Job Title: Volunteer: Resource – Mobilisation Officer
Organisation: Alliance for Child Care and Adolescent Development (ACCAD)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Alliance for Child Care and Adolescent Development (ACCAD) believes that every child and adolescent deserves the chance to grow, thrive, and shape a better future. In a world where children and adolescents represent nearly one-third of the global population, their well-being is central to sustainable development.
Job Summary: Alliance for Child Care & Adolescent Development (ACCAD) seeks to recruit the Resource-Mobilisation Officer (RMO). Volunteer who will manage the preparation of ACCAD fundraising and resource mobilization strategy proposal applications; contribute to research and analysis of trends pertaining to donor funding; and support development of programmes and projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Programs Director, the RMO’s main responsibilities are:
- Lead, implement and continuously adapt an effective fundraising strategy that maximises income/contributes to funding the organisation’s annual budget.
- Manage the organisation’s Resource-Mobilisation Advisory Committee.
- Develop a database of donors (that is regularly updated and properly managed) based on the diverse organisation programmes and membership activities.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to contribute new ideas for fundraising including identifying potential and suitable partners for grant, sponsorship, income-generation and donation initiatives.
- Develop highly creative and targeted fundraising pitches, proposals, and presentations to present at national and international meetings/conferences.
- Perform research of prospective donors for purposes of pursuing fundraising opportunities that offer high funding potential and prioritise those that offer the most unrestricted funds.
- Monitor and manage fundraising targets, systems and procedures to provide the data required to increase fundraising effectiveness.
- Provide technical inputs to outreach/publicity material geared toward partners and potential donors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A university degree in social development, business management, administration or related disciplines;
- An advanced university degree will be an added advantage;
- Counsel(s) or certificate(s) in resource mobilisation and monitoring & evaluation are considered an asset.
- Connectedness
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate their working knowledge of successful and current fundraising/resource mobilization in the context of non-profit organizations and/or private law firms in Uganda.
- Development, monitoring and reporting skills pertaining to annual strategic and programmatic initiatives;
- Proven ability to work under pressure in multi-financial and multi-cultural environments.
- Awareness of trusts, foundations, and donors with a development focus in particular;
- Knowledge of international organisations and not-for-profit finance;
- Requirements
- 1 – 3 years of resource mobilisation/fundraising experience
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications via Email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 16th September 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12