Posted: 08 Feb 2021

Location: Dubai

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time position within the Private Sector Partnership Unit in Dubai.

UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. We are in over 125 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions.

Title: PSP Officer (HNWIs)
Duty Station: Dubai, UAE
Contract Type: UNOPS – LICA-10 equivalent to NOC – open to Emirati Nationals only Advertisement closing date: 21st of February 2021
Start date: Immediately

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervisor of the PSP Officer (New Markets), the incumbent will be
• Mapping of HNWIs in the UAE, screening of any new partners and preparing a long-term strategy of cultivation for resource mobilization.
• Maintain and manage a full prospect pipeline, including commissioning or performing prospect research as necessary and moving prospects along the donor development cycle.
• Lead on the engagement with a portfolio of HNWIs donors, and for all activities relevant for the acquisition and strengthening of relationships with them, ensuring that a dynamic pipeline is in place and regularly assessed and updated.
• Build solid stewardship or donor care plans aimed at increasing engagement of existing HNWIs donors, ensuring that they will remain loyal to the organization in the long term.
• Monitor the success of activities delegated by the supervisor according to approved plans, which includes keeping track of income raised, prospect pipelines and income projections to ensure PSP targets are met.
• Manage fundraising and networking events to attract new prospects and maintain close relations with HNWIs in UAE.
• Draft compelling proposals for submission.
• Communicate accurate and timely information on UNHCR's programs and activities, in conformity with the organization’s financial needs and priorities, to prospective and current donors.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on implementation of funded projects, by obtaining and compiling information from relevant services within UNHCR (HQ PSP, desks, and field offices).
• Organize and accompany donor missions to HQ or the field as required.
• Develop innovative initiatives with HNWIs to obtain financial support for projects.
• Liaise with the PSP Officer in the UAE on any fundraising opportunity that could be undertaken by the regional office and other offices in MENA in its fundraising sub portfolios.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on Salesforce of HNWIs donors
• Perform any other tasks as required.

Desirable Competencies
• Be a real team player and be driven by numbers and success
• Excellent communication skills
• Technology Awareness
• A keen attention to detail and timescales
• Excellent drafting proposals in Arabic
• Humanitarian Experience - cause oriented

Language
Fluency in written and spoken Arabic language is Essential and candidate should have excellent command over English language

Location
The successful candidate will be based in Dubai, UAE

To apply
Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation, Personal History Form (P11) and CV to [email protected] indicating “PSP Officer (HNWIs)” in the subject of the email.

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