Fundraising Officer

6 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Futurelect Full time

**Summary**

**About Futurelect**

Founded in 2018 in Johannesburg, Futurelect is a non-profit and public benefit organisation dedicated to transforming political and government leadership across Africa. We are committed to equipping a new generation of young, ethical leaders in Africa with the skills and knowledge required to serve their communities effectively, responsibly and with integrity.

Our non-partisan leadership programmes are designed to cultivate diverse, highly skilled political leaders who will improve government and strengthen democracy across the continent. They primarily target young African women aged 18-45 who are either already on a path to political or public office leadership or aspire to assume these roles.

Futurelect also offers an online Civic Education Programme in South Africa, providing access to independently peer-reviewed, nonpartisan courses on democracy and governance. It is primarily targeted at South Africans aged 16-34 and is freely accessible and beneficial to all.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:
**Fundraising**:

- Support the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and fundraising team in executing a multi-year fundraising strategy;
- Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of regular funding drives in partnership with the alumni and special projects, programmes and the marketing and communications teams;
- Support the COO in developing and implementing a revenue strategy through programme partnerships;
- Identify potential funders and execute an engagement strategy with both new and existing funders;
- Arrange and attend fundraising meetings, programme and operational benchmarking sessions and review processes with grantors;
- Maintain a database of new, existing and prospective funders; monitor and update funder communications, meetings and engagements and keep up-to-date records of donor and funder reporting and deadlines;
- Keep abreast of trends in the philanthropic sector;
- Support the communications team in the arrangement of major fundraising events, including planning thematic areas, selecting venues, engaging event and logistics staff, and developing a marketing plan for attendance and participation;
- Effectively convey Futurelect’s mission, vision, and programmes to potential donors and funders;
- Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of regular funding drives in partnership with the marketing and communications team.

**Research**:

- Conduct research on potential donors with an emphasis on identifying new prospects and cultivating existing donors;
- Support the COO in executing an engagement strategy with both new and existing funders;
- Conduct information interviews with potential donors to assess their interest in funding Futurelect’s mission and to determine how best they may be engaged as a funder.

**Grant Management**:

- Maintain a database of new, existing and prospective funders; monitor and update funder communications, meetings and engagements and keep up-to-date records of donor and funder reporting and deadlines;
- Identify and oversee the use of appropriate software for funder relations management, including funder tracking, donor reporting and grant management;
- Implement financial systems and processes for managing restrictions and programme-specific allocations associated with Futurelect grants and funding;
- Support the COO in all grant-related compliance matters, including the management and submission of up-to-date financial, regulatory and statutory reports to funders and funder prospects.

**Impact Reporting**:

- Oversee the preparation of progress reports for donors, tracking and reporting on outputs and outcomes for existing and new programmes, where required;
- Gather information and retain updated progress reports on public sector leadership roles and career changes from all Futurelect programme alumni to ensure up-to-date funder reporting and impact measurement;
- Gather information and retain updated progress reports on the development, delivery and maintenance of of Futurelect’s online civic education programmes in order to ensure up-to-date funder reporting on programme reach, partnerships and impact measurement.

**General**:

- Assist in the management of all stakeholder relationships;
- Ensure thoroughness and accuracy in all tasks - including planning and organising time and resources efficiently and;
- Provide general office administration and team support.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma from a leading university, preferably in relevant fields, such as writing, language, media studies, public affairs and public relations.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 5 years professional experience in fundraising, grant management, donor reporting or related roles;
- Prior experience in drafting funding proposals and reports and expertise in grant communications is essential;
- Experience in non-profit, media, government, or similar sectors;

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