UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR*)*

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Vacancy Notice No. 16/2020

Title of Post

PSP Individual Giving Associate

Category/grade

General Service, G6

Post Number

10031749

Type of contract

Fixed-Term Appointment (FTA)

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Date of Issue

10 July 2020

Effective date of assignment

As soon as possible

Closing Date

24 July 2020

Operational Context:

The PSP IG Associate (Donor Development and Retention) plays an important role in the increase of PSP income in Thailand.

Under the functional supervision and in conjunction with the UNHCR Thailand, the PSP IG Associate will ensure that donors are developed and retained to obtain their long term commitment for the refugees. PSP Thailand requires a PSP IG Associate (Donor Development and Retention) to be responsible for maximising the income generated from the donor base through all donor retention, database management and donor communication activity.

  • Ensure that PSP donor retention income targets are achieved in a cost effective manner
  • Conduct tests in donor development programme to ensure additional income to support refugees
  • Support the development and implementation of donor retention communications materials and activities for existing donors and for emergency appeals
  • Write content and supervise the design and production of the donor care materials
  • Supervise the call centre activities including; upgrading, reactivation and strategic testing of all techniques
  • Monitor and analyse key performance indicators for donor retention to improve life time value of donors. Analyze reports and propose recommendations to improve the programme performance
  • Take lead in planning for the project of database and customer relationship marketing system
  • Supervise PSP Assistant to implement donor retention and communications plan

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect and assist refugees and other persons of concern (POC).

Private Sector Partnerships Service (PSP) sits within UNHCR's Division of External Relations (DER) and is responsible for mobilizing resources from the private sector for refugees. UNHCR has developed a Private Sector Fundraising Strategy focusing on both Individual Giving and Private Sector Partnerships, identifying priority fundraising markets and regions.

Individual Giving (IG) is targeted at the general public to secure the support of individuals through regular, unrestricted donations, cash appeals and legacies. The aim is to generate both monthly and one-time donations from individuals using various channels and methods including direct mail, face-to-face fundraising, telemarketing, digital fundraising, DRTV and emergency fundraising, with focus on strong donor loyalty and lifetime value.

The purpose is to maximize the donor base from the individual giving (IG) for UNHCR, those with the ability to provide donations of between $1 to $10.000 (depending on local market conditions, as well as scope of responsibility) per year to UNHCR.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

General

  • Contribute to the creation of annual plans for acquisition and donor development programs (i.e. forecasts of costs and expenses, income projections, donor figures, etc.).

  • With close collaboration with supervisor contribute to the development of detailed annual plan for the IG programs.

  • Implement the donor development communications plan and fundraising activities for one-time donors to convert to monthly or secure a second one-time gift.

  • Develop, manage and improve donor servicing and communications to provide a best in class donor care with best practice standards (welcome, information, thank you letters, donor monthly newsletter, in-bound and out-bound donor emails and calls, complaints, etc.).

  • Work with marketing agencies to develop contact strategies and donor journeys for different segments of the database using a variety of channels including telemarketing, digital and mail.

  • Contribute in the implementation of the operations of the following campaigns, upgrade, conversion, acquisition, welcome, recapturing, loyalty, Thank you, One-off calls, Marketing Research, Upgrade middle donors, middle donors one-off and others.

  • Support in preparation of submissions to the National Growth Fund related to IG programs to secure funding to increase the and diversify donor base.

  • Develop skills in the IG team to enable and motivate team members to operate to their full potential.

  • In consultation with CRM Manager, ensure that effective TN selection criteria are made, schedule for export and import of TM files, and prioritise and request data statistics needed for proper evaluation and optimisation of TM programs.

  • Manage the database within the Area of Responsibility (AoR), ensure accuracy of data entry, perform Lifetime Value analysis and identify, recommend and implement key actions to reduce attrition rates.

Donor Acquisition

Donor Retention and Development

  • Execute donor journeys according to planned schedule, conducting testing among journeys, implement donor engagement activities.

  • Support in the implementation of programme improvement as defined in the UNHCR Donor Development Strategy to strengthen individual giving fundraising programs.

  • Assist in the implementation of donor development communications plans and fundraising activities, such as newsletter and special appeals, through a variety of media including direct mail, telemarketing, email and mobile.

  • Target/segment based on donor insights, behaviour, interactions and gifts history.

  • Oversee the handling of donor’s requests and manage complains in a professional manner.

  • Keep up-to-date with giving techniques and strategies to increase or maintain donations from multiple donors.

  • Support the development and implementation of donor retention communication materials and activities for existing donors and for emergency appeals.

  • Execute monthly operations of recapturing by emails/mails, thank-you to donors.

  • Improve income of regular committed individual donors, optimising opportunities through data segmentation, supporter journey enhancement, new fundraising products, and optimization of current programmes.

  • Advise on donor care actions and improvement to be implemented.

  • Develop, monitor and review retention program performance. Draw conclusions and make recommendations to improve future activity and feed into longer term strategic plans.

  • Support all in-house and outsourced donor care representatives are provided with all information, including Q&A documents, necessary to handle any in-bound donor communications resulting from the donor development activities

  • Foster a donor centric culture and communication.

  • Perform other duties, as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Certificates and/or Licenses

Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, or other relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

Minimum 3 years’ experience in private sector fundraising, sales, client/donor communication, marketing or journalism. Proven experience working in donor retention/ development programmes. Experience in coordination and supervision of fundraising campaigns in profit or non-profit industry. Experience in fundraising related databases and software. Experience in data analysis and segmentation.

Desirable

Experience with the non-profit sector. Experience in supervising database migration and setting up a Contact Relationship Management (CRM) system. Experience in project management. Experience in managing agencies/vendors/clients.

Functional Skills

FR-PSFR Direct Marketing and Direct Response Fundraising

FR-Experience in Private Sector Fundraising

FR-Fundraising-face to face, digital, emergency, DRTV, etc.

FR-e-Fundraising

FR-Online communications, web-based marketing and fundraising contents

FR-Fundraising approach skills (Face2Face/Sales Prog Outsourced-Sales workforce/Door2Door)

CO-Cross-cultural communication

SO-Negotiation skills

MS-Analysis

MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation

Language Requirements

Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station

Eligibility:

Candidates must be Thai nationals.

Internal staff members should consult the Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS), UNHCR/AI/2020/1/Rev.1. If you have any question regarding the eligibility, you may also contact the HR unit.

Remuneration:

A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

This vacancy is archived.

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