Job Purpose
The Resource Mobilisation Manager is responsible for developing, cultivating, accelerating and managing relationships with high potential individual donors, foundations, and corporates for Black Umbrellas.
Fundraising and Resource Mobilisation
- Develop and implement Black Umbrellas fundraising and resource mobilisation strategy.
- Develop annual functional budget and manage expenditure.
- Ensure annual fundraising and resource mobilisation targets are achieved.
- Develop prospect engagement strategies and proposals for pipeline development.
- Manage relationships with funders before, during and after receipt of funds and maintain a high level of supporter care with funders.
- Create and deliver BU’s fundraising plan to increase donations and sponsorship.
- Design and implement innovative fundraising and resource mobilisation strategies and plans.
- Develop, implement and coordinate fundraising events and activities in line with the fundraising plans.
- Research new potential partners, gather information, set appointments, and undertake presentations.
- Act as a prime liaison between funders and the organisation for both new and existing funders.
- Prepare fundraising reports to Exco and Board, as well as other identified meetings.
- Prepare and analyse reports, make recommendations, and track progress for each fundraising and marketing activity.
- Manage any outsourced fundraising service providers ensuring that appropriate service level agreements are in place, these are adhered to and the targets in respect thereof are achieved.
- Nurture and maintain existing donor and stakeholder relationships, demonstrating the highest levels of customer care.
- Build effective donor and stakeholder partnerships through effective relationship management and donor/stakeholder management.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Recruit operational and project donors.
- Donor and stakeholder research and database development and management.
- Develop and implement appropriate stakeholder management tools to support BU stakeholder engagements.
- Facilitate BU’s participation in key industry platforms and relevant forums, including conferences and speaking opportunities.
Administration
- Work closely with all teams to maintain fundraising database integrity and perform routine prospect data clean-up.
- Collaborate with the CEO as needed for the generation of briefings, profiles, and other donor materials.
- Track and report on fundraising activities and progress.
- Coordinate internal fundraising committee
Job Type: Full-time
Education:
Experience:
- NPO: 5 years (Required)
- Funding: 5 years (Required)
- donor/funding models: 5 years (Required)
- managing multiple funders: 5 years (Required)
- have knowledge of fundraising best practices: 5 years (Required)
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