Birdlife Fundraising and Communications Manager, Suva, Fiji
Do you want a challenge working in an exotic location where it is summer
all-year round? Opportunites to work in these locations in such a varied
and exciting role don’t come up often, but we need an experienced
Fundraising and Communications Manager in our Pacific Partnership office
in Suva, Fiji.
What is BirdLife International?
BirdLife International is a voice for birds and conservation worldwide.
It is the world’s largest partnership of conservation NGOs with a
presence in 121 countries. In the Pacific BirdLife has partners in Australia,
Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Palau
and is looking to develop new partners in Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
BirdLife Pacific’s regional office is in Suva, Fiji; its global headquarters
is in Cambridge, UK.
BirdLife is at the cutting edge of conservation and environmental sustainability
in the Pacific where there are 42 critically endangered bird species, a
quarter of the word’s total. So what we do is urgent and essential.
In the Pacific, as in New Zealand, our biggest enemy is introduced invasive
species like rats. We are also working to save tropical forests, protect
migratory birds as they fly between North and South each year and to protect
our oceans and our seabirds. In the big international forums, we are active
on climate change and protecting the world’s precious biodiversity.
A big part of what BirdLife does is about people and in doing our conservation
work we look to empower local people to protect their own environment and
to help them maintain sustainable livelihoods.
The challenge
The Fundraising and Communications Manager is a challenging and varied role.
In it you will be fundraising for the Pacific partner organisations and
the different projects and programmes that they run. You will work with
local BirdLife and partner staff to help develop fundraising proposals to
enable them to successfully protect nature and support local people in the
Pacific. You will be working with other International and local partner
fundraisers in a range of fundraising activities. An important part of
our fundraising relates to international foundations and funders. At the
same time you will be looking to develop other fundraising channels and
opportunities. You will have an excellent record in maintaining relationships
with funders.
You will be the key person with our external and internal communications.
This will include producing newsletters and press releases, managing our
web-content and also managing a programme for volunteers. Communications
with our partners and their members will be an important role.
Are you the person?
You will have a successful track record in fundraising covering a range
of channels. You will have an interest in conservation and also in development,
social and political issues. Working with multiple partners and in different
countries, you will have a flair for diplomacy, networking and problem-solving.
You will be a confident communicator and have some experience with social
media, writing newsletters and press releases. You will be a self-starter
and be prepared to go the extra kilometre. You will have good Microsoft
Office skills and be willing to travel and work long hours. A relevant
tertiary qualification is desirable.
It would be great if you have experience in conservation management or fundraising.
Experience in, and knowledge of, Pacific communities would be a real help
in this position as would some ability in the French language. Working
with partners, communities or national teams in training and capacity-building
would be another plus.
Want to know more?
If you think you have the relevant experience, skills and personality to
make you a good fit for this position, and fancy escaping to the tropics,
contact Mere Ledua by email and she will send you further information including
the job description, details of remuneration, terms and conditions.
Mere’s email is mere.ledua@birdlife.org
If you want to know more you can email Pacific Director Don Stewart: don.stewart@birdlife.org
Or you could contact the New Zealand-based Pacific Regional Development
Manager, Mike Britton, at mike.britton@birdlife.org or on +64 21 783776
The closing date for applications is 10 August 2014.
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