Donor Relationship Manager – Business Development
Location: Johannesburg
Position Type: Fixed-term/Permanent
Purpose of the Job
To proactively search for new leads to grow the donor base and cultivate relationships with new donors.
Role and Responsibilities
- Developing a pipeline of donors in specific, identified community sectors
- Hunting new leads in identified community sectors
- Proactively engaging donors to entrench a sustainable relationship
- Converting new leads into donors
- Managing, maintaining and growing a database of donors
- Working in collaboration with other RMs and allied teams on fundraising initiatives
- Translating strategic growth opportunities into projects for fundraising
- Being an ambassador of the organisation to the community
- Generating new leads and signing up new donors
- Relationship building and fundraising with donors
- Managing budgets and cash flow
- Meeting targets and scenario planning
- Initiating and participating in fundraising initiatives
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ working experience
- Degree or qualification preferable
- Experience in sales, customer services, communication, events advantageous
- Target-driven performance experience an advantage
Preferred Skills
- Passionate about people
- Passionate about a ‘cause-oriented’ environment
- Goal-oriented
- Independent working and team collaboration
- Ability to interact on varied organisational levels
- Strong communication/interface/sales skills
- Confidence, dynamism and adaptability
- Professional disposition