Fundraising Officer at Karisfined Edge Solutions

Location: Nationwide (Remote)
Organization Type: NGO

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining project income through institutional donors, trusts and foundations
• Building unrestricted income by developing current income streams from individuals, corporate and major donors
• Research and keep track of funding opportunities, providing timely information to support the development of new bids.
• Work with the Director and other staff to develop and co-ordinate specific project funding proposals and bids to institutional donors, trusts and foundations.
• Develop the organization's ability to raise unrestricted funds from major donors, corporate and individuals, working with other team members on supporter engagement.
• Build a positive relationship between the organization and its financial supporters to maintain and grow their support.
• Run systems needed to help fundraising work, including maintaining a funding contacts database.
• Develop and work to an annual work plan, including specific financial targets.
• Report monthly on fundraising activities to the Senior Management Team.
• Manage, support and develop imaginative fundraising activities, some of which will be events-based
• Develop and coordinate social media fundraising activities

Experience / skills

• 3-5 years proven track record in a similar charity fundraising role, including achieving fundraising targets
• Experience of institutional grant proposal development and tender writing
• Experience of fundraising from major donors, corporates and individuals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret scientific / technical information for a lay audience
• Ability to plan, prioritize and execute a program of work
• Good IT literacy, including using spreadsheets and databases

Personal Qualities:

• You should be able to take responsibility for your areas of work, and also be able to work collaboratively, seeking, encouraging and building on the ideas of colleagues
• Excellent communication Skills
• Independent thinker, able and willing to take a creative approach to problem solving and deal constructively with change
• Ability to organize your time efficiently and prioritize effectively to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills: approachable, professional and courteous, able to talk to people at all levels Self-motivated to handle good work flexibility.