Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)U (unclassified)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeUNOPS IICA3
Target Start Date2023-08-01
Job Posting End DateJune 28, 2023
Terms of Reference1. General Background
(Brief description of the national, sector-specific or other relevant context in which the individual contractor will operate)
Private Partnerships & Philanthropy (PPH) team in the sub-office Hong Kong was established in 2017 to solicit donations from high-net-worth individuals, foundations, corporations, and faith groups. Over a period of 5 years, the team has identified great business opportunities in Hong Kong, specifically high-net-worth individuals, and foundations. Furthermore, the global objective of PSP is to achieve USD300 million by 2025 and the PSP Unit in Hong Kong is categorized as one of the six Developing Markets where continuous growth is expected with investment focusing on fully establishment to secure longer term income growth.
PPH in Hong Kong is strategically envisioned as an important channel to deliver the global objective.
The PPH Assistant will be supporting PPH team to optimize our potential to consolidate major gifts through quality prospect research and reports for the team to strategize our approach in maximizing major gifts.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
(Concise and detailed description of activities, tasks and responsibilities to be undertaken, including expected travel, if applicable)
Reporting to Associate PPH Officer, the incumbent will work in the followings:
- Support the growth of PPH through providing quality prospect research for PPH team to implement tailor made cultivation journey through access to mining of database, as well as the major donors stewardship and prospects cultivation journeys
- Support Associate PPH Officer in drawing analysis and tracking of PPH performance and prospect engagement
- Assist in the execution of communications campaigns in reaching annual cultivation, solicitation, and revenue targets -
Steward and manage the assigned donor groups to ensure proper file movement and optimize donor potential
- Conduct due diligence to research donor for screening purposes
- Regularly housekeep donor data, donation history and communications at database (Salesforce) to ensure information is most up-to-date
- Provide fundraising, administration, logistics and other necessary support across different PSP teams when required
. Monitoring and Progress Controls
(Clear description of measurable outputs, milestones, key performance indicators and/or reporting requirements which will enable performance monitoring
- Under functional guidance of the Associate PPH Officer
- Bi-weekly verbal and written reports on work progress
- Project report and evaluation
- Deadlines of tasks set by supervisor
- End of contract evaluation
4. Qualifications and Experience
(List the required education, work experience, expertise and competencies of the individual contractor. The listed education and experience should correspond with the level at which the contract is offered.)
a. Education (Level and area of required and/or preferred education)
- Completion of High School Education
- Completion of the Secondary Education, degree is desirable in Communications, Marketing, Translation, International Relations, Business Administration, or a related field. Candidates with a degree in other disciplines with a proven relevant professional record will be accepted.
b. Work Experience
(List number of years and area of required work experience. Clearly distinguish between required experience and experience which could be an asset.)
- Minimum one year working experience with High School Diploma or 0 years of experience with a Bachelorโs Masterโs or Doctorate degree with proven record in conducting research, account/relation management, telemarketing, donor relations, marketing communications or fundraising in Hong Kong.
- Preferable with experience in managing, cultivating, and providing service to high-end clients, middle or major donors, corporations is a definite advantage.
c. Key Competencies
(Technical knowledge, skills, managerial competencies or other personal competencies relevant to the performance of the assignment. Clearly distinguish between required and desired competencies)
- Understanding of and strong commitment to UNHCR's mandate, mission, vision, and persons-of-concerns.
- Subscription to and integration of UNHCR's codes of conduct and core values.
- Professional, highly presentable and possess a donor-centric attitude
- Skillful communicator, able to establish relationships with donors over the phone and via email
- Good understanding of prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, negotiation and closing gifts.
- High level of personal and professional integrity, including the ability to maintain confidentiality regarding donor profiles and personal information
- Good market knowledge of Private Sector Fundraising focused on high-tiered middle and major donors in Hong Kong is preferred
- Experience in using relevant databases and search engines (e.g. Wealth-X) is preferred
- Proficiency in MS office especially MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Experience working within a CRM, e.g. Salesforce is a definite advantage.
- Proficiency in written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English.
- Ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends and a commitment to working on events that fall outside of office hours
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Attention to details, high accuracy and result-oriented
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EducationHigh School (Required)
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Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance