Manager: Fundraising, Port Elizabeth

Manager: Fundraising (Grade 16)

Advancement and Communication

The Advancement and Communication Department invites suitably qualified candidates to join their team.

Main Objectives The Manager: Fundraising supports the Director: Advancement and Communications in developing and implementing a comprehensive and integrated advancement and fundraising strategy to strengthen the University’s long‑term financial sustainability. The role focuses on expanding and diversifying the University’s unencumbered funding base through effective donor cultivation, stakeholder engagement, and targeted fundraising initiatives, thereby supporting institutional growth, sustainability, and impact.

Requirements A relevant B. Degree (NQF level 7) or equivalent plus approximately 7 years of relevant experience, including:

Track record of successful fundraising and initiative to enhance or build key relationships.

Proven record of securing significant funding from diverse sources.

At least 3 years of management experience.

Previous experience working with senior management in an organisation requiring strategic implementation.

Application documents include a comprehensive CV and relevant qualifications. (Specific details about documentation requirements are omitted as they are not essential to the role description.)

Remuneration Basic Pensionable Salary per annum: R849 546 Cost to Company per annum (Approximately): R1 098 433

Employment is on a permanent basis, with the possibility of a fixed‑term contract of not less than three years. The University reserves the right to discontinue the filling of the post. Employment checks will be conducted on recommended candidates.

EEO Statement Recognising that diversity is important in achieving excellence, Rhodes University strongly encourages South African members of under‑represented designated groups as well as persons with disabilities to apply. Spouses and partners of existing staff members are also encouraged to apply. All appointments are made in line with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, the Immigration Act 13 of 2022, and Rhodes University’s Recruitment and Selection policies.

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