Since 2000, the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP), a nonprofit trust that has provided educational opportunities to hundreds of talented South African students from low-income families to attend the best secondary schools in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.
SSP seeks to appoint a Fundraising Director, to be based at Parktown in Johannesburg.
Report to: Executive Director
The ppurpose of the Fundraising Director is to be responsible for SSP’s business development and fundraising function encompassing: fundraising, stakeholder relationship management, grant/sponsorship management, financial management, including but not limited to, corporations, foundations, trusts, high net worth individuals and all other funding partners.
Requirements:
- Bachelors’ Degree from a recognised university in Humanities or Marketing and PR or Communications or Business Administration
- A post graduate qualification would be an added advantage
- A recognised Monitoring and Evaluation qualification would be an added advantage
- Minimum of two to three years’ relevant experience in an NGO and/or social enterprise environment
- Minimum of five to ten years’ experience of successful fundraising with a proven track record of meeting a target of multi-million funds raised, per annum, in a personal capacity
- Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
- Proven ability to write excellent proposals, grant applications and detailed reports in the local and global funding context
- Design and implementation of fundraising strategies, projects and events
- Writing, communication and networking skills, with a flair for developing new and existing relationships with donors
- Ability to identify and develop long-term funding streams within relevant, and prospective target markets
- Ability to interpret CSI budgets, and analyse spending trends Understand how CSI trends impact on funding and donor behaviour
- Knowledge of digital and crowdfunding tools and strategies
- An understanding of corporate social investment and donor dynamics within the South African context
- An understanding of donor dynamics in the global development context
- Financial management / backstopping skills
- Experience in managing teams for performance
- Ability to persuade and negotiate
- An interest in, and commitment to, SSP’s vision
- Entrepreneurial attitude
- Own vehicle and valid driver’s licence
- Must be able to travel within South Africa regularly, and internationally, occasionally
- Business acumen
- Financial acumen and numeracy
- Analytical thinker
- Ability to identify opportunities and convert them into fundraising for the organisation
- High emotional quotient
- Social awareness
- Cultural literacy
- Ability to juggle conflicting priorities and work under pressure
- Self-starter
- Courteous, diplomatic and tactful
- Can-do mentality
- Target driven
- Great interpersonal skills Passion for social justice
To apply, submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] Please indicate the following in the Subject Line: Job application Fundraising Director
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