Accountant And Fundraising

Accountant and Fundraising Job Description In 2016, Fratelli Association opened a social and educative center in the old school of the Marists Brothers in Rmeileh. The aim of the center is to implement programs for children and the youth living in vulnerable situations due to social difficulties or war. We will start a new project also in Bourj Hammoud. Mainly with syrian and iraqi children refugees, but also lebanese children. Educative activities are organized from Monday to Friday.   RESPONSIBILITIES  Finance. Responsible for: - Checking Fratelli’s finance system(s) - Monthly reconciliations - Keeping track of staff expenses, filing all receipts and checking that money spent has been recorded. This includes ensuring all staff adhere to petty cash procedures - Producing a monthly finance report - Grant budgets and updating Fratelli's overall budget - Have a direct relationship with youth in the projects   Fundraising - Identifying and researching potential grants - Writing fundraising and grant proposals, including drafting necessary supporting documents such as proposed budgets - Reporting to funding organisations on Fratelli's progress in relation to funded projects - Responsible for ensuring that donors receive timely updates through Fratelli’s newsletter or beneficiary specific updates -  Initiating and leading fundraising campaigns. This might include events, reaching out to businesses and producing innovative ideas for fundraising - Supporting communications campaigns - Identifying and researching potential individual funding partners - Developing professional relationships with potential funding partners such as businesses, Embassies and individuals - Representing Fratelli externally as required - Responsible for maintaining Fratelli’s donor database and updating the communications officer on online donations.   REQUIREMENTS  Essential - Bachelor’s degree - Track record of raising money through grants and large individual donors -  Experience in developing funding proposals, including narrative and budget , in line with organisational funding needs - Proven mathematical skills - Proven skills in using Microsoft, especially excel (advanced) -  Ability to work independently, to initiative and with the ability to prioritise workloads without direct supervision -  Strong interpersonal, written and oral English communication skills with an ability to communicate to a wide range of actors -  Proven research skills -  Experience working in the humanitarian sector - Good diplomacy skills - Good presentation skills - Creative and enjoys problem solving  Desired Skills - Arabic Language - Previous experience of working in the NGO sector in the Middle East