Fund Raising and Relationship Manager at BanyanTree

Job Description

• Fundraising & Relationships Manager is to lead our Fundraising Strategy and develop new supporter relationships having had success with companies, major trusts and international organizations and individuals.

Required Profile

• The ideal candidate should be interested in impacting his/her society through working with love for children and trust based fundraising experience with the ability to generate new supporters, partners and grantors.

Other requirements include:

• Strong proposal writing skills
• Experience with attracting grants, sponsorship and partnerships
• Strong interpersonal relationship and public communication skills
• Ability to manage a team of fundraising assistants and volunteers
• Ability o develop the organizations corporate and major donor fundraising programme
• Programme and event management experience is required
• Ability to communicate in French will be an added advantage
• A track record of securing funds from grant-making bodies
• Oversee corporate communication on social and traditional media
• Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years cognate experience
• Experience with leadership in donor agencies and similar community led organizations would be an added advantage.

Additionally:

• Applicants are required to state in 250 to 300 words why they are best suited for the advertised role, providing clear evidence that applicant has worked with successfully in the past and in a similar or related capacity
• Applicants should also indicate their willingness to travel and/or be posted outside our Lagos and Abuja offices.