Project Development and Fundraising Officer

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE is offering a position for a pro-active and self-motivated individual to work on developing a range of exciting climate change and sustainable development initiatives. The successful applicant would be expected to participate actively in project development, research and fundraising tasks related to our work in the Caribbean and the USA reporting to the Deputy Director of Project Development. Additional tasks related to the Group’s work globally and in other regions such as Asia-Pacific or Africa may also be undertaken on an ad hoc basis. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your research and fundraising skills in the area of climate change and international development by working within a dynamic not-for-profit organisation. 

The candidate will be expected to conduct desk research, donor outreach, proposal writing and other communications and fundraising tasks.  Examples of specific assignments which the candidate may work on include: 

• Conduct research for identifying and assessing funding opportunities (including regional stakeholder mapping and prioritisation) and completing funding proposals which may be specific to a climate change or sustainable development related activity or for a particular donor or funding organisation;

• Conduct targeted outreach to institutional foundations, donors and corporate partnership opportunities in the US and globally;

• Support the drafting of complex climate change and sustainable development related funding proposals, for example to research councils, statutory donors and global funding institutions;

• Administer the planning, content creation and promotion of fundraising campaigns, such as our ‘Healthy Seas Happy People’ campaign;

• Manage, maintain and assist with the expansion of contact mailing lists and databases;

• Manage monitoring and evaluation processes to measure the success of fundraising campaigns and communication channels and approaches;

• Promote INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE and its work regionally and globally;

• Assist in keeping the Group's regional communication channels and knowledge sharing platforms and our central record / database up-to-date  with all new media content related to fundraising and project development

• Keep a calendar of regionally relevant events and seek out opportunities for promotion of INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE's regional projects and project development campaigns;
• Compose articles and other written pieces about project impact stories and evaluation results for targeted communications outputs;

• Other duties as assigned from time to time as determined by the needs of the Project Development or wider Group

 

Selection Criteria

Education & Experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree in relevant field

• Strong background in climate change and / or international development

• Experience or interest and existing skills in non-profit fundraising

   

  Skills & Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal, communication and team-work skills

• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

• Appreciation for cultural diversity and its impacts on fundraising and communications approaches in different global and regional contexts

• High level of innovativeness and creativity

• Big-picture thinking and propensity to look for constructive stakeholder connections and engagement opportunities

• Ability to review, analyse and synthesise detailed and technical documents and reports

• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet regular, tight deadlines

• Ability to work independently with a strong sense of initiative, discipline and self-motivation

 

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge and research experience in sustainable development and climate change issues, preferably in the Caribbean context

• Experience of fundraising (ideally in relation to some or all of the following: charitable trusts, foundation, high net worth individuals, donor agencies, individual giving campaigns) and proposal writing

• Graphic design skills

• Experience of working in multi-cultural and interdisciplinary teams

• Experience of working with remote-based teams

• Experience of working for a global organisation with international standards and expectations, in relation to delivery, implementation and performance

How to Apply

To apply for this position please submit a CV and covering letter describing your relevant experience in relation to the requirements for this post to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave-caribsave.org

 

Deadline for application submission 30 June 2016

 

When submitting your application please reference Project Development & Fundraising Officer in the subject title of the email and indicate where the advertisement was seen.

 

As required the successful candidate should ensure they are already in possession of the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in the USA.

Full details also available at: http://www.intasave.org/documents/PDF/Vacancies/JobVacancy_PDFO_May2016.pdf