SPECIAL NOTE:
Applicants applying for UNFPA General Service posts located in New York must have a valid G-4 visa or U.S. Permanent Residency or U.S. Citizenship at the time of their application.

The Position:

As a Digital Fundraising Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in the operational and administrative support of UNFPA’s Individual Giving Programme (IGP). Reporting directly to the Individual Giving Programme Manager, you will ensure the efficient and timely management of procurement processes, support budget tracking, and assist in the development and implementation of fundraising strategies to achieve UNFPA’s strategic goals. Your work will contribute directly to our mission of ensuring every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

This position exists to support the operational and administrative functions of the Individual Giving Programme, ensuring seamless execution of procurement processes, budget tracking, and the development of fundraising materials. Your expertise in administrative support, analytical reporting, and procurement will enable the IGP to expand its reach and impact, furthering UNFPA’s strategic objectives.

You would be responsible for:

• Assisting in procurement processes and administrative procedures for the IGP.
• Leading contract procurement and managing invoices and other related tasks efficiently.
• Supporting the tracking of yearly budgets, ensuring funds are available and properly allocated.
• Providing operational support for the development, implementation, and monitoring of IGP work plans.
• Preparing monthly allocations and earmarking of received funds for the IGP.
• Monitoring budgets and financial expenditures, ensuring compliance with UNFPA rules and regulations.
• Generating analytical reports to support the implementation and tracking of work plans.
• Supporting early fraud detection for Individual Giving Donors.
• Assisting in the organization and preparation of key stakeholder meetings.
• Assisting in the production of fundraising materials for donor acquisition and retention.
• Performing research and analysis, managing spreadsheets, and preparing presentations.
• Proofreading and revising documents and reports.
• Providing technical support for procurement processes.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

As a minimum, completion of high school diploma. A first degree would be an advantage in areas of business administration, finance, marketing, or related discipline.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Five (5) years proven experience in administrative support, particularly in procurement and budget management.
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural organization.
• Ability to self-manage workload while achieving timelines and results.

Languages:

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.

Required Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change.

Core Competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing relationships,
• Communicating for impact.

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of UNFPA’s operational procedures,
• Analytical skills,
• Procurement and budget management.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.