Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)

Family

UNOPS IICA1

2025-02-01

January 20, 2025

General Background:

UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. We are in over 125 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions. UNHCR is almost entirely funded by voluntary contributions from governments and private donors.

UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnership Service (PSP) supports the Agency’s global collaboration with the private sector through its network of fundraisers and national associations in over 30 operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East and Gulf region (“the PSP network”). The strategy focuses on both individual giving (IG) and private partnerships and philanthropy (PPH) and identifies priority markets and regions. The PSP network includes fundraising staff who are dedicated to PPH (“PPH fundraisers”), which refers to the work of building and managing partnerships with corporations, foundations, and High Net Worth Individuals (collectively called “PPH donors”).

Organizational context:

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services works in different regions: Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels.

The position will be part of UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships Unit, which sits within the Department of External Relations (DER) responsible for mobilizing resources to enable UNHCR’s refugee response programming around the world. The Associate PPH Officer (Corporate) position will be part of PSP Europe Regional team and will be home-based in Brussels, Belgium.

The position:

The Associate PPH officer will be part of a multi-functional team in the PSP Regional Office for Europe, which coordinates and provides support to Europe-based fundraisers to achieve income targets and other goals set for the European region.

Under the supervision of the PPH Officer (Corporates) who acts as regional focal point for corporate partnerships in Europe, the incumbent will focus on supporting European PPH fundraisers in developing holistic partnerships that leverage corporate contributions in multiple forms. While the primary focus will be on securing cash donations, the role will also support in-kind contributions, such as goods and services, and pro-bono support. By engaging corporations across these diverse channels, the incumbent will help maximize UNHCR’s resources and enhance the impact of partnerships.

The incumbent will to this effect collaborate closely with the HQ based PPH Income streams and support functions.

Duties and responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the PPH Officer (Corporate), the Associate PPH Officer will perform the following responsibilities:

• Assist European fundraisers in developing new and cultivating and stewarding the existing corporate partnerships, aiming to achieve the income targets and maximize contributions in cash, in-kind goods/gifts in-kind (GIK), pro-bono services, and other joint financial and non-financial initiatives;
• Support the preparation of grant applications, tailored pitches, presentations, proposals, and reports for corporate partners, ensuring alignment with UNHCR priorities and donor expectations;
• Support in the creation and deployment of fundraising products (e.g. match giving for corporates, employee giving mechanism, etc.);
• Act as the primary PSP Europe focal point for GIK-related inquiries in Europe, particularly within European fundraising markets, supporting partnerships of goods, services, and pro-bono support. Provide technical guidance on reporting frameworks and prepare on-time donor reports on GIK activities, including impact assessments and visibility content, taking into account CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards) considerations;
• Support donor meetings and facilitate the sharing of best practices and success stories among European fundraisings markets;
• Ensure information management and knowledge-sharing within PSP Europe and amongst European markets by preparing briefings, communicating updates, and informing on PPH best practices and initiatives that can be replicated in Europe and beyond;
• Undertake market research to provide intelligence to inform corporate initiatives and/or the approach to specific donors or sectors;
• Maintain detailed records of engagement and plans, using relevant systems to monitor progress and track results in the development of partnerships;
• Provide strategic input and support to the PSP Europe Regional Team in market development and planning for corporate engagement within Europe, including support and input on strategic planning, income projections, quarterly reports, staffing etc.;
• Ensure compliance with UNHCR’s policies and procedures for cash and GIK donations.
• Attend networking events, meetings, or conferences to promote organizational goals or solicit donations or sponsorships;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required:

The ideal candidate will be required to have:

• University degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Law, international Relations or other relevant field is mandatory for this position;
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with Undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent), 2 years of relevant experience with Graduate degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent), or 1-year relevant experience with Doctorate / PhD degree. Relevant job experience to the function with an exposure to provision of support services in an international organization;
• Experience with donor relations and/or partnership management;
• Proven ability to deal with multiple tasks in a service-oriented manner in demanding working conditions that often have short deadlines;
• Proven ability to drive projects and take initiative;
• Experience in fundraising or managing, particularly GIK, partnerships with multinational corporations is an asset;
• Experience in preparing and negotiating partnership agreements with private sector entities;
• Capable of building and maintaining simple databases and filing systems expected;
• Experience coordinating and collaborating across divisions;
• Experience in knowledge management would be an advantage;
• Experience using SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Salesforce (Desired).

Key Competencies:

• Engaged, supportive and hands-on working style, flexible attitude;
• Openness to learning about UNHCR, its mandate, priorities, and operation;
• Good attention to details while also being cognizant of the big picture;
• Critical thinking and logical reasoning skills;
• Ability to accurately transfer and record information and to organize and maintain clear filing systems;
• Fluent level of written and spoken English;
• Knowledge of another language in Europe if preferred e.g. French or Spanish;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications;
• Great team worker and experience of communicating with colleagues in different physical locations;
• Good communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to deal with persons of different cultural backgrounds.

Location:

The successful candidate will be home-based in Brussels, Belgium.

Conditions:

The position is associated with a yearly contract, valid until end of the year, with possibility of renewal. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).

Application process:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to the next stages of the recruitment process. For more information, please check UNHCR’s websites (www.unhcr.org).

In case of unexpected technical problems during the application process, candidates (not current UNHCR workforce members) should direct their questions to [email protected], who can provide further technical support.

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

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Additional Qualifications

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Education

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Other information

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

Yes

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements