Regional Fundraising Officer ICCO - Kampala

Job Description

• Together with CPMs and POs, develop and implement a fundraising strategy to secure financing;
• Identify and contact prospective leads and advise the Regional Manager and CPMs as to which ones to pursue;
• Identify alternative and innovative fundraising possibilities in the region (businesses, foundations and private donors);
• Draft profiles of the generated leads and work with the appropriate colleague for joint follow up;
• Assess the various programs for their potential for funding by donors and map opportunities;
• Support CPMs and POs in developing sound proposals by giving technical and tactical advice;
• Ensure quality control of proposals and reports;
• Facilitate the setting up of a monitoring system specified for donor requirements that is used by POs and CPMs;
• Capacitate (new) staff through accompaniment in their fundraising efforts;
• Be aware of the latest developments within the donor community in the region and contribution to their policy setting;
• Respond to other strategic networking tasks on request by management

Desired Skills & Experience

• Proven successful fundraising efforts with institutional donors
• Strategic vision and planning capabilities
• Entrepreneurial and responding to opportunities
• Extensive relationship management skills in both private and public settings
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both English and French
• Exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of policies and working procedures of institutional donors
• Result driven
• Innovative
• Strong independent team worker
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work demands
• Able to maintain strong working relationships with key donors
• Personal integrity

Company Description

ICCO is a faith-based Dutch organization for international development cooperation. Kerk in Actie works on behalf of the Protestant Church and local congregations in The Netherlands. Our passion is to end poverty and injustice in service of a full and dignified life for all. In a spirit of equality, co-responsibility and respect for diversity, we seek to cooperate on the basis of shared values and principles. Our core values are justice, compassion and stewardship. ICCO and Kerk in Actie have integrated their international work. They facilitate financial advice, lobby, and brokerage services to local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches and networks that work for sustainable economic development, enhancing democracy and peace, food security and climate mitigation.