Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Manager

Overall Purpose of the job:

The Fundraising Manager will have responsibility for developing and leading TLM Nepal’s fundraising strategy to significantly increase its income. S/he will cultivate and strengthen relationships with institutional donors, foundations, corporations, I/NGO partners, and other stakeholders, alongside developing quality proposals that align to TLM Nepal’s strategy. S/he will work in close collaboration with the TLM Nepal’s Head of Programs & Learning, Director of Research and other TLM Global Fellowship fundraisers

Roles & Responsibilities:

Leading and developing TLM Nepal’s fundraising strategy and identifying funding opportunities (20%)

• Conceptualize and develop an institutional fundraising strategy for TLM Nepal.
• Coordinate and lead a market study, donor mapping, and country office plan to ensure a strong fundraising pipeline.
• Gather relevant and timely intelligence information necessary for grant acquisition; identify grant opportunities and relevant institutional guidance materials to share with relevant departments
• Lead the management of the pipeline and knowledge database to ensure information is shared among field program and other concerned staff, to capture new opportunities, and track the ongoing fundraising.
• Develop and maintain a knowledge management system for tracking fundraising opportunities.
• Identify potential donors nationally and internationally and conduct research on the prospective donors (through internet, newspapers, magazines, networking etc.)

Developing and strengthening relationships with donors (20%)

• Network and collaborate with Government Institutions, Donor agencies, I/NGOs, Private (individual) donors, and Corporates with funding perspective, nationally and internationally – including making face to face visits.
• Establish and cultivate close relationships with government/corporates/institutions responding to their requests, updating them about the work of the organization.
• Maintain partnerships with local government bodies to acquire possible fund, INGOs to explore possible consortiums, OPDs and CSOs to explore the possibility of partnership.
• Review and negotiate grants agreements and brief field staff so they are aware of how to ensure donor compliance.
• Communicate with donors and ensure timely request for adjustments to donor contracts, when necessary.
• Ensure timely, high-quality reporting by programs team.

Program design and writing funding proposals (40%)

• Develop quality concept notes and tailored funding proposals, liaising with the program, research and finance departments to develop detailed project proposals & budgets, for submission to institutional/corporate/government funding agencies.
• Manage application processes.

Engage with the wider TLM Global Fellowship to maximise funding, including multi country funding opportunities (20%)

• Be the key point of contact for Institutional Fundraising for TLM Nepal.
• Work closely with TLM’s institutional fundraising team to support new program design for IF opportunities for Nepal and engage in the design of multi-country funding opportunities.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and events to promote the organization and raise funds to promote the work of TLMN through presentations, the writing of
• PR materials, advertisements and media campaigns.
• Provide monthly updates to the committee regarding fundraising duties and events.
• Any other job as assigned by the reporting manager.

Job Specification:

• University Master’s degree from recognized and reputed university with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NGO funding environment and donor agencies.
• Ability to research potential donors and their funding priorities.
• Proven track record of raising funds from institutional and corporate donors.
• Excellent written English skills, able to make a persuasive argument for funding.
• Professional experience and knowledge of good practice in project design, budget development, theory of change, logframe analysis and programme management.
• Good analytical skills and able to write evidence-based proposals.
• Good interpersonal, leadership and decision-making skills.
• Proactive self-starter who is hard working and able to work alone as well as part of a team.
• A good attention to detail.

Application ends: August 15, 2024