Partnership & Fundraising Manager Job at WWF

Organisation: WWF
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Director, WWF Uganda Country Office
About WWF:
WWF is one of the world’s largest independent and experienced
Conservation organizations operating in over 100 Countries in the world. WWF
UCO implements a number of national programmes promoting environment
conservation in Uganda. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of our
planet’s natural environment, and build a future in which humans live in
harmony with nature.
Mission of the Department:
To ensure high performing WWF UCO fundraising efforts and strong
partnerships that ensure delivery of conservation impact on issues and in
places that are key for WWF’s Global Initiatives and other global conservation
priorities.

Job Summary: The Partnership and
Fundraising Manager leads the fundraising efforts on behalf of WWF UCO
including planning, managing and ensuring the delivery of an agreed fundraising
budget. Manages and implements a fundraising action plan covering PSP’s,
foundations and corporate/major donors fundraising and communications to the
extent of supporting the Country Director to satisfy current donor needs and
maintain oversight of fundraising in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manages all
    fundraising roles and dotted line responsibility for communications
    related to fundraising, grant management, reporting and M&E.
  • Sets personal
    objectives/action plans for Partnerships support/fundraising roles in
    relevant countries related to quality of M&E, number of donor reports
    completed and submitted on time, number of large proposals submitted and
    secured, income raised, number of donors, evidence of work across country
    offices.
  • Builds a culture
    across the office of pursuing the opportunities that offer the highest
    level of funding, a multi-year, GPF and prioritise those that offer the
    most unrestricted funds and the least reporting strictures.
  • Develops reports and
    systems so that fundraising income is analysed and reported on each year.
    Leads the development of a system/database that is able to profile donors and
    potential donors to enable fundraising.
  • Prioritizes, organizes
    and leads proposal development where appropriate for the highest
    opportunities especially national work.
  • Implements and
    monitors the Donor Care Plan, which will involve working across the Country
    to set up training for relevant colleagues in programs to improve donor
    reporting and management.
  • Works across the
    organization to ensure that fundraising is maximized (systematically
    working with WWF UCO and ESARPO at program and fundraising level).
Donor care and development:
  • Works with WWF UCO and
    directly with donors to understand gaps in donor care and opportunities to
    develop donors.
  • Works with program
    teams across WWF UCO on program/project development, monitoring and
    evaluation and developing proposal bids and reports for institutional and
    foundation donors.
  • Recruits support from
    ESARPO for training that will aid and improve donor care and developing
    new donors.
  • Works with WWF UCO
    team to research current and potential donor funding pots over the coming
    three years then match these against existing programs and strategies.
  • Works with
    communication teams to develop other donor materials such as case studies,
    annual reports, and updates and support teams to use these with donors.
Fundraising growth:
  • Oversees
    research/scoping work and analysis of previous donor income for all WWF
    UCO and looks into potential for decentralised funds from new donors.
  • Works out a realistic
    fundraising income budget for the next three years, which shows growth and
    where it will come from.
  • Creates detailed plans
    for pursuing specific funding pots nationally from key donors and assists
    WWF UCO fundraisers to produce national level plans.
  • Sets up system for WWF
    UCO management of major donors EU, NORAD, SIDA, UNDP and DFID. Understand
    giving across the nation and then work with donors, Country
    Director/Senior Management team to map opportunities for developing
    national partnerships.
  • Leads development of
    materials for fundraising with institutional and other donors.
  • Supports WWF UCO
    Country Director and Senior Management Team to fundraise better by
    preparing briefings, advice on funding opportunities and tailored
    approaches for individual donor meetings, events etc.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The candidate should
    possess an advanced university degree in an appropriate field
    (Conservation / Environment / Institutional Development, Business
    Management / Administration);
  • At least seven years
    institutional fundraising experience and strategic planning experience.
    Ideally the candidate would already possess key relationships with major
    donors such as the EU, UNDP, DFID, SIDA, NORAD, DANIDA.
  • Broad working
    experience and good knowledge of conservation and development issues in
    Uganda, in general, with at least five years of experience in the region.
  • Knowledge of the
    International Development and Donor community in Uganda, as well as of
    relevant policy issues;
  • Good writing and
    presentation skills, ability to develop and co-ordinate fundraising
    efforts and to work effectively with a wide variety of partners and
    disciplines.
  • Diplomatic and
    multi-cultural skills, especially in the African context.
  • Proven leadership and
    team management skills;
  • Skilled in
    negotiation, liaison, and in relationship and conflict management;
  • Strong skills in
    proposal writing and experience working with donors;
  • Strong organisational
    and analytical skills;
  • Excellent
    inter-personal skills, with the ability to network and to develop and
    maintain strong relationships at all levels, government agencies, the
    not-for-profit sector, the scientific community, the business community,
    and the WWF Network;
  • Adaptable, flexible,
    able to take initiative and prioritize among competing demands;
  • Adheres to WWF’s
    values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their cover letters and
curriculum vitae to the People Development Manager, WWF Uganda, at
kampala@wwfuganda.org. A detailed job description may be accessed at
www.panda.org/uganda.
Physical Office: WWF Uganda Country Office, Plot 2,
Sturrock Road, Kololo P.O. Box 33513, Kampala – Uganda
NB: Only shortlisted candidates shall be
contacted.
Deadline: 25th October  2013

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