SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
An organisation that changes lives has a really great opportunity for a Fundraising Coordinator / Strategist to join the business.
In conjunction with the CEO, influence, plan, execute and manage:
- Strategies to maximise fundraising objectives through the establishment of sustainable partnerships with corporate funders, donors
- CSI initiatives/projects to benefit patients who do not have access to private funding
- Sustainability
Responsibilities
- Define and develop fundraising strategies and broaden fundraising initiatives in conjunction with the CEO
- Develop projections and track actuals for fundraising campaigns keeping the CEO informed
- Create new-, identify potential- and enhance current relationships at executive level
- Implement fundraising initiatives in conjunction with the communications team
- Conduct in-depth, local and international research using networking tools, publications, database management, e-searches etc
- Compile and submit/present funding proposals – local and international
- Develop, implement and monitor proposal tracking system and policies and procedures for areas of accountability
- Manage internal and external communications
- Manage trusts, legacies and bequests or similar and other benevolent organisations
- Project manage revenue and expense budgets
- Manage team member/s and facilitate people development
- Perform other duties, as and when so requested, in support of team goals
Requirements
- 3yr Degree/ Diploma / or equivalent in Marketing/Social/Human Sciences and a minimum of combined 10 years’ experience in a non-profit fundraising environment; creating new- and sustaining current relationships at executive level; innovative/entrepreneurial revenue generation; proven project management; interactive, effective verbal and written communication
- Demonstrated ability in writing funding proposals that generate revenue
- Proven team leadership capabilities and advanced administrative ability
- Advanced computer literacy with experience in database management / MS Office Suite (inclusive of MS Project).
- Unendorsed driver’s licence
- Post grad qualification, fluency in at least 2 official languages
