Fundraising Manager (Innovative and Alternative Financing for Children), (P-4), Panama City, LAC Regional Office #130893 FT

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built, we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, innovation

Central to UNICEF’s efforts to maximize sustainable revenue from public and private sectors is Innovative Financing for Children (IF4C), which develops and implements innovative financing mechanisms to mobilize resources for children’s welfare globally. These initiatives address critical issues such as climate change, environmental sustainability, and disaster risk reduction, targeting the most vulnerable and marginalized children and adolescents.

​UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean’s (LAC) vision is to identify and scale up sustainable approaches to funding, financing, and investing in children across the spectrum of public and private sector capital, at global and national level, to exponentially and sustainably accelerate impact for children harnessing opportunities generated by the region’s green and digital transition.

How can you make a difference? 

This role will be instrumental in exploring, designing, and implementing a variety of financing solutions in collaboration with key divisions in the LACRO Regional Office, Headquarters Divisions and Country Offices in LAC. The role involves making critical contributions to innovative finance structuring, product development, and in coordination with the public and private sector partnership colleagues, the execution of financing strategies to effectively mobilize resources that support UNICEF’s mission. The role will be responsible for the management of the LAC IF4C portfolio in alignment with LAC’s strategic direction for IF4C and UNICEF’s global IF4C Strategy.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  SJD IF4C P4 #130893 classified.pdf 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree in international development, finance, economics, public or business administration, or a closely related field is required.

  • Alternative Education Path: A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, combined with an additional 2 years of relevant experience, may be considered in place of an advanced degree.

• Work Experience:

A minimum of 8 years of professional experience at national and international levels in the Latin America and Caribbean region, specifically in international development, innovative finance, ESG/impact investing, project management, consulting, or related areas.

• Innovative Finance Expertise: Proven experience in innovative finance is essential, with a deep understanding of the innovative finance landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Strategic and Analytical Skills: Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with experience in strategy development highly preferred.
• Finance Structuring Experience: Prior experience in structuring innovative finance products, such as sustainability-linked bonds, impact bonds, outcome-based financing, and debt swaps, is a significant advantage.
• Institutional Experience: Experience with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) is highly valued.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in both English and Spanish is required. 

Desirables:

• UN System Knowledge: Familiarity with the UN system and UNICEF’s mission and operations.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility jobs-near-me.org UNICEF.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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