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FUNDRAISING MANAGER – ZAMBIA |
WWF Zambia |
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Posted 2018-10-31 03:52:34
WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature
is the world’s largest independent conservation organization, with over five
million supporters and a network active in more than 100 countries on five
continents. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural
environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature
by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of
renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of
pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF Zambia seeks to recruit a
proficient, energetic and motivated individual to take up this exciting
position.
Duty Post: Lusaka
The Role:
The Fundraising Manager is
responsible for developing and driving the WWF Zambia fundraising strategies to
secure and manage significant income from a diverse range of donors,
international organizations, multi-donor funds, private sector companies and
large trusts and foundations to support WWF Zambia’s conservation ambition. WWF
Zambia’s is in the process of developing its new 10 year
strategy to deliver large scape local, national and transboundary
conservation impacts aligned with the WWF global conservation
outcomes.
The Fundraising manager will be
expected to proactively identify and pursue funding opportunities needed to
significantly strengthen our ability to realize our conservation goals through
the establishment of a dedicated fundraising function. As WWF Zambia works
towards becoming a national organization, this role will ensure that it develops
an effective approach to secure funding from local donors and supporters to
help realize our organisational ambition to in the long term secure landscapes
and species under threat by 2030. This is a leadership role within the Senior
Management Team of WWF Zambia.
Major Duties and
Responsibilities:
Fundraising
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Develop and implement a 5 year
Fundraising Plan with clear targets to sustainably grow WWF Zambia’s income in
line with the Country Strategic Plan and Financial Sustainability Plan.
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Lead the effort to operationalise
the WWF Zambia Financial sustainability plan to management fundraising efforts.
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Coordinate fundraising activities
and proposal writing processes with Conservation Manager and team.
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Lead the team in identifying
fundraising priorities and developing, implementation and monitoring of annual
fundraising operational plans & budgets.
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Work with Finance Manager to
ensure that the fundraising pipeline is updated on a monthly basis and risks
are flagged to SMT.
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Support, build and maintain
effective relationships and partnerships high potential WWF Zambia donors.
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Proactively lead networking
efforts to identify funding opportunities and partnerships.
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Support WWF Zambia to explore the
partnership potential of strategic corporate engagements, working closely with
the international corporate partnerships team to ensure corporate alliances are
strategic as well as philanthropically aligned.
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Build public sector partnerships
with bilateral and multilateral agency offices and other agencies in Zambia,
working with the relevant WWF offices who manage the parent relationships.
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Support conservation team members
to prepare high quality and relevant proposals and reports for prospective
donors and partners.
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Develop effective fundraising
systems and processes for the organisation to ensure that fundraising
priorities and targets are set, monitored and met.
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Research and maintain an overview
of key partnerships and opportunities for the realisation of WWF Zambia
strategic goals.
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Lead the development, testing and
exploration of innovative locally-based fundraising channels.
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Track progression of fundraising
proposals submitted and requirements.
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Build overall organisational
capacity to identify and successfully respond to funding opportunities by
providing guidance, training and tools to the organisation.
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Acts as focal point for NO
fundraising and partnership teams and Public Sector Partnerships focal points
on global as well as regional funding opportunities.
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Provide proactive liaison with
global practises on concepts and proposal development.
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Represent the Country Director at
donor related networking meetings, forums and events, as well as support
engagement with key funders, in order to initiate and strengthen our relationships.
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Supports and Manages interns and
consultants results.
Grant Management
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Quality assure proposal and donor
documents.
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Work with the Conservation
Manager, M and E and Finance Manager to develop and ensure monitoring and
evaluation systems and procedures for awarded grants in line with standards
agreed with donors.
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Ensure reporting requirements for
all institutional donors are met and reports are completed to deadlines.
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Lead on institutional donor grant
agreement/contract negotiations and compliance.
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Ensure all relevant team members
are fully briefed on the terms and conditions of donor Grant
agreements/contracts, including key deadlines.
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Manage due diligence processes,
facilitate donor audits and coordinate with the Head of Programmes on external
evaluations.
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Manage a system for maintaining
all contacts, information and deadlines for each grant award and new
fundraising opportunity.
Required Qualifications:
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Evidence of major fundraising
outcomes.
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Minimum undergraduate university
degree.
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Proven track record of generating
significant income, preferably in the context of an international organisation.
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At least five years’ experience
in fundraising in at least one of the areas of: public sector partnerships,
major donors, trusts/foundations or corporate fundraising.
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At least three years’ fundraising
experience in an international setting, ideally with an INGO and with
experience in Zambia.
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Experience developing innovative
concepts and proposals.
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Experience of creating and
implementing a fundraising strategy for new markets.
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Experience and expertise in
developing relationships with institutional donors, high net worth individuals
or corporations.
Required Skills and
Competencies:
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Professional and enthusiastic.
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Experience in self managing to
deliver targets agreed with CD and SMT.
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Strong diplomatic skills with
sensitivity to political and cultural issues.
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Proactive networker.
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Highly collaborative team leader.
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High ethical standards of
behaviour, good judgment, respect for others, confidentiality and attention to
detail.
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Excellent writing and oral
presentation skills in English and other required language(s) – see below.
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Demonstrable numerical and
budgetary skills, including preparing fundraising budgets and proficient use of
excel and spreadsheets.
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Strong interpersonal and
communicating skills in a multicultural environment.
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Thoroughness and attention to
detail and strong analytical skills.
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Energetic, proactive and capable
of working independently as well as being an active member of the team.
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Flexible and creative with an
aptitude for solving problems; positive attitude.
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Strong project management skills.
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Adheres to WWF’s values, which
are: Strive for Impact; Listen Deeply; Collaborate Openly; and Innovate
Fearlessly.
How to apply?
Applications must include a cover letter and CV with
full contact details of three referees sent as one file with subject line “Fundraising Manager – Zambiaâ€, to The People &
Culture Manager – Africa through careers@wwfafrica.org to
be received not later than 14th November
2018 at 17:00.