Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is recruiting a Senior Private Partnerships & Philanthropy (PPH) Assistant, carrying an external title of “Assistant PPH Manager”, will focus on developing and strengthening long-term partnerships with companies, foundations, and private philanthropists (PPH donors).

This position is a UNOPS position with a contract which is renewable each calendar year.

Requirements:

· Education

- Completion of Tertiary Education, degree is desirable in Communications, Marketing, Economics, Journalism, International Relations, Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Fundraising or a related field. Candidates with a degree in other disciplines with a proven relevant professional record will also be accepted.

· Work Experience

Essential

- Minimum Two (2) years of relevant working experience for high school diploma and One (1) year of experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent or higher.

- Ability to produce high-quality written materials tailored to specific audiences.

- Ability to balance different and sometimes competing needs and deadlines

- Experience in coordinating multiple stakeholders, with an ability to multi-task, manage time, and thrive in a high-pressure environment

- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.

- Knowledge of partnerships, fundraising, and/or relationships with donors and/or external partners, and/or marketing and communications.

· Key Competencies

- Knowledge of humanitarian programming and/or UNHCR programmes and operational arrangements

- Knowledge of SharePoint 365 platform

- Experience in marketing and/or communications.

- Proficiency in MS office including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

- Knowledge of CRM tools, ideally Salesforce

- Experience in a UN field location and/or working in a developing country.

- Proficiency in written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English.

Responsibilities:

- As delegated by the supervisor, support the engagement of PPH donors, and all activities relevant for the acquisition and strengthening of relationships with them, depending on the local market and philanthropic landscape.

Support the preparation of pitches, presentations, proposals, reports and any other fundraising materials targeting PPH donors.

- Support the PPH team/colleagues in maintaining and managing the PPH prospect and donor pipeline, including support to the management of existing partnerships, e.g. by helping to draft donor reports, plan donor missions or other tasks necessary to ensure that relationships are appropriately nurtured.

- Support the team with desk and market research to provide intelligence to inform PPH initiatives and/or the approach to specific donors or sectors.

- Support on the logistics for internal and external events, including internal skill-shares.

- As delegated, and in collaboration with administrative colleagues, support PPH colleagues with procurement and administrative matters.

- Help to update content on PSP’s SharePoint platform, in order to improve internal communications, and to maintain a regular flow of information with colleagues within and outside PSP.

- Support PPH colleagues with information management and knowledge-sharing, through the collation and dissemination of documents and data pertaining to partnerships and philanthropy.

- Keep records of partnerships and relationships up to date. This might include helping to keep track of income raised, keeping internal calendars and plans updated, and supporting on data entry and maintenance on Salesforce.

- Gather and collate data/information on various topics and for specific audiences in support of communication and visibility plans with PPH donors, organize the logistics of content-gathering missions.

- Support the implementation of activities for UNHCR campaigns, including local and global UNHCR campaigns for PPH donors;

- Support the PPH team/colleagues in the adaptation, testing and/or development of activities and tools that support private sector fundraising efforts, including online activities in the future.

- Keep aware of developments in the fundraising and business environment and raise relevant updates on possible PPH opportunities with the supervisor.

- Perform other related duties as required.

Closing date: 11 November 2026

If you wish to be considered for this vacancy, please go to the link as below for application (https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Senior-PPH-Assistant_JR2668764?locations=113ac21cb9f410123442ebb649210000).

The appointment offer will be subject to the proof of medical clearance and satisfactory reference checks.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and invited for the interview and written test.