Job Purpose: this is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is keen to develop their fundraising career with one of Ireland's leading charitable organisations. Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency, operating in 25 countries globally, with its headquarters in Dublin. Our new organisational strategy sets out our ambition to achieve the greatest possible impact for those left furthest behind; mobilising our global network to respond to rising poverty, hunger and humanitarian needs while facilitating community empowerment at the furthest frontiers of an increasingly fragile world.

The Major Donor Executive will play a key role in nourishing and growing our support from major donors, in line with our values and mission, to help Concern achieve its strategic objectives. Our major donors include private individuals and foundations based in the Republic of Ireland, each of whom are deeply committed to developing a fairer and more just world. In carrying out this position, the jobholder will play an important role in the delivery of the major donor development strategy which involves implementing relationship plans tailored to meet the needs and aspirations of each donor. A key part of the role will involve assisting with the development of fundraising materials to engage with supporters in a meaningful way around global development and humanitarian issues. The successful applicant will be part of a highly motivated Corporate and Major Donor (CMD) fundraising team and will work with a range of stakeholders across the Concern organisation.

Reports to: Major Donor Manager

Liaises with:

 Internal:

• The Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising Team
• Other Development and Fundraising Teams
• Communications, Finance, International Programmes, and Strategy Advocacy & Learning Departments
• Concern Worldwide Offices in the UK and US

External:

• Existing and prospective donors and supporters of Concern
• Events and organisations targeted for networking purposes
• Suppliers and contractors
• Sector representatives (Charities Institute Ireland, other)

Job location: Concern Head Office at Camden Street, Dublin 2. Hybrid working (50% remote working). Some travel will be required throughout Ireland, primarily in Dublin. Occasional overseas travel to Concern's programmes may be a feature of this role.

Pay Band: Pay Band 4 (€42,946 - €50,524)

Contract: Permanent

Key Responsibilities:

• Working with the Major Donor Manager to develop Concern's Major Donor programme, including events, appeals/campaigns, programme sponsorship, and other major gift propositions.
• Managing relationships with our existing portfolio of Major Donors, so that each donor receives a positive experience of their engagement with Concern, and has the opportunity to support our work in a way that means most to them. This will involve assisting with the development of project proposals, email appeals, mailing appeals and funding request documents to send and present to donors.
• Developing new donor relationships, including the recruitment of new donors, prospecting and onboarding new donors to our Major Donor programme, and managing their relationship and donor journey.
• Gathering project information from programme teams to compose and develop fundraising materials to send to donors such as letters, emails, mailing appeal packs, project proposal, presentations, and videos.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, including International Programmes, to identify areas of our work in need of donor support, and to optimize the donor experience of their engagement with Concern. This will include reporting back to donors so that they can see the positive impact of their support.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and monthly management information.
• Work closely with other team members in the implementation of operational plans to achieve fundraising goals.
• Regular review of Major Donor journeys, activity calendar, and financial targets.
• Support other aspects of the major donor and corporate fundraising activities as required.
• Administration aspects of role, and other duties as required.

Skills and Experiences Required:

Essential:

• Good relationship development skills
• Good communication skills - able to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders and supporters
• Strong written communication skills, experience developing proposals, mailing appeals, email appeals
• Strong verbal communication skills comfortable presenting and speaking to donors via phone and in person
• Strong time management and administration skills
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Willingness to travel overseas if needed
• Experienced in all Microsoft packages and the use of Customer relationship management systems
• A number of years working in a fundraising or similar environment
• Third level degree
• Comfortable working to fundraising targets
• A keen interest in overseas development

Desirable:

• Previous experience working in major gift fundraising
• Design and delivery of fundraising campaigns
• Experience in project management
• Previous exposure to the work of International Non-Governmental Organisations
• Understanding of GDPR legislation and best practice

To apply: CVs should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by the closing date.

Candidates must hold a valid work visa for Ireland at the time of application.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short-listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern's core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

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