Leadership Giving Fundraiser (corporates and grants)

Mission of the position:

1. Pursues opportunities with & fundraise from the corporate entities of the country and international and local foundations to fund the relevant programmes, investments and costs of the Member Association – to reach financial self-sufficiency in accordance with the Corporate Fundraising Strategy and the annual Business Plan; by monitoring, evaluating and analysing the actual results (vs. the targets) and the competitor activities.
2. Establishes and maintains longterm partnerships with corporate donors, manages and upgrades the accounts, networks and positions the SOS Children’s Villages brand according to the brand vision, mission and values.

Main clients:

1. Big corporate enterprises: national or multinational companies
2. Small and medium corporate enterprises
3. Local and International Foundations
4. Head of Fundraising
5. FR team colleagues for individual & corporate fundraising and communications
6. Regional Office / FDC function Advisor
7. Fundraising experts of the regional network

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

1. Fundraising from big and small & medium corporate enterprises by partnership negotiations
2. In line with the Head of Fundraising, develop the SOS CV Lebanon major giving strategy in order to establish a sustainable funding base from this source.
3. Implementation and update of the corporate fundraising strategy
4. Development of the annual CFR Business Plan, budget and the annual CFR tools (product portfolio and packages, presentations, proposals, partners’ categorisation, loyalty services)
5. Screens relevant grant opportunities and matches with MA needs
6. Steers the process of project preparation (i.e. project idea identification, project formulation, consultations with project stakeholders, drafting grant proposals)
7. Account management: building and developing long-term partnerships with corporate donors
8. Networking, brand positioning, recruiting new partners
9. Maximize income from donors and prospects drawn from individuals of high net worth, through the packing and tailoring of funding proposals and the management, development and cultivation of donors and prospects.
10. Build parterships to cover needs of Programs in in-kind donations
11. Build and develop existing major donor & corporate relationships

Child Safeguarding (CS)

1. Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the national CS focal person or any other member of the national CS team and/or to respective line manager.  
2. Responsible within own area of work to prevent and protect children of all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination based on SOS Child Protection Policy principles

Skills and Competencies:

1. Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
2. Good written communication skills
3. Good at relationship-building with different levels of different organizations
4. Ability to work under pressure
5. Innovative and creative and demonstrates high professional standards
6. Has perseverance
7. Good use of computer and the internet
8. Good team player
9. Has analytical thinking
10. Has a driving license