Fundraising
Director
A high-growth social enterprise based in Nairobi is looking for a motivated, professional Fundraising Director to secure donor funding for economic development and agricultural livelihood programs and research in rural communities.
A high-growth social enterprise based in Nairobi is looking for a motivated, professional Fundraising Director to secure donor funding for economic development and agricultural livelihood programs and research in rural communities.
The
Fundraising Director is a salaried position with full benefits and performance
bonuses.
Responsibilities- Develop
a pipeline of strategic funding proposals and achieve monthly targets for
submissions and approvals.
- Maintain
a list with the requirements and formats of different donors with respect
to sectors, priorities, guidelines and what budget lines are fundable.
- Manage
time frame and submission deadlines for the relevant donors.
- Identify
new sources of funding via list serves, internet searches, and networking,
and proactively create opportunities to secure program funding and
consultancy work.
- Represent
organization to potential donors at forums and events, and coordinate and
encourage donor visits to field programs.
- Manage
and support program teams, developing budgets and writing proposals.
- Develop
highly successful donor relationships.
Requirements
- 3
years economic development or agriculture fundraising experience working
within or securing funds from complex institutional funders, foundations
and corporate.
- Previous
experience with the organizational structure of NGOs, charitable
foundations, or bilateral development agencies.
- Familiarity
with requirements of key livelihood donors and capacity to work in a multi-donor
environment.
- Good
program design skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and
consistent documents including log frames.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills with ability to present
effectively to decision makers.
- Experience
with strategic planning, project management and financial planning.
- Strong
numeracy skills with the ability to manage budgets and use Excel.
- Demonstrable
ability to develop strong working relationships with funders.
Interested candidates should email a detailed CV, recent sample
proposal, and salary requirements to NairobiCareers@gmail.com with the
subject line “Fundraising Director”.
The
application deadline is 21 May, 2012.
Kindly note that only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
