Fundraising and Donor Relations Manager at Fadac Resources and Services Limited Full Time

Job Title: Fundraising and Donor Relations Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Responsisbilities

• Identify and develop innovative local and international fundraising and donor strategies (e.g., Individuals, Institutional Foundations, Family Offices, Corporates, etc.).
• Identify and develop financing strategies (e.g., infrastructure financing) appropriate for not-for-profits with developmental institutions (e.g., AFC, IFC, Afrexim), social impact funds, bonds, etc.
• Implement fundraising and donor strategies including preparing grant proposals, concept notes, donor response letters, quarterly newsletters, and maintaining accurate records.
• Implement financing strategies including determining requirements of financial institutions and developing appropriate applications and follow-up to achieve results.
• Develop and implement appropriate engagement and relationship-building strategies with donors and partners.
• Manage strategic partnerships and donor relations, including driving all phases of planning and execution of fundraising strategies.
• Liaise and maintain strong follow-through with prospective donors, foundations, corporates and financial institutions to crystallize pledges and enable successful financing applications.
• Manage relationships with existing donors, and establish new links with like-minded organizations and individuals willing to lend support to the initiative.
• Monitor donor funds and submit accurate periodic reports against key donor metrics.
• Manage the production and deployment of all fundraising collateral for various channels to ensure smooth and efficient communication with key stakeholders.
• Manage all donor requests and correspondences.
• Monitor all donor budgets and effectively manage variances.
• Develop quarterly milestones to meet fundraising targets.
• Support with any other tasks as may be required to meet the targets.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a fundraising, donor relations or similar role
• Ability to think strategically, out of the box, and be innovative.
• Demonstrable strong people and networking skills.
• Experience with managing diverse stakeholders including C-suite executives
• A go-getter, strong work ethic, problem-solving, and a result-oriented mindset
• Strong oral, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills.
• Able to work in a start-up environment
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2022.