Fund Development And Communications Manager

Mission of the position: The main aim of the Director (Head) Fundraising is to pursue opportunities in yx to cover the Member Association's running costs and investments from private, corporate and public sector donations in order to increase / establish the financial self-sufficiency of the Member Association, to define, implement and fulfil the middle-term FR/FDC strategy reflected in the business plans of the Member Association and to publicly communicate the mission and the achievements of SOS Children's Villages. Main clients: -Corporate and individual donors -Public, institutional donors (e.g. European Comission, Embassies) -Media, communications and advertising agencies, fulfilment houses -Media, experts, journalists- offline and online Key performance areas: -Corporate fundraising (donations, cause related marketing activities, donations in kind,...) -Individual fundraising (sporadic and committed donations via direct mailing, online marketing, face to face,...) -International sponsorships -Public funding -Communication / Public relations Main responsibilities: -Plans, monitors, evaluates and analyses the fundraising activities according to defined planning and reporting procedures and against defined and agreed KPIs -Positions SOS Children's Villages as a strong and consistent brand among potential and existing supporters based on SOS Children's Villages roots, vision, mission and values -Works according to globally valid manuals and guidelines and the Fund Development & Communications Department's planning and reporting procedure -Drives fundraising innovation in all fields of Fundraising like products, channels, target groups, database solutions etc. Leadership responsibility - people management -Supervises and leads the national Fundraising team in the Member Association including all leadership tasks from recruitment decisions to managing the team as well as individual performance and ensuring the development of direct reports International Sponsorships -Responsible for sponsorship work in the country, implements the necessary organisational systems and procedures so that the sponsorship programme runs smoothly. As all levels of the organisation work together to increase sponsors' commitment and offer mutual support, and share information, knowledge and expertise, is directly responsible for ensuring that sponsorship works within the country runs smoothly according to the International Sponsorship Policy Support Document Public Funding -Responsible of establishing the national process of Public Funding development; Supports the process of development of projects for institutional donors Capacity building & functional Network Foster national capacity building in all areas of Fundraising Competencies- knowledge, skills, abilities -Good understanding and practical experience of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems including database solutions being able to manage the full donor life cycle. -A proven track record of at least 3-5 years in leadership and management -Able to lead, motivate, mentor, coach and manage the fundraising team -Experience and competence in dealing with managing income and expenditure budgets -Proven market analysing skills -Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills both local language and English -Able to deal with challenges and stress situations -Good working knowledge and use of MS Office(Word, Excel, Power Point, Lync)