Director - Donor Acquisition/Fundraising Management - NGO

About the organization :

A credible institution that will serve the non-profit sector and provide turnkey, affordable, quality driven and sustainable retail fundraising solutions. By being a living bridge between non-profits and their most pressing fundraising requirements, we endeavor to enable irreversible positive societal changes.

The mission critical position of Director of Individual Giving will require competencies in enabling through operational co-ordination, strategic vision and leadership. Individual donor acquisition, retention and fundraising communication will be key to the role.

Key Responsibilities

- Donor acquisition

- Donor retention

- Fundraising communication

- People: Lead a diverse and large individual giving team, provide directional leadership.

- Strategy and plan: Lead the development of the firm's strategies related to donor acquisition, retention and fundraising communication, and effectively and consistently implement them with the team.

- Budget: Income and expenditure planning, meeting projected cash flow targets.

- Fundraising management

- Strategic management: Provide strong leadership for overall organisational development.

- Leadership: Planning, sponsoring and/ or managing major projects

Candidate Requirements

- A minimum eight years as a non-profit individual fundraising practitioner and around four years in a fundraising leadership role with national or international non-profits. The candidate must have a highly developed subjective knowledge of various types of retail fundraising, and of the offline and online retail fundraising operations.

- Outstanding collaboration skills, working across a diverse organisation

- Sound organisational and people management skills

- Effectively lead and model the promotion of social justice and rights throughout the scope of the role

- Consistently demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences, diversity

- Show commitment to equal opportunities

- Have an advanced understanding of management roles and dynamics in small and large organisations

- Strong financial management experience.