Uganda: FUNDRAISING MANAGER

1. Provide oversight of the fundraising and marketing function and strategic guidance to the communications, partnership and external relations functions in line with WWF-UCO’s strategic plan.
2. Develop, monitor and review policies, procedures, guidelines and strategies governing the fundraising and marketing function in line with WWF-UCO’s strategic plan.
3. Review, Develop and monitor the implementation of the Resource Mobilization Strategy to achieve sustainable income growth to meet WWF-UCO’s revenue targets in line with the strategic plan and WWF fundraising guidelines.
4. Provide guidance and leadership for strengthening and expansion of WWF-UCO’s strategic partnerships and strategic corporate engagements to leverage existing potential funding opportunities.
5. Develop comprehensive fundraising plans, budgets and monitor the implementation to achieve desired revenue targets needed to ensure successful implementation of conservation activities.
6. Identify and explore potential international and local donors (including WWF Network offices, Trusts, Foundations, public and private agencies and businesses, individuals’ e.t.c) and interest to fund WWF-UCO’s conservation activities.

7. Routinely identify on-going calls for proposal submission and support Programme teams, to prepare high quality proposals that are compliant to the requirements of the grant application processes and donor expectations.

8. Organise and coordinate fundraising campaigns/events in conjunction strategic corporate sponsors and in line with WWF fundraising guidelines.

9. Conduct routine, monitoring and evaluating Fundraising activities against set targets and expected outcomes.

10. Develop and maintain a comprehensive up-to-date donor database for existing and potential partners and donors, as an important reference for fundraising activities.

11. Periodically advise the senior management team and contribute to management decisions on all aspects of fundraising, partnerships and communications of WWF-UCO.

12. Maintain a competent “fundraising, marketing, communications and partnerships team” through coaching and mentoring, mentoring, giving constructive feedback and holistic capacity development in line with the WWF Human Resources Management guidelines.

Job Specifications: The job holder should have: (1).Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Economics with related bachelor’s degree. (2) At least 10 years proven work experience in successful fundraising and marketing for a public or private organization and /or NGO. Demonstrated skills in development of Fundraising Strategies and Resource Mobilization for public or private organization and /or NGO is an added advantage. (3) Key personal competencies: must be a team player with strong interpersonal and communication stills (oral, written, negotiation and analytical skills). Must be proactive, innovative, detail-orientated, self- motivated and able to work with multi-cultural teams.

Detailed job descriptions can be downloaded from our website: www.panda.org/uganda.

Submit to;

The Human Resources Officer

WWF Uganda Country Office

Plot 2, Sturrock Road, Kololo

P.O Box 8745, Kampala, Uganda.

Or via email to kampala@wwfuganda.org; applications should not exceed 2MBs, no later than Friday, 10^th March 2017, at 12:00pm.