Position: Fundraising Officer
Hours: Approx. 40 hours per week
Location: Remote
Type of contract: Full-time employee
Length of contract: Permanent after 6-month probationary period
Salary: Base salary of $350-450/month + bonuses for meeting targets
Expected start date: 01/04/2024
Summary of the role: To grow the income of Children of Rwanda by identifying relevant donors and funding opportunities, writing proposals, and mobilising resources for long-term organisational impact and sustainability. The Fundraising Officer would be working to achieve an income generation target of $45,000.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Grant fundraising:
Identify grant opportunities in the UK, US and other countries
Maintain database of grant opportunities
Create and maintain grant prospect calendar
Submit good quality grant proposals
Corporate fundraising:
Identify corporate funding opportunities
Make approaches to promising leads
Manage and develop relationships
Relationship building
Develop and manage relationships with key donors
Ensure effective donor
Other:
Undertake independent research in finding alternative resources for the long-term sustainability of the organisation, including private/individual donors, crowdfunding, etc.
Represent Children of Rwanda at relevant events
Write content for quarterly newsletters to donors
Develop fundraising communications materials for the organisation such as brochures, case statements, social media content, etc.
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in development studies or any other related field
Minimum 2 years of experience in grant writing with a successful track record for securing significant funding commitments from donors
Proven experience with writing quality proposals for local and international donors and an understanding of technical and financial requirements for grant proposals
Fluency in English (both oral and written) and the ability to communicate professionally with partners and donors
Excellent writing skills with the ability to tell compelling stories and leverage impact data for strong proposals
Proficiency with computer applications for drafting proposals as well as publishing/designing fundraising communications materials (ex. Microsoft Office applications; Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
Timeliness and professionalism are of extreme importance for this role
Desirable:
Result orientated
Understanding of data protection
Children of Rwanda is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualification, merit and business need.
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