FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is one of Africa's most eminent health research organizations. With a history of more than 50 years, IHI is an independent, non-profit organization, registered in Tanzania and led by Tanzanians. IHI conducts a wide range of health-related research, including biomedical and environmental studies, trials of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics, health-systems research, and monitoring and evaluation.

FUNDRAISING MANAGER 

JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer Fundraising Manger is responsible to ensure that IHI has the financial resources to deliver on its mission s/he play an instrumental role to ensuring that our fundraising strategies and practices are implemented; s/he will do this by working with colleagues across the organization to ensure that challenging fundraising targets are met, that our contractual obligations with donors and Partners are adhered to with strong stewardship of these strategic relations, and that new donors are brought on board. The role coordinates all types of fundraising it works directly alongside colleagues, themselves engaging with donors, to develop compelling proposals, and provide strategic support and direction for Core and projects fundraising. 


Duties and responsibilities 

• Take forward and develop Institute wide fundraising strategy and work plan including tactics for raising unrestricted income. 
• Advice and Assist CFO and Thematic group leaders in devising and implementing fundraising strategies for their projects and review their implementation on regular basis 
• Assist all team in planning, writing and editing funding proposals to comply with IHI fundraising guidelines and standards, paying particular attention to or accountabilities and ensuring that application meet donor guidelines 
• Develop and improve the effectiveness of the institute wide oversight, monitoring and coordination of fundraising report 
• Ensure that up to date information is maintained on all submissions grant funded projects and donors in relevant database and filling systems. 
• Help improve projects fundraising skills, capacities and system 
• Work with CFO, TGs and CRO to ensure that fundraising proposals comply with IHI best practices in Monitoring and evaluation plans 
• Provide up to date reports to staff, management and board 
• Contribute to IHI and annual planning process having ownership of the fundraising part of the overall process. 
• Take the lead in developing our capabilities to enter into framework agreements and underlying contracts 
• Develop and deepen existing donor relationship, ensuring that IHI maintain effective communication with our donors/partners ensuring that they are updated on our work and achievements 
• Keep organization up to date on changing donor priorities and ensure that the new funding opportunities are identified and shared with the team in a timely manner 
• Represent the organization in meeting with donor and external events 
• Conduct retail fundraising and seek opportunity for partnership with other investors 
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the CFO.

Qualifications and skills 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Strong influencing and leadership skills 
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills 
• Influencing and relationship building skills 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to support and motivate professional staff 
• Creative, flexible and generator of new ideas 
• Commitment to IHI goals and values 
• Proven experience in similar position or well known organizations which are renowned for fund raising activities 
• Proven experience in coordinating and organizing donors and stake holder meetings and conferences 
• A relentless customer identification capacity in order to organize and attract funding and being able to promote the IHI's brand effectively both locally and abroad. 
• Work experience 
• 5 - 10 years experience in leadership position, with strong team coordination experience 

REMUNERATION 
Attractive and competitive remuneration will be provided. 


MODE OF EMPLOYMENT Renewable annual contract 

MODE OF APPLICATION Candidates meeting the above job requirements should channel their letter of application with detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact address, e-mail, telephone numbers and photocopy of academic and professional certificates to 

Chief Human Resources Officer, Ifakara Health Institute, 
Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni, 
P.O. Box 78373, 
Dar es Salaam. 
E mail: recruitment@ihi.or.tz 
The dead line for submission of application is 13th November 2013. 
Only successful candidates will be contacted