Manager, Fundraising

Summary

Organisation:              WildTeam

Basic Salary:               BDT 58,493 – BDT 100,113

Other benefits:          35% of basic as housing allowance + monthly medical allowance + 2 festival bonuses + employer funded provident fund + insurance facility + monthly mobile allowance

Contract type:           Regular (Full-time)

Closing date:              8 October 2017

Website:                     www.wild-team.org

 

Major Responsibilities

‘Manager, Fundraising’ will be responsible for managing and delivering WildTeam's fundraising activities. This position holder will be responsible for sourcing grant income, developing enterprise solutions and corporate partnerships, and organising fundraising events.

 

 Fundraising

• Developing strategies and setting goals to hit fundraising targets.
• Researching and approaching different donor agencies that could potentially make conservation related grants to WildTeam.
•  Writing and presenting project proposals.
• Managing the grant application process and ensuring that grants received are tracked, and reported upon and in line with donors' expectations.
• Identifying enterprise solutions to introduce earned income.
• Developing relationships with corporate and other major donors, identifying new potential major donors and nurturing relationships.

 

 Management and financial tasks:

• Preparing annual income and expenditure fundraising budgets for approval.
• Recording, monitoring and reporting financial progress.
• Administrative duties: updating databases, preparing reports, monitoring income and expenditure.

 

Communication, Marketing and PR tasks:

• Developing communication and marketing strategy for WildTeam.
• Developing and implementing different kinds of promotional materials and managing WildTeam website.
• Managing the communication team and responsible for executing team annual work plan.

 

Preferred Attitude

The most important quality WildTeam is looking for in all its employees is a positive can-do attitude and “One Team” approaches. We recruit people who are highly motivated to save wildlife, take responsibility for their work, can solve complex problems, have a fearless attitude and are ready for a challenge, and who enjoy working with supporting others in sometimes challenging living and political conditions.

WildTeam are therefore looking for a strong leader and a fast learner, who is driven, dynamic, and confident, knows how to get the best from a team, has fierce eye for detail and analysis whilst being able to also operate and at a visionary/strategic level. 

 

 Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• 6 to 10 years’ experience directly working in fundraising or similar types of roles. A proven track record in raising grant funds including from large institutional donors and large/medium trusts and foundations.
• At least a bachelor degree from business administration, conservation management, natural resources and environmental sciences/studies, development studies, biological science, social science, anthropology or something similar. Masters preferred.
• Experience in community based projects in wildlife conservation sector will be beneficial.
• Working experience with community based organisation and community behaviour change initiatives.
• Developing department's goal, work plan and tracking/reporting on activities.
• Highly skilled in writing project proposal and managing grant application process.
• Able to take decision in complex situation while ensuring compliant work flow of the respective department.
• In addition, for this position WildTeam is looking for the following: The person should have excellent documentation (Bangla and English), project management, budget management, problem solving, and decision making skill.

 

How to apply

Please send in (1) your CV, (2) a covering letter of <500 words that describes why you are interested in and qualified for this post to hr@wild-team.org. Subject line for email is “Manager, Fundraising”. Closing date for application is 8 October 2017. Unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted. The successful candidate will have to start working as soon as possible. Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply as WildTeam believes in equal opportunity.