Fundraising Officer International NGO Jobs – Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)

Job Title:      Fundraising
Officer
Organisation: Finnish
Refugee Council (FRC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
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).
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.
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
frcugandaadmin@refugeecouncil.fi
NB: Please
do not send copies of your certificates at this stage.
Deadline:  27th November 2018
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