Communication and Fundraising Manager

Purpose & Function

Among the functions and the results s/he is expected to achieve:

1. Manage and oversee AFEL’s portfolio of programs, projects, activities, operations and project team members and ensure the successful achievement of planned goals and strategies.
2. Develop projects’ budgets and ensure that appropriate budget management practices are maintained at all times and that all reporting practices are in line with donors’ requirements — in coordination with the Financial Manager.
3. Liaise with partners and donors to develop new relations and maintain the current ones while ensuring proper communication and the development of innovative fundraising strategies that will result in the acquirement of new contracts — in coordination with the ‘Director’.
4. Develop a fundraising strategy to motivate funding of AFEL’s programs and activities.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the ‘Director’ and contribute meaningfully in the strategic development of AFEL’s programs and in identifying new thematic and multi sectorial focus areas for intervention.
• In coordination with the ‘Director’, represent and promote AFEL’s values and goals.
• Explore new strategic opportunities and budget lines and accordingly develop matching concepts and proposals that would raise proper funds.
• Develop fundraising strategies, diversify aid resources and target individuals, foundations and corporate funding sources.
• Manage funding strategies and activities to ensure the sustainability and viability of AFEL’s programs.
• Manage and maintain AFEL’s relations with current donors as well as plan to create new partnerships with agencies and donors both locally and internationally.
• Contribute in building AFEL’s visibility and in promoting its achievements, value propositions, quality services and competitive advantages.
• Provide regular updates and monthly reports to the ‘Director’ on all issues related to the programs’ progress, challenges, achievements and other important or emerging issues.
• Ensure most effective and external communication by reporting timely with partners and donors.
• Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with all projects.
• Support team members to fulfil their potential through effective performance management, mentoring and other opportunities for growth Contribute in the design and implementation of the capacity building plan of the projects’ teams.
• Ensure proper capacity development and the use of best practices, proper attitudes and behavior by all the team members.
• Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort.
• Assess teams’ performance regularly and encourage creativity, learning and constant improvement.

Skills Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years in program management experience.
• An established record of an ability to develop successful project proposals, budgets and reports.
• Proficiency in using different project management tools.
• Strong experience and knowledge of not-for-profit financial and budgetary control and grant management, accounting procedures and financial reporting.
• Experience in working with both the public sector and the local and international sectors and NGOs
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic. Good in French.
• Fluency in the use of the Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint); knowledge of online and social media tools is a plus.