Lalela provides arts education to at-risk youth to spark creative thinking and awakening the entrepreneurial spirit. Lalela is at the forefront of Art education in South Africa and is searching for a full time Creative Art Facilitator to join our new project at Happy Valley Primary School in Blue Downs, Cape Town.
Lalela seeks to appoint a Business Development and Fundraising Officer to be based in Cape Town.
We’re seeking exciting, innovative, creative, solution driven individuals who are driven to work with youth and the development sector. The candidate should be a team player with strong administrative and planning skills, able to work under pressure and work with a growing team.
Responsibilities:
- Build, develop and maintain relationships with new and existing donors
- Proactively research, identify and develop new sources of philanthropic, government and corporate income. Regularly monitor donor websites and identify and inform donor opportunities matching the work of the organisation
- Initiate and manage existing and potential corporate and media relationships together with the CEO
- Keep abreast of local and international fundraising trends and methods, and identify new opportunities for growth and funding development on a continual basis
- Develop, maintain and report on fundraising dashboard
- Jointly set fundraising strategy, develop and implement yearly plan
- Responsible for all donor reporting and communication
- Marketing and PR/ including overseeing content, production and distribution of all marketing and publicity materials. Manage press outreach in conjunction with CEO and External Relations Manager
- Organise or provide assistance in organising any fundraising events for the organisation in conjunction with the Events and Relations Manager
- Improve and develop communications materials for the organisation such as brochure, website, annual reports, donor reports, etc.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree level, Humanities, Marketing and PR, Communications, Business Development or Development Sciences. Candidates without relevant degree will not be considered
- At least three to five years in Business Development or similar role
- Proven successful track record in securing funding
- Extensive experience in grant writing, the preparation of budgets, work plan development and other forms of donor proposal and report-writing
- Proven technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation and verbal communications
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational and management skills
- Ability to multi task, work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Willingness and ability to travel, sometimes with little advance notice
- Driver’s license and own vehicle
To apply, submit a letter of motivation and CV to [email protected]
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
If Lalela does not contact you, assume that your application was not successful.
No direct telephonic contact or personal correspondence will be acceptable.
More Information
- Job City Cape Town
