Fundraising Manager
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Job description
Serve as
the point of contact for all supporters and prospects (corporates, high net
worth individuals (HNIs) and institutions); work with ONC board and ONC
funders, leveraging their support to meet fundraising targets.
Key driver
of our fundraising activities, cultivating and closing relationships with HNIs,
corporates and institutions bringing new people into our community and raising
funds for ONC’s programs and initiatives.
Work with
colleagues across the organisation to ensure that challenging fundraising
targets are met and that new donors are brought on board by engaging with
donors, to develop compelling proposals, and provide strategic support and
direction for organizational and program fundraising. This will be a
target driven role, with some time allocated in the first 2-3 months to
research and building relationships.
KEY
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Raise funds for ONC and establish
long-term strategic funding partners to help meet its funding targets.
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Develop an understanding of ONC’s
strategy and preferred approach for partnerships and fundraising from donors
(i.e. HNIs, corporates and institutions).
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Develop and grow a donor base through
relationship management and respond to donor’s requests regularly and keep
updating them about the work of the organisation.
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Build a broad-based network of
potential new donors through appropriate channels, including events, individual
outreach and networking.
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Establish professional relationships
and credibility with donors; develop multi-tier relationships with
organisations
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Represent the organisation at
meetings with donors and external events. Increase visibility of ONC as an
organisation and publicize its mandate and achievement.
Desired Skills and Experience
Required
Experience
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Sales Exposure: 7-10 years of work
experience (preferably in B2B sales and Customer Relationship Management),
including evidence of successful sales and client management skills and
independently operating in complex, autonomous situations.
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Relationship Building: Skilled at
establishing and cultivating strong relationships with donors. Takes initiative
and actively seeks to deepen current donor relationships and to forge new ones.
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Communications: World-class storyteller
who consistently communicates (oral, written) in a compelling manner. Ability
to convey complex ideas through brief, simple materials. Comfort with public
speaking opportunities to inform and advocate ONC’s mandate and mission.
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Influencing: Able to get others
to accept ideas by using convincing arguments, creates a win-win situation and
responds appropriately to key stakeholders.
·
Collaboration: Effective at working
with others to reach common goals and objectives.
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Ability to bridge the gap between the
non-profit and for-profit worlds.
·
A passion for the ICT and development
sectors, philanthropy, an exposure to CSR and experience of working in a
similar role within Nigeria would be a definite advantage.
QUALIFICATIONS: University Degree preferably in Communication, Business Management,
Finance or any related field.
Membership of a fundraising institute
or organization would be an advantage.
About this company
The Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC) is
a development focused, Special Purpose Vehicle of
the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the
auspices of the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology for implementing
the Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in ICT, which came into force on December 3, 2013.
The ONC is charged with the mandate of developing an
indigenous ICT industry which would make a double-digit contribution to
Nigeria’s GDP. Part of the strategy is to ensure that Nigerian ICT companies
participate significantly in all segments of the ICT value chain. The program
aims to boost growth in key ICT economic clusters through the injection of
intellectual and industrial capital into ICT industry.
For
details see: http://goo.gl/Qk9dK3
The ONC is now looking to recruit highly resourceful
and competent Nigerians with a passion for technology and economic development.
The roles are highly strategic to national development and require a deep
understanding and appreciation of global economic and ICT issues.
The
positions to be filled as Technology Evangelists are as follows:
1. Ecosystem Development Manager (Software)
2. Ecosystem Development Manager (Hardware)
3. Ecosystem Development Manager (Telecoms and ICT-enabled Services)
4. Ecosystem Development Manager (Human Capital)
5. Communications Manager
6. Fundraising Manager
Please send application and resume
to: careers@carterltd.com on or before 10th of June, 2014.
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