Fund Raising Officer/Corporate Social Responsibility - Jaipur

Type- Experienced (of NGO's could be an added advantage)

 Duties and Responsibilities

Fundraising activities:

• Researching and approaching trusts, government agencies and other bodies that could potentially make grants to the organisation
• Writing and presenting proposals.
• Managing the grant application process and ensuring that reporting is tracked and meets donors' expectations
• Developing relationships with major donors, identifying new potential major donors and nurturing relationships
• Attending relevant fundraising forums such as Fundraising Institute of Ireland, Irish Charities' Tax Reform Group and other relevant bodies.

Management and financial tasks:

• Preparing annual income and expenditure fundraising budgets for approval
• Recording, monitoring and reporting financial progress
• Administrative duties: updating databases, preparing reports, monitoring income and expenditure.
• Recruiting and managing volunteers for a fundraising project.

Skills and qualities

• Communication skills: writing dynamic funding proposals and inspiring people to commit to the cause in question.
• Interpersonal skills: you will be constantly interacting with people, persuading them of the value of your organisation.
• Research skills and attention to detail: sourcing information and statistics, researching trends, assessing costs.
• Resilience and flexibility: fundraising can be a tough job.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of international development issues
• Excellent IT skills, including Word and Excel