Fundraising Manager

xCentral 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.

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.

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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.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/579872