Development Manager
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Girls Not Brides
- Location: Kenya, United Kingdom
- Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 09/03/2025
- Location: Kenya, United Kingdom
INTRODUCTION TO GIRLS NOT BRIDES
Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of more than 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Securing income and donor relationship management
- Cultivate new and strengthen existing relationships with a range of donors for Girls Not Brides - currently largely donor governments and private foundations.
- Lead the development of funding proposals, budgets, and MEL frameworks, working with other teams.
- Project manage restricted funding providing coordination between teams to ensure smooth donor relations, compliance and reporting.
- Manage, draft and quality-assure a range of communications and deliverables for existing and prospective donors.
Donor pipeline development
- Lead the management of Girls Not Brides' prospect pipeline.
- Identify new donor prospects for Girls Not Brides through deep knowledge of the sector and funding landscape, complemented by the latest research, analysis and networking.
- Work with senior leaders and other teams to develop a clear funding wishlist and concept notes in line with our strategy.
- Work with the Finance team to support pipeline and gap analysis to inform fundraising agenda.
External visibility and events
- Represent Girls Not Brides externally with donors and partners, collaborating across the External Engagement directorate and with other teams. This may include attending events and meetings both in the UK and internationally.
- Project manage donor-related meetings and events as necessary.
- Support increased visibility and awareness of Girls Not Brides' work.
Wider organisational responsibilities
- Contribute to the strategic direction of the Development and Outreach team and External Engagement directorate, particularly in relation to Girls Not Brides' fundraising strategy, insights on and communications with donor audiences, and the funding landscape.
- Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
- Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Experience of successful fundraising and donor engagement, preferably with both institutional donors and private trusts and foundations within a similar sector.
- Experience of prospect research and cultivating new partnerships with institutional donors.
- Experience of project management, working with a global, cross-cultural team.
Advanced understanding of charity fundraising, and knowledge of trends in fundraising and the broader development sector. - Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and synthesise information for different audiences.
- Excellent research and prospecting skills, with the ability to recognise potential opportunities and drive them forward.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills and ability to appraise options and adapt plans as required.
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