Director-Fundraising & Development

Responsibilities:

Strategy and planning:

In cooperation with the C.E.O, lead the development of any long-term strategy to achieve agreed to:

• Identify new potential income streams and produce strategies to access these funds
• Financial Planning and Budget Management :
• Produce cost-effective budgets to achieve action plans
• Develop and maintain income and expenditure tracking and evaluation systems
• Ensure the Fundraising & Development Department is kept within budget

Fundraising:

• Manage an effective fundraising team that delivers fundraising income meeting set targets
• Oversee the management of grant and trust income programme and ensuring production of effective, high quality proposals and reports.

Senior Management :

• The head of fundraising is a member of Tenwek Hospital’s senior management team and as such the post
• The holder will be expected to play a proactive role in the management of the organization, including:
• Organizational strategic planning and development
• Income and expenditure budget planning and management
• Advising members of SMT on the availability of funds and the viability of obtaining funds to support campaign initiatives
• Attending finance committee meetings to report and give advice on fundraising matters

Staff Management :

Line management of fundraising staff, including:

• Agreeing objectives and work plans
• Managing workload and performance through regular one-to-one line management discussions
• Plan and implement personal development programme for team members in all relevant skills
• Undertake annual performance reviews
• Lead the annual fundraising planning process to produce effective strategies

Job Summary:

• Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O), the Fundraising & Development Director will provide the necessary vision, leadership, and fundraising skills which will enable the Hospital to achieve its fundraising targets and organization

Requirements:

• Masters In Business Administration

Person Specification Essential Experience:

• At least three years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable track record of Strategic Fundraising
• Successful, significant and relevant achievement at management level in a comparable national/international organization.
• Experience of utilizing the strength of an organization brand for charity/business development
• Proven track record of meeting challenging income targets
• Proven ability to build, manage and develop key stakeholder, client and donor relationships
• Experience of developing and implementing strategic and business plans
• Proven track record in fundraising that has directly resulted in increased income for an organisation
• Effective dissemination of information to large and diverse groups

Professional requirement

• 10 years of experience as a senior leader overseeing fundraising in a non-profit
• Significant track record in developing genuine donor relationships over time and securing financial
• resources from a range of sources;
• Preferably, experience in building and engaging in strategic partnerships to access and expand funding and influence donors;
• A member of Kenya Association of Fundraising Professionals (KAFP)
• Experience establishing, overseeing, and growing an individual giving program and cultivating major individual donors;
• Experience activating fundraising databases and data-driven fundraising;
• Excellent writing skills and capacity to conceptualize, write and edit compelling proposals
• Commitment to Tenwek Hospital’s core values and strategic direction
• Ability to travel internationally as needed.

Academic:

No requirements set yet.

Benefits

• Generous vacation package that increases with tenure in addition to sick days, personal days and your birthday off too!
• Strong company culture and happy work environment!