Overview
The Associate Donor Relations Officer maintains dialogue with donors to build relationships, raise awareness, and mobilize political and financial support for UNHCR's work. The primary role is pursuing opportunities for donor engagement, strengthening partnerships, and sustaining support and fundraising.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining close dialogue with donor governments and providing information on UNHCR operations and financial requirements.
- Keep abreast of UNHCR's operations worldwide, focusing on high-profile and emergency situations.
- Assist in identifying and accessing new donors and funding sources.
- Assist in drafting internal and external correspondence, including briefing notes.
- Assist in implementing and reviewing actions and strategies, and maintaining donor profiles and plans.
- Monitor, record, and track engagement of contributions and take necessary actions to satisfy donor requirements.
- Help prepare submissions for specific funding from donors or provide other information donors may require.
- As needed, help Bureaux/Regional Offices/Country Operations with input for their fundraising strategies.
- Arrange meetings for donors and organize annual bilateral consultations.
- Prepare reports using UNHCR information management systems.
- Provide editorial support and facilitate the finalization of fundraising publications.
- Provide support and guidance to the Field on engagement in Refugee Response Plans and Humanitarian Response Plans.
- Provide guidance and advice on UNHCR's involvement at the IASC on humanitarian financing.
- Perform regional focal point duties as required.
- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree. Experience in external engagement with donors, UN agencies, partners, governments. Professional work experience in field operations. Knowledge of UNHCR's operational arrangements, its relief programmes, the funding needs and priorities. UNHCR fund-raising and programme management experience. Good research, policy and report writing skills. Experience in managing donor relations. Understanding of the workings of major donor perspectives, requirements and standards. Experience in interagency works would be an advantage.
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree; or Graduate degree; or Doctorate degree. Field(s) of Education: International Relations; Political Science; Social Sciences; Journalism; Communication; Public Policy; or other relevant field. Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts: Economics, Bachelor of Arts: International Relations, Bachelor of Arts: Management, Bachelor of Arts: Social Science.
