Fund Raising Associate

The Fund Raising Associate supports the development and implementation of fundraising strategic plans and donor acquisition activities using offline and online channels. The role involves assisting in campaign management, coordination with contractors and suppliers, data analysis, and administrative support to achieve fundraising goals.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing donor acquisition strategies/tests, and implementation using direct marketing, Face to Face, telecalling and other offline (traditional) and online (digital) channels/platforms to acquire quality individual donors.
• Assist in drafting project documents, agency work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements, and support coordination of related contractual and administrative processes with relevant sections such as Supply/Procurement and Finance, including support to budget tracking and timely processing of payments.
• Assist in carrying out related operational tasks for achieving campaign results, activities and campaign coding as per agreed plan, and make amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary, including support to the implementation of standard operating procedures and compliance documentation.
• Provide support in organizing day to day briefing and dealing with contractors, suppliers, outsourced staff and relevant personnel to assist in developing communication materials and implement donor acquisition campaigns.
• Use Individual Giving team resources to provide support on evaluation of the performance of each activity and support presentation of expenditure and budget and progress against plans.
• Assist in identifying new fundraising opportunities and create plans to implement them including support to new sub-channels related permissions and partnerships, and adoption of innovative acquisition approaches.
• Provide support in research, analyze, verify, and synthesize data and information, using tools such as Salesforce and Power BI, to assist in the preparation of fundraising performance reports and to support the office in optimizing existing and new channels.
• Support capacity development activities related to performance monitoring and quality assurance for contractors, suppliers and outsources, and support cross-functional coordination with state offices and internal sections as required.
• Provide overall administrative support to the team such as managing correspondence, arranging meetings and drafting related minutes and action points, supporting invoice processing, and maintaining documentation on digital platforms.
• Perform other duties, as required.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• A bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution in a relevant field may replace three (3) years of relevant work experience.
• A master's degree may replace an additional two (2) years of relevant work experience.
• At least six (6) years of relevant work experience in fundraising is required.
• Experience with acquisition strategy development, fundraising management, cross-functional coordination, performance monitoring or quality assurance is required.
• Fluency/proficiency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Technical or university courses related to the field of work (sales/marketing, fundraising, business administration or similar) are an asset.
• Work experience in sales, marketing or direct-response campaigns is an asset.
• Experience with Salesforce and Power BI is an asset.
• Previous experience with telemarketing, digital fundraising, direct marketing, face-to-face fundraising, or vendor management is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Fundraising Management
• Acquisition Strategy Advising
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Performance Monitoring
• Quality Assurance
• Salesforce
• Power BI
• Campaign Management
• Data Analysis
• Telemarketing
• Digital Fundraising
• Direct Marketing
• Face-to-Face Fundraising
• Vendor Management
• Sales Experience
• Marketing Experience
• Donor Acquisition Strategies
• Fundraising Strategic Planning
• Administrative Support

Languages

English