Fund Development and communications Director

Main responsibilities:
– Defines, implements and fulfils the middle-term FR /FDC strategy reflected in the business plans of the Member Association. This includes donations in kind and public funding
– Plans, monitors, evaluates and analyses the fundraising activities according to defined planning and reporting procedures and against defined and agreed KPIs
– Positions SOS Children Villages as a strong and consistent brand among potential and existing supporters based on SOS Children Villages roots, vision, mission and values
– Works according to globally valid manuals and guidelines and the Fund Development and Communication Department’s planning and reporting procedure
– Pursues opportunities for the country to internally and externally promote the Member Associations’ activities in order to increase the public recognition and foster a positive image with the overall goal to support fundraising activities, sets up the External Communications concept and the External Communications plan reflecting the strategy and the development of External Communication in the country, is responsible for fulfilling the External Communications plan of the Member Association
– Aims to strengthen brand awareness, credibility and acceptance with the overall goal to support fundraising activities
– Drives fundraising innovation in all fields of Fundraising like products, channels, target groups, database solutions etc.

Leadership responsibility – people management
– Supervises and leads the national Fundraising team in the Member Association incl. all leadership tasks from recruitment decisions to managing the team as well as individual performance and ensuring the development of direct reports
– Acts as a role model and further develops individuals and team through performance- and talent management

International sponsorships
– Responsible for sponsorship work in the country, implements the necessary organizational systems and procedures so that the sponsorship programme runs smoothly. As all levels of the organisation work together to increase sponsors’ commitment and offer mutual support, and share information, knowledge and expertise, is directly responsible for ensuring that sponsorship works within the country runs smoothly according to the International Sponsorship Policy Support Document

Public Funding
– Responsible of establishing the national process of Public Funding development
Supports the process of development of projects for institutional donors, i.e. facilitates communication between all organisation’s levels and locations in the project design stage;
implements the necessary organisational systems and procedures so that the process of grant preparation runs smoothly

Capacity building and functional network
– Fosters national capacity building in all areas of Fundraising
– Actively fosters national good practice within the regional FDC network through the respective FDC regional counterpart within CEE/CIS

Child Safeguarding (CS)

– Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
– Carries out CS risk assessment within his/her area of work and ensures that relevant actions are put in place to mitigate the existing and possible CS risks.
– Ensures strong focus on CS prevention by organizing informal and formal discussions, workshops and other capacity buildings activities for children and young people to make them understand CS risks and protection mechanisms
– Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager

– Experience in programme management and planning
– Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s rights approach, and social welfare systems
– Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare
– Good knowledge of Human Resources Development
– Organizational skills and skills of planning and organising resources necessary for achievement of goals
– Leadership skills
– High level of communication skills
– Ability to work in stressful conditions
– Ability to prepare budget and financial management skills
– Computer literacy (MS Office)
– Driving licence

Preferred Additional Criteria :
– Additional education in the field complementary to the basic education (pedagogy/management)
– Experience and readiness to work in a team, ability to lead teamwork
– Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation
– Readiness to improve his/her qualifications

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