Jobs at Children of Africa Uganda - Fundraising Manager

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Donor Acquisition and Retention:

• Lay strategies to retain and grow the involvement and donations from which the organization has already benefited. Developing and delivering the Children of Africa Uganda Fundraising strategy.
• Leverage the networks of the board and existing Supporters Group of prominent individuals to bring new donors to the organization.
• Manage and lead the Fundraising Team to raise, develop and implement a fundraising strategy for Back-Up in line with the organization’s changing needs.
• Actively participate in the design and execution of public campaigns, appeals, events and marketing and database techniques to stimulate donations across the donor spectrum.
• Work closely with the senior technical staff, establish policies and protocols for recording, maintaining and extracting donor information consistent with privacy legislation.
• Focus on larger corporate and significant individual donors, meeting with them regularly as appropriate.
• Securing and developing sponsorship for fundraising
• Contribute to the overall running of the charity as an active member of the management team events.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Fundraising Manager vacancy should hold a degree in a relevant field. Possession of a Post graduate diploma in project planning and management or a master’s degree in the related development studies is vital.
• Certificate in Fundraising (desirable)
• Significant experience in developing relationships/partnerships at a senior level
• At least five years’ experience of a similar fundraising role in developing and implementing effective fundraising programs, products and initiatives with a track record in achieving revenue targets and growing income.
• Demonstrated success in building individual donation revenue and programs.
• Demonstrated success in securing grants or major donations from philanthropic bodies, government, major donors and the corporate sector.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team, with a friendly, positive, can-do attitude, enthusiasm and social conscience.
• Highly motivated creative thinker, self starter with flexibility and ability to adapt to new ideas, systems, processes, prioritize tasks, forward plan, meet deadlines anddeliver results.
• Demonstrated skills in project and time management and juggling competing deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and a proven ability to engage building relationship with supporters.

How to Apply: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a covering letter, updated CV and scanned copies of academic and any other legal documents to coauganda@gmail.com.

Deadline: 18^th March 2016