Job Title; Development Officer
Educate!
Location: Kampala, Kampala
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Categories:
Administrative / Clerical
Educate!
Job Details
Organisation: Educate!
Duty Station: Uganda
About Educate!
Educate! works to transform the education system in Uganda to prepare youth to be leaders and entrepreneurs who take leadership initiative, create small businesses, and improve livelihoods for themselves and their communities. Educate! currently directly impacts 8,000 youth, has seen 56% of its graduates start businesses and make almost $40 a month, has backing from Ashoka and Echoing Green, and got its curriculum incorporated into Uganda's national entrepreneurship curriculum, reaching over 25,000 students annually.
Job Summary: The development Officer should possess a penchant to get things done and learn on her/his own (the kind of person who reads blogs and business books for fun). The position offers a unique opportunity to play a leading role in scaling an emerging social enterprise to transform education globally and reach hundreds of thousands of youth.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategy: Working with the Executive Director, create and help drive forward a development strategy, with a primary focus on foundations, that grows revenue 30% annually
Foundations :
Lead all organization-wide foundation proposals and appeals to grow foundation revenue 30% annually, with direct support from a Uganda based communications coordinator (to be hired)
Efficiently write exceptional grants that close and manage grant reporting to ensure renewal
Leveraging outstanding writing and project management skills, manage a rigorous, organized, focused and prioritized foundation prospecting process, leveraging a U.S. based team member and interns
Marketing, Branding and Communication :
Develop and manage org-wide brand, messaging and collateral, including website and video, to convey org message in a clear and compelling way
Working with the U.S. team, oversee consistent strategic communication with key stakeholders through annual report, annual newsletter, monthly email, and individualized updates to investors that moves all stakeholders through stages of cultivation
Major Gift Individuals :
Create and manage major gifts individual strategy, including campaigns and a giving society
Manage individual prospecting process .
Manage and maximize value of relationships with board members and a small portfolio of investors
Operations: Manage one U.S. based team member, a Uganda based communications coordinator (to be hired), and a team of interns to run an efficient back-end fundraising operation that supports the organization’s objectives
Requirements
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Development Officer should possess a bachelors degree with a heavy writing focus from a top university
A minimum of 4-6 years work experience, including two years in a marketing/sales/fundraising/external role, with a developed knack for persuasion
Proven track-record of high achievement in unstructured settings
Natural ability and tenacity to always get things done, regardless of circumstances
Passionate about international development/education
Strong project management and organization abilities
Confident and comfortable writing and manipulating content quickly for a variety of stakeholders
Proven ability to work virtually with occasional travel, including trips to Africa
Excel in an entrepreneurial, rapidly-growing and independent virtual environment with minimal supervision
Eagerly jump on opportunities to exceed expectations and solve new challenges autonomously
Exhibit commitment to the professional development of him/herself, developing new skills whenever necessary
How to Apply:.
All interested applicants should send applications via email with a resume, a half page answer to what excites you about the role, a list of references, and one writing sample of at least 3 pages ideally written to sell an idea, with subject header "Development Officer – Where you found the position – Your Name” to the address provided . If someone referred you for this position, please include his/her name in the subject as “Referral: Name”.
Deadline: 14th July, 2013 application deadline will be rolling, with goal to fill position ASAP