FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER at Windle International Kenya

Windle International is a humanitarian education organization working with refugees and communities affected by conflict and marginalization.

We are seeking to recruit a Fundraising and Communications Manager, who shares the deep commitment of our organization and has a passion to support the education of refugees and communities affected by conflict and marginalization. The candidate should be confident and have a high level of integrity.

The person in this position must demonstrate cultural competency and be committed to equity and social justice, treating everyone – donors, partners, volunteers, colleagues— with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

As the leader of our development efforts, the Fundraising & Communications Manager needs to be able to conceptualize, plan, and implement a programmatic approach to building relationships and securing philanthropic support for our mission.

As the Fundraising and Communications Manager, you’ll be a very valuable member of our small, but dedicated team. Windle International is a dynamic and innovative organization with a collaborative team that is committed to transforming the lives of refugees and communities affected by conflict and marginalization by giving them educational opportunities.

This position is open to applicants residing in Uganda or Kenya.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The key areas of responsibility will include:

Fundraising:

– Strategy: Lead in review, design, development and implementation of a prioritized practical fundraising strategy and business plans to significantly increase sustainable income streams across WI globally

– Fundraising Management: Lead in planning & forecasting fundraising activities and management of annual fundraising calendars, events and budgets

– Research & Database: Analyzing data from past fundraising strategies and approaches to identify trends and opportunities to improve performance in future efforts

Communication & Marketing

– Communication: Raise widespread awareness amongst the public about WI Impact in supporting education of refugees and communities affected by conflict and marginalization

– Marketing: Lead in creation and delivery of integrated and transformational campaigns to increase WI’s visibility, nationally, regionally and globally.

Monitoring & Evaluation

– Monitor and evaluate the impact of our marketing, communications and fundraising methodologies to facilitate continuous improvement.

– Ensure every member of the team has clear work plans, understands their objectives and works in a focused way.

KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Years of Experience: At least five years in a senior fundraising, marketing or communications role with evidence of having brought in multi-year donor partnerships, particularly in the humanitarian field
• Income Generation: Proven experience and a successful track record securing grants from trusts, foundations, key institutional funders, legacies among others.
• Strategies: Experience in designing, developing and delivering organization-wide fundraising strategies and tactical plans with a proven track record of managing fundraising targets and having reached or exceeded them
• Leadership & Capacity Building: Proven experience of building colleagues’ capacity on fundraising to respond to donor with tangible outcomes.
• Coordination: Demonstrated ability to work remotely, effectively and efficiently with teams in different countries.
• Marketing: A track record of leading, developing and delivering successful marketing and communication strategies for an organization, which grew organisation profile, reach and engagement
• IT: A good understanding and experience of working with databases, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, websites and Knowledge /use of funder portals and software.
• Relationship Building: Proven experience of networking and building working partnerships with donors, NGOs and other stakeholders and representing your organization on external platforms.
• Proposal and Report Writing: Experience of producing high quality proposals and reports, delivering quantitative and qualitative information in both formal and informal styles. Understanding of Log frames and M&E frameworks.
• Budgeting: Experience of producing budgets and reports for funders; experience of negotiating budgets, value for money, etc.
• Monitoring: Experience of establishing systems for monitoring and evaluating communications and fundraising and measuring long term impact
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, business administration or related field required

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrable commitment to refugees and communities affected by conflict and marginalization
• Confident, honest and dependable
• Proactive, self-motivated and innovative, capable of working on their own and as part of a team.
• A commitment to WI’s mission and values, including the protection of children and survivors of human rights abuses.