Fundraising Specialist At Caritas Hellas

Caritas Hellas, is seeking a keen Fundraising Specialist to join their team in Athens, Greece.

About us

Caritas Hellas is a registered philanthropic body of the Catholic Church in Greece, a not-for-profit, non-government organisation. Under the auspices of the Catholic Church in Greece, founded on the Gospel and inspired by the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church, it serves its Mission for pastoral, charitable service, community development and for the solidarity of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race, religion or nationality. Our Principles, which really are our Vision, are for a world with Dignity for the human person, Preferential option for the poor, Participation for the good of all, Peace and Solidarity in one human family.

Caritas Hellas as part of a network of Caritas associations in Greece, and as a member of Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europa, respects Hellenic and International Human Rights Law. Caritas Hellas teams, volunteers and associates are committed to the Safeguarding Policy for the prevention and protection of children and vulnerable adults from all types of exploitation and abuse, the Code of Conduct and Ethics, and the Data Protection Policy.

Candidates who are offered a job at Caritas Hellas sign the Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Ethics as an appendix to the employment contract and agree to behave appropriately in accordance with these documents.

About the role

Short description: With our growth, Caritas Hellas seeks to solidify and grow its offerings, bringing further to life its Mission and Vision. A formal structure has been created to enable the development of Caritas Hellas, and the role of Fundraising Specialist is integral. You would be joining a program and team, with the special name of ‘AllRight,” aimed at developing capacity in Caritas Hellas, through the important fundraising role.

We would like to hear from you if you are looking for a role that is part of an engaged and committed team culture, where your talents as a Fundraising Specialist, growing relationships and income from fundraising, are wanted, and would be appreciated.

Your role would be to grow fundraising income through the development of various fundraising channels which will have short term and long-term relationship and financial benefits.

You will have an opportunity to make a significant difference in Caritas Hellas, contribute to growing our capacity, and support those we serve.

Reporting lines: This role reports to the Project Manager AllRight, with close relationships, dotted line reporting to the CEO, Head of Programs, and Head of Governance and People.

Contract: The employment contract is a full-time fixed term contract.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing/fundraising/communications/social sciences or other relevant degree, or greater than 8 years’ experience in a similar role preferably within a non-government organisation/not-for-profit organisation in Greek/European environments.
• Demonstrated experience in formulating/drafting funding proposals, especially in the context of EU funded programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop engaged, genuine, constructive long-term relationships and networks, internal and external to an organisation.
• Knowledge of the field of businesses, institutions, and NGOs and how they best harnessed.
• Extensive experience with the use and coordination of contemporary fundraising channels, investments, and donor/supporter engagement, leading to relationship acquisition, and financial outcomes.
• Ability and experience bringing to life an organisation for donor and supporter engagement, thereby competitively and credibly positioning an organisation with funders, and growing a positive reputation for an organisation.
• Competency with significant stewardship over financial budgets and KPIs, analysis, and funding/income generation achievements.
• Demonstrated capacity to envision, develop, articulate, operationalise a fundraising plan.
• Experience in effectively operating and managing between modes of communications, in collaboration with Communications unit, such as but not only:
  • effectively drafting, editing and writing proposals, in a team environment
  • presenting analytics and trends, writing reports
  • creating/advising on appealing visual assets for online presence
  • persuading people orally, face to face, digitally, and by other means (website, social media, flyers, events).
  • creating and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences, face to face and digitally.
• Fluent written and spoken English (C2 Level) and fluent Greek, written and spoken.
• Able to use Microsoft Office suite, to build and maintain a data bank of intelligence information, processes, reporting, knowledge and other collateral.
• Demonstrated drive in setting sights on challenging goals and being resourceful in the achievement of a role’s objectives.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and inspiringly in a team environment, where each person’s talents are valued and contribute to tangible and intangible outcomes.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a team player.
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical professional behaviour, acting with a passion within an organisation’s Mission, Vision, Code of Conduct, and Policies and Procedures.
• Awareness and support for, sensitivity and empathy for the people Caritas Hellas serves.