Fundraising Associate

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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UNICEF Office for Croatia is looking for a Fundraising Associate (m/f) to provide extensive administrative and operational support to the in-house Face-to-Face (F2F) fundraising operation. This role will help ensure smooth recruitment, training, team coordination and performance monitoring so that the F2F team maintains the capacity required to acquire regular donors and deliver fundraising objectives.

If you are an experienced F2F fundraising professional with strong organizational, administrative and people skills, and you are motivated by UNICEF’s mission, we would like to hear from you.

As Fundraising Associate, you will contribute to the effective administration and continuous improvement of UNICEF Croatia’s F2F fundraising operation. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Support of the planning, coordination, and implementation of recruitment, onboarding, and training activities for Face-to-Face Fundraisers, ensuring alignment with UNICEF policies, standards, and operational requirements.
• Providing administrative, operational, and supervisory support to the Face-to-Face fundraising programme, including coordination of team activities, workforce scheduling, and employee support processes.
• Contributing to the effective management of fundraiser performance, learning, and professional development through training, coaching, feedback, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Monitoring programme operations, preparing reports and analyses, and supporting the implementation of process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Support to donor engagement and fundraising activities through market research, donor stewardship initiatives, pledge-cycle activities, and the effective utilization of fundraising systems and tools.
• Representing UNICEF in a professional manner and contributing to organizational priorities, cross-functional initiatives, and the successful implementation of activities related to broader fundraising objectives.

• Completed secondary education, as a requirement. Bachelor’s degree (BA) or university degree (MA) in areas such as psychology, human resources, law, communications, marketing/business, or related fields, as an asset.
• A minimum of 5 years of general experience in Face-to-Face Fundraising, as a requirement. Experience in conducting administrative tasks and/or the recruitment and selection process is an advantage. 
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of MS Office package (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), as a requirement.
• Excellent command of English and Croatian, written and spoken, as a requirement.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines, as an asset.
• Ability to research, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information and eagerness to learn, as an asset.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, as an asset.
• Understanding of UNICEF brand and general knowledge of UNICEF activities, as an asset.
• Ability to work well in a team and cope under stressful and difficult circumstances, as an asset.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, as an asset.
• Understanding of UNICEF brand and general knowledge of UNICEF activities, as an asset.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks.
Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates’ willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel.
Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service.

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 20 Oct 2026 Central European Daylight Time
Applications close: 26 Oct 2026 Central European Standard Time

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