Fundraising Officer
Qualified applicants should send a CV or resume via email to [email protected] with the subject line “Fundraising Officer.” The CV and Cover Letter should reflect your interest in this position. What relevant experience or training do you have? Why are you interested? What makes you a good fit for this position?
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Create, plan, implement, manage and oversight all aspects related to fundraising for the organization.
- Identify donor opportunities, develop a donor database, respond to donor tenders and call for proposals.
- Develop grant proposals, write appeals, represent the organization at donor meetings and undertake follow-up of potential funding opportunities.
- Explore and develop strategies for the long-term sustainability of the organization and its interventions.
- Develop business plans in consultation with other staff for possible generation of long-term incomes for the organization.
- Undertake online research and build contacts with potential individual donors and raise funds for the activities of the organization.
- Improve and develop communications material for the organization such as brochure, website, annual report, DVD, poster, etc.
- Liaise with private agencies, the government and other organizations to explore potential collaborations for raising funds for the organization.
- Suggest other innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization.
- Oversee and provide guidance to trainees in the development of their fund-raising and grant-writing skills.
- Meet all fundraising strategy targets, timelines and income projections.
- Search, monitor and identify forms of funding for the programs of the association according to their needs.
- Develop a network of potential donors. Build relationships with contact persons within funding organizations.
- Develop public fundraising opportunities and activities.
- Research, identify and manage small-mid donations from trusts, foundations, institutional funders, governments and statutory-making bodies, corporate and private donors.
- Attract, build and develop relationships with new and existing corporate donors to secure long.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Knowledge and Experience:
Accredit social science degree or any other related degree;
Minimum 2 years of experience in fundraising in Lebanon;
Good understanding of the local context and social welfare and legal system in Lebanon and internationally;
Previous experience working in fundraising and targeting local and international donors;
Proven experience engaging with different target groups from all backgrounds.
Qualities and Competencies
- Strong communication skills;
- Time management skills;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Ability to take initiative;
- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritize workloads
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Strong competency in the use of information technology including work on databases
- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to present to large/varied audiences ensuring the delivery of key messages
- Ability to identify new partnership opportunities and focus on building productive relationships that support the development of the area
- Ability to work to a high standard of integrity, conduct, and confidentiality
- Fluency in Arabic;
- Strong English
- French is an added value
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
- Lebanon
- جبل لبنان
- Aaley
- Kahhaleh