Donor Relations Officer

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The Mexican market offers significant opportunities for partnerships development with philanthropists, family foundations, and MBOs and FBOs. Mexico is the country with the second largest GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and with a well-organized network of foundations and philanthropist, setting a good environment to build strong relations and opportunities with the philanthropic audience in the country.

The post holder will help strengthen the current philanthropy portfolio and drive strategic growth for this channel in Mexico, focusing on Major Individual Donors and philanthropists, private foundations, and Membership Based Organizations (MBO/FMBO) while promoting cross-collaboration with other areas in the PSFR section and other sections within the CO such as Programs, Communications and Operations. The Donor Relations Officer (Philanthropy) will report to the Fund-Raising Specialist (Philanthropy

For more information related to the work of our organization in Mexico, please visit our website: UNICEF Mexico and our latest Annual Repor

The Donor Relations Officer (Philantropy) will support the implementation and development of the philanthropy strategy for the Mexico Country office, which will support UNICEF´s mission and contribute to UNICEF´s local, regional, and global funding needs.

Under the leadership of the Fund-Raising Specialist (Philanthropy), (NO-C) in Mexico, the postholder will carry out the following tasks:

• Support the develop and implementation of the philanthropy strategy and work-plan in Mexico to achieve established goals and KPIs for Major Donors, Private Foundations, and MBOs/FBOs.
• Identify strategic opportunities / prospects and support the relationship development focusing on: Top Private Foundations, Major Individual Donors and Philanthropists, and MBO/FBO and those international prospects with a special interest to invest in UNICEF programs in Mexico, to make gifts of at least US$100,000 and with the potential to grow their contributions to the US$1M+ level.
• Support in the development of engagement plans and proposals to mobilize new strategic funding opportunities and offerings with the philanthropic sector with a focus on major individual donors, private foundations and philanthropists, and MBO/FMBO.
• Promote cross-functional coordination and collaboration with Corporate and Individuals Fundraising teams, Child Rights and Business, Marketing Services, Communications and Programme staff.
• Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with partners in accordance with UNICEF´s core values

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

• A university degree, preferably in any of the following fields: Business and Administration, Public Relations, Marketing, International Relations, Public Administration, Communications, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience in sales and/or marketing positions that includes either B2B relationships, Key Account management, or relationship building with High-Value Individuals. 
• Fluency in Spanish
• Proficiency in English

Source:  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570158

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