor and HNWI programme
• Develop high-quality donor-facing materials in Japanese and English ensuring consistency with UNHCR priorities and brand requirements
• Coordinate with UNHCR operations, regional bureaux, PSP Asia and HQ Private Philanthropy team to match donor interests with organizational priorities
• Maintain accurate and timely records of prospects, donors, opportunities, interactions, income projections and stewardship commitments in CRM systems
• Monitor the health and progression of the assigned pipeline, contribute to income forecasting and annual planning, and provide regular analysis of results, risks and opportunities
• Ensure donor relationships are managed in accordance with due-diligence, data-protection, ethical fundraising and reputational-risk requirements
• Monitor developments in Japan’s philanthropic and wealth-management landscape and apply relevant insights to donor strategies
• Contribute to emergency fundraising approaches for major donors and HNWIs when required
• Adapt global private-philanthropy best practices to the Japanese context and share learning across UNHCR’s network
• Perform other related duties as required

Requirements

• High School Diploma or university degree (BA) in business, marketing, international relations, development, political science or a related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience with a secondary school diploma, or 2 years with a bachelor's degree or higher
• Experience in private philanthropy, major-gifts fundraising, donor relations, wealth management, private banking, family-office engagement, or related fields
• Experience identifying, cultivating and managing relationships with major donors, HNWIs and other senior external stakeholders
• Experience developing donor strategies, proposals, presentations and other fundraising materials
• Experience contributing to fundraising results through prospecting, solicitation, stewardship and pipeline management
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing complex opportunities
• Experience maintaining accurate donor and pipeline records
• Strong judgement, discretion and ability to manage confidential information
• Experience in an international environment (desired)
• Experience within the UN system, an international NGO, or another mission-driven organization (desired)
• Knowledge of Japan's philanthropic and fundraising landscape (desired)
• Knowledge of humanitarian and/or development programming (desired)
• Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM systems (desired)
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Results-oriented, self-motivated and able to work independently with a strong sense of accountability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong networking, influencing and donor-engagement skills
• Sound judgement, discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information and relationships
• Fluency in Japanese and English (written and spoken)

Skills

• Private Philanthropy
• Donor Relations
• Wealth Management
• Family-Office Engagement
• Donor Strategy Development
• Proposal Writing
• Fundraising Presentations
• Prospecting
• Donor Solicitation
• Donor Stewardship
• Pipeline Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Donor Record Management
• Confidential Information Management
• International Environment Experience
• UN System Experience
• Humanitarian Programming
• Development Programming Knowledge
• Salesforce
• CRM Systems
• Networking
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Japanese Philanthropic Landscape
• Major Gift Fundraising

Languages

Japanese, English