Heifer International
East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) Project
Corporate Account Executive Consultant
Heifer International is seeking to hire a highly motivated
fundraising professional.
The Consultant will be responsible for the
identification, qualification, management and growth of a portfolio of
corporate partners who provide funding and other strategic means of support to
EADD.
The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of relationship
building, fundraising success, project management, and will be a strong
communicator and strategic thinker.
This position requires a strong commitment to teamwork and
collaboration.
This position will be instrumental in driving the organizational
efforts to raise multimillion dollar resources in matching revenue over the
next five years and in ensuring Heifer’s expansion into new markets.
Heifer International’s East Africa Dairy Development (EADD)
project was designed to improve the lives of 179,000 families (approximately
one million people) by doubling household dairy income over 10 years through
integrated interventions in dairy production, market-access and knowledge
application.
Supported by lessons learned during the four-year initial phase,
which ran from 2008-2012, the long-term vision is to scale-up interventions
within the participating countries of Kenya and Uganda, and contextualize and
replicate the project in Tanzania and Ethiopia in the next phase.
Scope of Work:
- Design
a strategy, building on existing and new contacts, to complete a
multimillion dollar resource mobilization goal for the EADD II program
over the next 5 years;
- Create,
plan and implement the fundraising strategies and activities building from
and expanding upon the success of current private and public efforts;
- Coordinate
and manage high-level donor relationships consistent with Heifer’s
philanthropic strategy and guidelines of Heifer International;
- Design
a compelling donor experience including regular communications and the
opportunity for field visits;
- Cultivate
and manage relationships with philanthropic and corporate foundations,
corporations and private individuals;
- Directly
solicit support from corporations,institutions and foundations; and
- Foster
and cultivate relationships with philanthropic funding community through
participation in relevant industry events, as well as organizational
engagement and outreach.
- Work
closely with Heifer International Corporate and Foundation Relations team
to provide information and impact statistics to be included in reports as
required by major funders.
- Leverage
“personal Rolodex” and LCA prospect list to obtain new corporate,
government and foundation contributions toward general operations.
Critical Qualifications/Skills
- Bachelor’s
degree required; Masters in relevant field preferred plus 8-10 years of
progressively responsible experience in fundraising, strategic
partnerships, public relations
- Proven
track record of raising funds through current relationships with foundations,
corporations and government agencies.
- Experience
in donor cultivation and stewardship.
- Knowledge
of and connections to the international funding community in East Africa
(and US preferred).
- Exceptional
oral/written communication and interpersonal skills are required,
exceptional interpersonal skills;detail-oriented and pro-active problem
solving skills;multi-tasker.
- Demonstrate
professionalism, resourcefulness, creativity and strong problem-solving
skills
- Experience
successfully reporting and working with remote teams; capacity to
facilitate internal decisions across multiple stakeholders as required.
- Willingness
and able to travel 30-40% of his/her time.
Application Instructions: Qualified and interested candidates
should submit their application which should include a cover letter and
detailed curriculum vitae by email to: marleen.new@heifer.org not later than
December 21, 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
