Job Title: Fundraising
Officer
Officer
Organisation: Finnish
Refugee Council (FRC)
Refugee Council (FRC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Finnish Refugee
Council (FRC) is an International NGO promoting adult education and community
development among refugees and has been active in Uganda since 1997 as an
operational partner to Office of the Prime Minister and United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Council (FRC) is an International NGO promoting adult education and community
development among refugees and has been active in Uganda since 1997 as an
operational partner to Office of the Prime Minister and United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Job Summary: The Fundraising Officer will mainly develop
and promote a diverse range of fundraising activities and projects to support
our fundraising strategy and income generation.
and promote a diverse range of fundraising activities and projects to support
our fundraising strategy and income generation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Fundraising (80%)
- Prepare project proposals on adult education, livelihood and
capacity building. - Develop, maintain and update the donor data base.
- Prepare timely and accurate documentation on project proposals.
- Keep up-to-date with development issues and trends with regard to
Uganda and refugee work. - Provide technical assistance to the FRC staff and partners in
project proposal writing. - Meet all fundraising strategy targets, timelines and income
projections. - Manage a mixed portfolio of funders to best practice standards,
ensuring reporting deadlines are met, terms and conditions for grants are
satisfied.
Advocacy (20%)
- Promote FRC program areas, especially adult education, among
government officials, donor and partner community. - Research, identify and manage relationships with foundations,
institutional funders, governments and statutory-making bodies, corporate
and private donors. - Attract, build and develop relationships with new and existing
corporate donors to secure long term and increased funding across a wide
range of target markets. - Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by
the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) Fundraising
Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Project Planning /
Development Studies / Business Administration or similar. - Three years of professional work experience at INGO/NGO setting.
- Strong hands-on experience on proposal writing detailed and
compelling proposals, fundraising and advocacy. - Proven track record of proposals written, submitted and approved.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and
oral. - Exceptional organisational and project management skills with the
ability to prioritise and deal with a variety of tasks.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their application
letters with gross salary expectations, and max. 4-page CV with contacts (email
and telephone) of three professional reference persons to
[email protected]
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their application
letters with gross salary expectations, and max. 4-page CV with contacts (email
and telephone) of three professional reference persons to
[email protected]
NB: Please
do not send copies of your certificates at this stage.
do not send copies of your certificates at this stage.
Deadline: 27th November 2018
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