Fundraising Coordinator / Strategist, Cape Town

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