Senior Specialist: Fundrasing
Listing reference: nwu_000841
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 5 July 2022
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Vanderbijlpark
Contract: Permanent
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: VANDERBIJLPARK CAMPUS
DIVISION: CORPORATE RELATIONS & MARKETING
DEPARTMENT: STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS
POSITION NUMBER: N000121
VACANCY: SENIOR SPECIALIST: FUNDRAISING
REPORTING TO: SENIOR MANAGER: DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRASING
PEROMNES GRADE: P7
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
Job description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To source funding through various channels such as philanthropic donations, bursaries, sponsorships, and partnership funding in line with the needs and requirements of the NWU
Key Responsibilities
1) Development of Fundraising Plan
- Support management to develop and implement an integrated approach to the solicitation of funding for the benefit of the NWU.
- Make contributions to the development of strategies to target new donors and increased contributions from existing donors.
2) Prospect Research
- Working with management, to identify priority fundraising needs and causes at the NWU.
- In line with the priority needs and causes and working with the Prospect Researcher
- identify and qualify prospective donors.
- conduct research on qualified donors; and
- record relevant prospect information in Devman.
- Engage with current and past donors to uncover new funding opportunities as well as any changes in the donors’ organisation, personnel, and attitudes.
- Continuously scan the market to find fundraising opportunities that are in line with the priority needs and causes.
3) Development & Fundraising
- Working with management, take ownership of development and fundraising with respect to assigned donors, needs, and causes.
- For each assigned project or cause:;
- Develop and execute an account management plan.
- Identify internal stakeholders such as project leaders that will execute the project for which the funds are raised.
- Meet and communicate with qualified prospects to solicit funding in line with the needs of the NWU.
- In collaboration with the Proposal Writer, compile and submit high quality funding proposals to qualified prospects.
- Ensure that needed documents are produced, and prescribed processes, formalities, and approvals are followed to ensure that donations are received and accounted for.
- Timeously draft and send progress and closing reports to donors.
- Ensure that donors, projects, solicitation actions, and donations received are registered, updated, and maintained in Devman.
- Ensure that donations are promptly acknowledged.
- Ensure that donors are included in stewardship programmes.
- Cultivation:
- Arrange and execute meetings with current and prospective donors to increase corporate giving.
- Arrange and visits current and prospective donors.
- Arrange campus visits and donor events.
- Suggest and arrange itinerary for executive management regarding national and international fundraising visits and other engagements.
- Participate in developing and delivering an integrated communication strategy to support fundraising initiatives.
- Contribute information to compile reports to management and governance structures of the university.
4) Internal Stakeholder Engagements
- Continuously engage with the internal stakeholders (staff and students) to understand their fundraising needs and supply the necessary support and training.
- Participate in the development of advancement templates, procedures, and tools to enhance and empower staff and students to mobilise resources
Minimum requirements
- Honours Degree (NQF8) in Marketing, Public Relations, Business Management or applicable (essential)
- 6 years proven experience in fundraising (essential)
- 4 years’ experience in the Higher Education Sector (desirable)
- 5 years’ experience in building and maintaining relationships and networks with role-players: academics, funders, industry and government (essential)
Functional & Technical competencies
- Ability to think strategically
- Excellent communication, writing and reporting skills
- Excellent relationship cultivation skills
- Prospect research
- Team player and excellent interpersonal skills
- Project management skills
- Results orientated
- Computer literate
Behavioural Competencies:
- Problem solving
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to work in a diverse environment
- Ability to engage stakeholders at various level
- Ability to work alone and in teams
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Stress management skills
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
- Willingness to work outside office hours
The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Ben ZaaimanTel: 083 448 4336
Email : ben.zaaiman@nwu.ac.za
CLOSING DATE :5 July 2022
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES :1 September 2022
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
