Advancement Manager at Proten

Purpose of Position: 

To lead the school's advancement programmes while responsible for maintaining and increasing funding from a portfolio of individuals and corporate partners through grant writing, stewardship, individual cultivation and solicitation, and fundraising events management.

The Advancement Manager must be proactive, highly motivated, and detail-oriented with the ability to advance the School’s efforts to fund-raise and friend-raise. Must be proficient at developing and refining systems and procedures for the smooth functioning of operations and growing knowledge of Advancement Services:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create yearly budgets for the Advancement Department and manage Advancement Budgets.
• Create donation policies and procedures.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the advancement role in prospect management, donor recognition, donor stewardship, and other related activities, including development research, database management, and donor history
• Establish overall goals and strategies for increasing private support for the School
• Work with donors on behalf of the School on the acceptance of gifts and oversee the procedures and documentation for assistance receipting. 
• Communicate donor wishes and requirements to the School.
• Oversee the maintenance of a comprehensive and accurate fundraising database to include all past and prospective donors. 
• Oversee all donor information entered and retrieved; oversee accuracy and efficiency of reports created.
• Develop donor and prospect activity reports.
• Provide oversight of pledge and acknowledgment processing activities.
• Contribute to the effective team management of all customer relation problems, issues, and opportunities.
• Handle advancement fundraising activities related to major gifts, planned gifts, and corporate and foundation philanthropy and participate in the cultivation of gift prospects when appropriate.
• Responsible for endowments (scholarships and others) and reporting award status to donors.
• Represent the school at meetings and events with key organizations.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Meeting financial targets for projects
• Number of donors willing to partner with the School
• Number of encounters between the school and donors/prospects

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor's degree in any related discipline
• Certificate courses fundraising/budgeting and financial analysis.
• MBA or a Masters degree is an added advantage.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Customer service skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• General management/administrative skills.
• Fundraising skills
• Budgeting and Financial Analysis
• Relationship management skills