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For every child, the right to Results

UNICEF Mexico’s Individual Giving programme leverages advanced analytics and data-driven fundraising strategies to strengthen donor engagement and generate sustainable resources for children. The programme relies on predictive modelling, donor intelligence, CRM analytics, and experimentation frameworks to anticipate donor behaviour, optimize campaigns, and support long-term fundraising growth.

For more information related to the work of our office in Mexico, please visit our website: UNICEF Mexico, our commitments for a six‑year term for children: A good six-year term for children: Un buen sexenio para la niñez or read our Annual Report 2025 - UNICEF México.

How can you make a difference?

The Senior Fundraising Associate (Database), (GS-7) is part of the Private Fundraising & Partnerships (PFP) team within the Mexico Country Office. Operating at the intersection of advanced analytics and fundraising strategy, this role sits at the core of the organization's data capability, with deep expertise in predictive and prescriptive modelling, and a working knowledge of the data platform that supports those models.

This role responds to the growing need to move beyond descriptive reporting (what happened) toward forward-looking intelligence: anticipating donor behavior, optimizing campaign investment, reducing attrition, and prescribing the best actions to maximize long-term fundraising impact.

Under the supervision of the Fundraising Officer (Database), the Senior Fundraising Associate (Database) supports the implementation and maintenance of predictive and prescriptive analytics models, ensuring data quality, model execution, monitoring, and reporting to strengthen evidence-based fundraising decisions. The role also supports the management of the donor database and the translation of analytical insights into actionable recommendations for the Individual Giving programme.

Key functions and responsibilities:

Predictive analytics implementation and model execution
Prescriptive analytics and optimization support
Data preparation and feature engineering for approved models
Model monitoring, validation and documentation
Insight communication, campaign data and dashboard support
Donor database administration, data protection and user support

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File SJD- Senior Fundraising Associate (Database) GS-7.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: Completion of secondary education is required.
Work Experience: A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in data analysis, applied predictive/prescriptive analytics execution, or CRM/database analytics is required. A completed bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics or any other field may replace three years of related work experience. A completed master’s degree may replace an additional two years.
Skills: Experience implementing, running or adapting predictive analytics models (classification, regression) such as churn, propensity scoring, or lifetime-value estimation, under an established or supervised methodology is required.
Experience preparing data and engineering features for machine-learning or statistical models and executing model validation or monitoring routines is required.
Experience executing or supporting data-driven testing frameworks (e.g., A/B testing) designed by others is required.
Experience analyzing or managing large CRM or transactional databases (Salesforce or similar) is required.
Data analysis and evidence-based decision-making is essential.
Language Requirements: Proficiency in English and Spanish is required.

Desirables:

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) is desirable.
Experience in a fundraising, non-profit, subscription-based context is desirable.
Salesforce and Marketing Analytics is desirable.
Cloud data platforms (GCP Big Query, AWS, Azure ML) is desirable.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Demonstrates Self-Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
Works Collaboratively with others (2)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 serious 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.

Remarks:

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. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from underrepresented groups, including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant communities, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, are encouraged to apply.

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Important: For GS category positions, only candidates who are nationals of the country or that hold a valid work permit or residency status will be considered.

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.

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Senior Fundraising Associate (G-7), FT, #00138722, Mexico City - Mexico, LACR