Digital Fundraising Consultant

Job Description

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Strategic Partnerships Division (SPD) is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of UN Women and ensure that the size, sources and predictability of its resources help the organization achieve its strategic goals. The division is organized into three functional clusters: Public Partnerships; Private Sector Partnerships; and Communications & Advocacy.

The Individual, Digital and Public Giving Team sits in the Private Sector Partnerships Section. At the global level, the team coordinates and provides technical support and strategic advice to Regional and Country Offices on all individual and digital giving activities. The Team also oversees the work of UN Women National Committees (NatComs). UN Women has currently 12 National Committees in the world (Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), each established as an independent local non-governmental organization. Serving as the public face and dedicated voice of UN Women, the National Committees work tirelessly to raise awareness on women’s rights; secure worldwide visibility for women and girls threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation; as well as raise funds from the private sector.

Under the supervision of the Head of Individual, Digital and Public Giving, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues, the Digital Fundraising Consultant will lead UN Women’s project to grow on a digital transformation journey to increase revenues and make an impact on women’s lives around the world

Description Of Responsibilities /Scope Of Work

• Develop and monitor a global digital strategy for UN Women’s fundraising and public engagement with individual donors. Ensure effective planning and strategic adjustments based on monitoring performance and developing key performance indicators.
• Develop a donor lifecycle marketing plan for individual donors on UN Women corporate donate platform.
• Review and recommend future optimization and upgrade plans for UN Women’s Corporate donate platform.
• Lead revision of UN Women National Committees on their digital fundraising plans, as part of the 2025-26 Joint Partner Plan development.
• Provide guidance and technical support on digital giving and online fundraising to HQ, ROs/COs and UN Women National Committees.
• Develop and implement digital fundraising campaigns for key moments of giving, i.e. 16 Days of Activism, International Women’s Day, End of Year Appeal, etc.
• Quickly develop and implement digital fundraising campaigns for Humanitarian Appeals, as necessitated by emergencies.
• Act as Focal Point for assigned National Committees with a focus on digital fundraising.
• Work with IST and colleagues across IDPG / SPD / other divisions of UN Women to facilitate, maintain and manage NatCom access to UN Women SharePoint.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, to follow deadlines and handle numerous tasks simultaneously.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and managing shifting priorities.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities.
• Ability to make effective timely decisions, sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of key digital fundraising techniques especially email marketing, Google search advertising, website analytics, social media and display advertising and Search Engine Optimization.

Education

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in public relations, marketing, advertising, business administration or related fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

• At least 7 years of professional experience with digital commercial marketing/private sector fundraising, especially digital fundraising.
• Work experience within the UN system is a strong asset as well as international NGOs working in multiple markets.
• Experience in international development, donor aid programmes or another related field.
• Experience of working across large NGOs or UN bodies in the area of digital fundraising and engagement, helping them to achieve significant growth in income.
• Experience in commercial marketing with a focus on digital marketing for leading brands and clients an asset.
• Extensive and proven experience of working with suppliers and agencies in the digital sector to deliver results and support income growth an asset.

Language

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is desirable.

Statements

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Diversity And Inclusion

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)