Individual Giving and Donor Engagement Associate, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Description of assignment title: Individual Giving andDonor Engagement Associate

Assignment country: Bangladesh

Duty stations: Dhaka

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 08/01/2026

Duration: 12 months(with possibility ofextension)Long-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for thegoals

Host entity: UNICEF

Modality: Onsite

Type: National

Volunteer category: Associate UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule: Full-time

Number of Assignments: 1

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Mission and objectives:

• UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly toadvocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meettheir basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach theirfull potential.
• UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Childand strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethicalprinciples and international standards of behaviour towardschildren.
• UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development ofchildren are universal development imperatives that are integral tohuman progress.
• UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to helpcountries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first callfor children" and to build their capacity to form appropriatepolicies and deliver services for children and their families.
• UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the mostdisadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extremepoverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those withdisabilities.
• UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights ofchildren. In coordination with United Nations partners andhumanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapidresponse available to its partners to relieve the suffering ofchildren and those who provide their care.
• UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free ofdiscrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantagedchildren and the countries in greatest need have priority.
• UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote theequal rights of women and girls and to support their fullparticipation in the political, social and economic development oftheir communities.
• UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment ofthe sustainable human development goals adopted by the worldcommunity and the realization of the vision of peace and socialprogress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Context:

• This United Nations Volunteers assignment is part of UNICEFBangladesh Country Office's Private Sector Fundraising andPartnerships Team, under the Representative's Office. TheIndividual Giving and Donor Engagement Associate will work underthe direct supervision of the Partnerships Officer, Private SectorFundraising and Partnerships, and will provide administrative andcoordination support to the local fundraising team, with aparticular focus on individual giving.
• The position will support day-to-day follow-up with internalteams, service providers, payment platform partners, and otherstakeholders to help ensure smooth implementation of individualgiving activities, donor acquisition and retention efforts, anddonor engagement processes. The assignment will contribute toUNICEF Bangladesh's efforts to strengthen local private sectorfundraising, including individual giving, corporate and foundationpartnerships, and donor stewardship.
• The role will support operational follow-up, donor journeymanagement, donor data coordination, reporting inputs, event andactivation support, and CRM-related processes. By providing timelyadministrative and coordination support, the UN Volunteer will helpthe team improve donor engagement, maintain accurate information,and support fundraising activities that contribute to UNICEF'sprogrammes for children in Bangladesh.

Task description:

• Under the direct supervision of the Partnerships Officer,Private Sector Fundraising and
• Partnerships, the UN Volunteer will undertake the followingtasks:
• Support the day-to-day administration and coordination ofindividual giving and local fundraising activities.
• Assist with donor acquisition and retention follow-up.
• Support donor journey coordination.
• Support donor data tracking.
• Maintain CRM-related updates.
• Coordinate with payment platform partners.
• Maintain regular communication with service providers andinternal teams.
• Support coordination with Finance, Operations, Communication,and Programme colleagues to help process fundraising-relatedrequests.
• Prepare basic reports and updates.
• Maintain trackers and organize documents.
• Follow up on pending actions.
• Support fundraising events, donor engagement activities, andactivations.
• Support visibility arrangements, meeting logistics, andadministrative preparations.
• Help ensure that donor information, payment-related follow-up,service provider coordination, and reporting inputs are handled ina timely, organized, and professional manner.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by thesupervisor.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 80

Required experience: 1 month

Nationality: Candidate must be a national, legal residentor hold refugee status in the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience:

• 1 year

Languages:

• English, Level: Fluent, Required
• Bengali, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing,Communications, Journalism, International Relations, DevelopmentStudies, Social Sciences, Economics, Public Policy, English, oranother relevant field.
• An advanced university degree will be considered an asset butis not required.

Competencies and values:

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organising
• Professionalism
• Self-management

Skills and experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in administration,coordination, office support, customer service, communications,event support, fundraising support, donor relations, private sectorengagement, CSR, media, advertising, or a related area isrequired.
• Experience with a development organization, UN agency, NGO,corporate office, CSR team, foundation, advertising agency, mediaorganization, communications agency, payment service provider, orservice-oriented organization will be considered relevant.
• Good administrative, coordination, follow-up, andorganizational skills, including the ability to maintain trackers,update records, support meetings and events, prepare notes andsummaries, coordinate with internal teams and service providers,and follow up on pending actions.
• Ability to support donor data follow-up, payment platformcoordination, CRM-related updates, reporting inputs, and donorengagement activities.
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel,PowerPoint, Outlook, and online collaboration platforms, arerequired.

Area(s) of expertise:

• Administration, Communication, advocacy, publicinformation

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