Individual Giving Officer – SOS Children’s Villages Namibia 322 views

Vacancy Announcement

Individual Giving Officer

SOS Children’s Villages Namibia seeks to employ the services of an Individual Giving Officer to be responsible for fund-raising. The incumbent will develop, implement and manage strategies that will help to mobilise financial support from individual donors to support the work of SOS Children’s Village Namibia. S/he may also raise awareness on the organisations work, goals, and financial needs.

PRIORITY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and cultivates relationships with new individual donors, including existing and potential donors.
• Engages in personalised communication, stewardship and cultivates activities that build strong and lasting connections with donors.
• Creates and executes fundraising campaigns targeting individual donors.
• Develops a database of individual givers to track and manage donor profiles.
• Conducts research to identify potential donors and understand their interests.
• Networks and repositions SOS Children’s Villages
• Namibia brand through its brand, vision, mission and values.
• Embraces teams and coordinates efforts that ensures the development of comprehensive fundraising strategy.
• Keep abreast of the latest fundraising trends, techniques and best practices related to individual giving to explore ways to attract and engage donors effectively
• Supports funding proposal writing/development in the organisation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Marketing/Social
  Sciences
• A minimum of 3 years verifiable experience in the fields of direct marketing (i.e., face-to-face, and or telemarketing) fundraising or sales.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• High level knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• A code B driver’s license will be an added advantage.
• Possess high competencies (communication, team work, excellent interpersonal skills).