Job Opportunity in Jordan: Development & Fund-raising Manager

Studio 8 Amman is looking for a Development and Fund-raising Manager to join the team as a full time employee, starting from 1 May 2019 in Amman, Jordan.

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Main Responsibilities:

1. Fund-Raising: identifying, securing and maintaining relationships with sponsors and partners and maintaining and updating donor database. This includes:
   • General:
     • Developing strategies and setting goals to hit fundraising targets.
     • Writing proposals that could attract money, including applications for grants.
     • Initiating new contacts with potential funders, donors, partners and sponsors, creating donor, funding database.
     • Undertaking research/analysis to create growth strategies and implement growth strategies, diversifying income streams.
   • Project-based:
     • Mapping and developing project channeling means, identifying opportunities to collaborate with other organizations and leverage resources.
     • Developing strategies and setting goals to hit fundraising targets.
2. Business Development which includes:
   • Identifying target group and complete appropriate research.
   • Identifying trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related projects, activities, productions, programs, and publications.
   • Discovering and exploring opportunities.
   • Analyzing the production, structure and financial strategies, requirements, potential; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities.
   • Developing and negotiating contracts.
   • Develop marketing strategies to enhance the organization’s brand value and promote the services with Space Manager.
3. Outreaching which includes partner management with the following tasks:
   • Manage the development of new partnerships: identifying opportunities for collaborations; engaging with potential partners to begin a relationship; and developing a protocol for the continuation of the partnership.
   • Maintaining relations with a specific entity like government, cultural institution, production partners, or interest groups representing the organization's performance and production sector.
   • Keeping responding to evolving needs of target groups.
   • Representing the organization’s development interests, communicating the organization’ strategy and image, and enhancing the organization’s visibility among internal and external strategic partners.
   • With Space Manager and Production Manager, booking tour, making tour plans,making travel arrangements, controlling budget.
4. Reporting which includes:
   • Preparing status report, financial report with Artistic Director, Creative Manager, Space Manager.
   • Coordinating between accountant, auditor and the organization management.
   • Reviewing reports to analyze trends, finding ways to limit or reduce costs and improve productivity.
   • With Artistic Director, Accountant, Auditor, budgeting general incoming and outgoing money.
   • Helping management to make important financial decisions.
5. Assistance, and that includes:
   • General management:
     • Participating in developing long-range strategic goals and strategies consistent with the mission and capabilities of the organization.
     • Participate in establishing monitoring and evaluation systems including indicators to reach the organization’s objectives and aims.
     • Developing tools, templates and techniques to drive our strategic implementation.
     • Facilitating cross-functional working.
   • Internal communication:
     • Helping writing and editing proposals, log frame, annual reports.
     • Providing information and database (donors, consultants, networks).
   • Human resources:
     • With guidance from Artistic Director, conduct capacity building trainings for employees, contract workers and volunteers.
     • Identifying training needs of partners and beneficiaries in the context of the program of the organization.
     • Preparing and facilitating together with project team, consultant and local partner to plan, design capacity building materials.

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Requirements:

1. Communication Skills, Research Skills, Planning and Time management Skills, Organizational Abilities.
2. Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
3. Bachelor's degree in related fields.
4. Minimum Work experience: 2-5 years.

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