Country Fundraiser at Sightsavers

This opportunity is for someone who has an exceptional track record in fundraising within the international development sector. The team are looking to hire a highly skilled influential and engaging candidate with a track record in successfully securing funding at a senior level from organisations and high value individuals within Nigeria, meeting targets; building relationships with high net worth individuals (HNWI’s); and securing long term funding.

About the role of Country Fundraiser, Lagos, Nigeria

Key accountabilities, but limited to:

• Bid Development: working alongside internal teams to develop and deliver high quality bids targeting new donors and HNWI’s to support the Nigeria Foundation funding strategy.
• Strategic relationship building: Maintaining internal and external relationships critical to fundraising activities to achieve objectives. Converting identified organisations and high value individuals to supporters/donors. Networking across our thematic areas to further build relations with INGO’s and key stakeholders.
• Individual Giving: Identifying, developing and managing a portfolio of new and existing donors. Taking responsibility for delivery of agreed targets.
• Strategy and Planning: Growing the portfolio to engage new prospects through development and implementation of operational plans that support our fundraising strategies.
• Contract management and reporting: Managing the contracts and grants for agreed Sightsavers’ projects; reporting to the Country Director and Board of Sightsavers’ Nigeria Foundation on income, KPI’s, prospecting, account planning. Maintaining legal and compliance obligations for partners.
• Market understanding: developing and maintaining a broad knowledge and understanding of the corporate social responsibility agenda of corporate organisations/partners in Nigeria towards advising the Country Office on potential areas of collaboration and fundraising.

Knowledge, skills and experience for Country Fundraiser, Lagos, Nigeria

Essential:

• Proven track record of successful relevant fundraising experience in Nigeria managing high level relationships
• Experienced working at senior level externally to develop high value relationships with prospective supporters/clients while maintaining relationships with existing supporters/clients
• Depth of experience of fundraising from corporate/foundation fundraising; major individual donors
• Significant experience of working at senior level in a fundraising, marketing or sales capacity
• Previous experience within international development in a similar role
• History of meeting or exceeding financial targets and soliciting gifts from donors and prospects, or business in a commercial setting
• Knowledge of the principles of major donor, corporate and foundation fundraising.
• Significant experience of successful face-to-face donor / customer contact, building long term relationships
• Extensive experience and knowledge of good fundraising practice and relevant legal issues or equivalent from a commercial setting.
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Available to travel across Nigeria for up to 12 weeks annually