Acid Survivors Foundation

Job Description

Position: Fundraising Manager

Unit: Resource Mobilization and Organizational Development

Nature of Contract: Fixed-term contract (12 months)

Reporting to: Executive Director

Duration: December 1, 2024 to – November 30, 2025

About Us

The Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting survivors of acid attacks and preventing acid violence. Founded in 1999, over the years, the organization established itself as a specialized one-stop-service centre dedicated to the needs of acid survivors and advocacy for the elimination of acid violence. Utilizing a homegrown bio-psycho-social model, ASF offers comprehensive support services free of cost to acid survivors, including medical treatment, psychological counselling, legal assistance, empowerment initiatives, awareness campaigns, advocacy, and research. In this journey, it has engaged the government, relevant national and international NGOs, media, civil society forces, the private sector, donors, and acid survivors.

Job Summary

The Fundraising Manager will play a vital role in securing funding to support the organization’s mission. S/he will develop and implement effective fundraising strategies, manage donor relations, and coordinate campaigns and events. The successful candidate will bring a mix of creativity, organization, and relationship-building skills, with a passion for advancing the goals of the organization.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

Fundraising Strategy, Planning, and Developing Proposals to Secure Funding Support 

• Develop and implement fundraising plans aligned with the organization’s mission and financial goals.
• Identify and pursue new funding opportunities through research, networking, and outreach.
• Create tailored campaigns (online, in-person, and hybrid) for various institutional donors, including individual, corporate, foundation donors and the Government of Bangladesh.
• Develop quarterly at least one funding proposal/grant application to support ASF’s mission, objectives and to achieve financial goals.
• Develop concept papers and funding requests to secure support from various sources

Donor Relations & Stewardship

• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing donors, sponsors, and partners
• Ensure timely acknowledgments and reporting to donors, including impact reports that demonstrate the difference their contributions make.
• Maintain information on different funding sources in one data file that ASF receives from different types of donors; and advice on innovative structuring, events and monitoring donations.

Campaign Management

• Plan and execute fundraising events, donation drives, online giving campaigns, and other initiatives.
• Create compelling fundraising materials (brochures, emails, social media posts, etc.).
• Track and analyze the performance of fundraising activities, adjust strategies for optimal results in alignments with programmatic targets.

Reporting

• Open a resource mobilization data-file and regular update and maintain records and statistics on donors and donations.
• Analyze and prepare reports on fundraising progress, highlighting successes, areas for improvements, and future projections.
• Work with the finance team to ensure alignment of donations with financial reporting and compliance standards.
• Assist ED to make presentations for donors, and stakeholders on fund raising activities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in fundraising, marketing, or nonprofit development (experience in non-profit or NGO preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team, showing initiative and leadership.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed, for events, grants applications, and reporting.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of grant writing and proposal development.
• Experience with digital marketing and social media campaigns.
• Proficiency in budgeting and reporting.
• Innovation and Creativity
• Familiarity with corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs

Age: Age should not exceed 50 years

Salary: Monthly gross salary Taka 100,000 (One lac) only including Tax

Other benefits: Project bonus, mobile allowance and other benefits as per Human Resource Policy Manual of the organization.

Workdays and work hours: 5 days in a week from Sunday-Thursday. Office Time is 8:30am – 4:30pm including 30 minutes lunch break.

Apply Instructions

An application with resume and a photograph addressing to the Executive Director of the organization, email to hr@acidsurvivors.org mentioning the post applied for in the subject line.

Application deadline is on or before 21 November 2024