• MBA preferred in business, marketing, public relations or related field. • Seven (5) years professional development and fund raising experience. • Advanced PC skills and expert proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Donor database experience desirable). • An understanding of budgets and financial reporting. • Ability to work with minimal supervision – self-motivated & confident • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. • Ability to work well with people from all backgrounds with varying degrees of experience. • Ability to inspire, train, motivate, challenge, and supervise volunteers. • Confident in public speaking and able to express ideas verbally and in writing. • Fundraising code of ethics, Competency in MS Office/Excel/Word/PPT

• Develop, implement and evaluate the fundraising strategy.• Set the strategic direction for fundraising in support of SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania. • Prepare a thorough fundraising plan indicating concrete actions and targets to be achieved on an annual basis. • Provide advice to the National Director on opportunities for increasing the public profile of SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania potential funding and sponsorship opportunities from philanthropic foundations, trusts, the community, business, corporate, government sectors, and individuals. • Responsible for the national fundraising activities of SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania. • Evaluate and review the fundraising strategy at least after every two years. • Coordinate and manages the activities of fundraising within SOS-Tanzania.• Provide an outline of medium-term priorities and financial forecasts quarterly. • Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan and budget with comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and yearly budgets and financial projections, highlighting the needs and amounts required. • Preparing the detailed revenue and expense reports for all fundraising events after the event is completed • Evaluate activities against key performance indicators and use the information gained to improve and raise net income. • Document and keep records, databases, results and experiences of all associations with funding organization’s and companies to ensure continuity and inform future decisions and actions. • Search and research potential donors and foundations to identify and evaluate potential funding sources. • Manages the local donors and sponsors for the sustainability of local fundraising • Will be the One Friend Objective leader. • Build and maintain profitable, long-term fundraising relationships with current donors and potential donors.[the_ad id="17782"] • Responsible for the preparation and submission of the proposals for acquisition of the grants/funds with the following frames;• Donor funding environment: Proactively identify grant funding opportunities by developing a detailed knowledge of regional and country-level donor environment and funding mechanisms, keeping abreast with changes in the funding landscape • Donor guidelines: Develop and maintain familiarity with and detailed understanding of donor calls for proposals, guidelines and procedures, including eligibility requirements, for specific donors and their funding schemes • Grant applications: work with colleagues in National Offices to develop and submit high-quality concept notes and proposals on behalf of the National Association, managing the application process with support from the National Director. • Public Relations and communication;• Develop and implement public relations for SOS CV TZ, ensuring that all communication is consistent, based on the same global brand framework stressing our roots, vi¬sion, mission and values. • Provide public relations and media support for particular public events and handling all complaints or queries from the public as directed by the National Director. • Attend presentations requests made by corporate, individual groups and members of the diplomatic corps. • Support and take a lead role in any special fundraising or public relations activities and events that concern the National Association’s facilities. • Develop and produce publications, including reports, articles, pamphlets and brochures, to promote SOS CVs Tanzania and its activities. Ensure that adequate stocks of public relations and marketing support materials are available for inclusion in fundraising proposals and distribution. • Ensure that informative letters and gratitude notes are frequently sent to local individual and corporate sponsors, donors and partners on time. • Ensure that the villages regularly submit articles to the National Office for inclusion in newsletters and pamphlets. Ensure that all messages to the media or any other body reflect the image/standards required by the organization. • Networking: Build contacts and relationships with other NGOs and local CSOs to learn from, share and apply best practices in the acquisition and management of grants • Build and develop a committed and effective fundraising team;• Work with all management staff to ensure support and effectiveness in fundraising activities. • Educate all staff on how their interaction with potential and existing supporters influences the SOS Children’s Tanzania brand.[the_ad id="17782"] • Accountability• Work closely with the facility heads to ensure that funds and donations-in-kind received are recorded and dealt with as necessary. • Ensure that SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania fundraising costs remain below 25% of total fundraising income by keeping administration costs attributed to fundraising and public relations ac¬tivities as low as possible while at the same time expanding fundraising efforts and revenue. • Maintain constant contact with local sponsors, keeping them informed of developments and activities within the National Association. Build a long-term relationship with donors by nurturing their engagement and trust in the impact of our work. • Responsible for the development and implementation of the donations-in-kind guidelines and the achievement of the overall budgeted income from donations-in-kind • Support of local and international sponsorship• Support in coordination and ensures the Smooth flow of local sponsor Correspondence • Provides Good Relationship with Local Sponsor’ • Develop & Fulfills the Requirements of the Local Sponsorship MA set guidelines of funding procedures. • Child Protection : At all times fundraising, avoid actions or behaviour that could be construed as poor or potentially abusive practice. Whatever decisions and actions are taken should be with the best interest of the child in mind.