Deadline: 08 November, 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Domestic Fundraising Delegate.
IFRC is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, with 192 member national societies.
Responsibilities
- In close coordination with PSK, design and provide customised training, technical guidance and expert advice on domestic and international fundraising for NS around such things as individual giving programmes, special events, emergency resource mobilisation and accountability to donors
- Facilitate regular peer-to-peer training and establish an ANS fundraisers network
- Provide support and coordination in organising regional and international skillshares, workshops, webinars, online platforms, crowdfunding, as well as communities of practice
- Identify training and best practices to ensure that the 49 African national societies can benefit from all available opportunities
- Work closely with operations and communications to provide analysis and advice on framing and timing of launches of appeals and outreach to both international and domestic markets
- Develop a resource mobilisation capacity development strategy and a KPI-driven action plan for support to all African NS
- Develop a simple Customer Relations System (CRM) for use by ANS and provide training and advice for ANS to adapt and implement
- Contribute to performance management and business intelligence by monitoring, supporting or implementing initiatives as needed
- Support the surge capacity mechanism, as well as the disaster and crisis department by providing technical assistance for domestic fundraising
- Support national societies in their endeavour to secure high value partnerships, such as those with multilaterals, corporations, or governmental
Requirements
- University degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Fundraising, marketing or business qualification
- Five years, minimum, of experience in managing relations with donors and partners (international organisation, NGO, corporates and development banks)
- Experience in developing and implementing funding plans
- Experience in detailed campaign monitoring and analysis, including budgeting and financial control
- Three years, minimum, of experience in entrepreneurship, high volume sales, marketing or fundraising
- Experience in handling domestic fundraising programmes, event-based fund-raising, crowdfunding and individual giving
- Experience in designing and executing sales/fundraising funnels
- Experience in working with CRM and using data analysis to inform strategic decision
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: International Committee of the Red Cross
