Job Title: Fundraising and Partnerships Manager

Restless Development is a youth-led international development agency currently working in Africa and South Asia. In Uganda, Restless Development has been supporting youth-led development for over 15 years. We focus on three key areas of young people’s lives: livelihoods; sexual and reproductive health; and civic participation. All of our programmes are designed, implemented and monitored and evaluated by young people.

Job Summary: The incumbent will steer the Fundraising and Partnerships Unit and bring in the resources required to deliver on our ambitious national strategy. A member of the Leadership Team, she/he will work closely with the Country Director to identify new, and manage existing, partnerships. She/he will have proven fundraising experience and a strong commitment to youth-led development.  She/he will lead on effective contract management of current grants while also pro- actively cultivating new partners and donors including bilateral and multilateral donors

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Fundraising strategy 45% Working closely with the Country Director and the Leadership Team:

• Develop and monitor implementation of fundraising strategies and plans
• Actively support project design and proposal development processes working closely with the Programme and Finance Units
• Steer the development of project budgets working closely with the Programme and Finance Units
• Identify and cultivate relationships with potential new donors, including leading and/or supporting others to lead strategic pitches
• Work closely with the international fundraising team to contribute to global fundraising and partnership efforts

2. Donor management and reporting 25%

• Work closely with staff from across the organisation to collect relevant information for high quality narrative and financial reports
• Build the capacity of Restless Development Uganda staff to lead on donor management and reporting where appropriate
• Lead on donor communications in collaboration with the Leadership Team
• Update and maintain the donor management and reporting systems

3. Membership of Leadership Team 15%

• Compile and produce monthly, quarterly and annual fundraising updates for review by the Leadership Team, national board and Restless Development International
• Actively participate in and contribute to Leadership Team meetings
• Support Leadership Team members with their responsibilities, including acting as cover whilst members are on leave, on in-country visits etc.
• Serve as a role model at all times, embodying Restless Development’s values and ensuring staff adherence to policy and procedure across the organisation

4. Human Resource and Financial Management 10% Line and performance manage the Marketing and Communications Officer

• Train and mentor staff across the organisation in fundraising and partnerships
• Develop and manage Restless Development Uganda’s annual budget for fundraising and partnership, including marketing activities
• Monitor fundraising projection figures on a regular basis

5. Marketing and Communications 5%

• Steer the fundraising/donor events and activities to raise the profile of the organisation, including building media partnerships to showcase our work
• Manage the development of communications materials, including the quarterly newsletter and annual report working closely with the Marketing and Communications Officer
• Act as a primary point of contact for all external and internal fundraising and partnerships queries

Key Performance Areas:

• Implementation of the fundraising strategy to secure the funds required for successful delivery of the national strategy
• Responsible for contract management of current grants, including timely donor reporting
• Contribute to organizational strategy through membership of the Leadership Team
• Human and financial resource management for the Fundraising Unit
• Management of marketing and communications

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should at least have three or more years of experience in fundraising and donor management, including proven experience of securing and managing multi-year grants from institutional donors, trusts and/or foundations
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
• Strong partnerships and networking abilities, comfortable engaging with a range of
• stakeholders from youth to senior government and donor representatives
• Excellent numeracy skills, experience in budget development and management
• Excellent understanding of project cycle management
• Good knowledge and understanding of the national, regional and global funding trends
• Good knowledge of international development issues, especially in relation to
• youth sexual and reproductive health, livelihoods, and civic participation
• Good teamwork skills, including ability to coordinate cross-team collaborations
• Excellent multi-tasking and organisational skills
• Past exposure and experience coaching/mentoring others
• Past experience of working in development in an African context
• Experience of working with institutional donors including EC, USAID and DFID   Knowledge of online social platforms for marketing and communications
• The successful candidate will be results oriented, have demonstrated analytical skills,
• The applicant must also be forward thinking and be able to drive high internal performance to maximise impact.
• He/she will have the interpersonal skills to establish and manage strong working relationships across different teams. He/she will enjoy working in a youthful, multi- and values.

How to Apply for the job: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to visit the recruitment website and download the relevant Application pack for this particular Job. You will fill the relevant application form (found in Application Pack) and forward it to ugandajobs@restlessdevelopment.org on completion.

Click Here (Click On the Uganda Fundraising and Partnerships Manager) -> Download Application Pack

Deadline:  10^th September 2014

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