Student Sponsorship Programme New Recruitment

Since 2000, the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP), a nonprofit trust that has provided educational opportunities to hundreds of talented South African students from low-income families to attend the best secondary schools in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.

Job Title: Fundraising Director
Job Location:  Johannesburg
Report to: Executive Director

The purpose of the Fundraising Director is to be responsible for SSP’s business development and fundraising function encompassing: fundraising, stakeholder relationship management, grant/sponsorship management, financial management, including but not limited to, corporations, foundations, trusts, high net worth individuals and all other funding partners.

Requirements:

• Bachelors’ Degree from a recognised university in Humanities or Marketing and PR or Communications or Business Administration
• A postgraduate qualification would be an added advantage
• A recognised Monitoring and Evaluation qualification would be an added advantage
• Minimum of two to three years’ relevant experience in an NGO and/or social enterprise environment
• Minimum of five to ten years’ experience of successful fundraising with a proven track record of meeting a target of multi-million funds raised, per annum, in a personal capacity
• Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to write excellent proposals, grant applications and detailed reports in the local and global funding context
• Design and implementation of fundraising strategies, projects and events
• Writing, communication and networking skills, with a flair for developing new and existing relationships with donors
• Ability to identify and develop long-term funding streams within relevant, and prospective target markets
• Ability to interpret CSI budgets, and analyse spending trends Understand how CSI trends impact on funding and donor behaviour
• Knowledge of digital and crowdfunding tools and strategies
• An understanding of corporate social investment and donor dynamics within the South African context
• An understanding of donor dynamics in the global development context
• Financial management / backstopping skills
• Experience in managing teams for performance
• Ability to persuade and negotiate
• An interest in, and commitment to, SSP’s vision
• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Own vehicle and valid driver’s licence
• Must be able to travel within South Africa regularly, and internationally, occasionally
• Business acumen
• Financial acumen and numeracy
• Analytical thinker
• Ability to identify opportunities and convert them into fundraising for the organisation
• High emotional quotient
• Social awareness
• Cultural literacy
• Ability to juggle conflicting priorities and work under pressure
• Self-starter
• Courteous, diplomatic and tactful
• Can-do mentality
• Target driven
• Great interpersonal skills Passion for social justice

To apply, submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] Please indicate the following in the Subject Line: Job application Fundraising Director

Application Deadline: 20th June, 2018