Our vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. We believe that no-one should have to live in fear that they won't have a home to sleep in or enough food to feed their children. For over 50 years we have been working with the world's poorest people to transform their lives.

Today we are a team of over 4,400 highly skilled and dedicated professionals from 50 countries who share an exceptional depth and diversity of experience. We want committed, values driven staff to join our HQ team and are currently looking for a Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager to be part of our Development and fundraising Department.

Concern offers in-house management and leadership courses and tailored organisation-wide learning opportunities both in-person and online. 

Our culture is values driven and friendly. A global engagement survey conducted in 2022, responded to by 3,577 of our staff, showed that 89% of our staff would happily recommend Concern as a great place to work and 94% are proud to tell people that they work for Concern.

Our office is located in Dublin 2 and we are currently working a hybrid model (50% remote working) and offer flexi time.

The job:

Concern's strategic plan (2021 – 25) commits the organization to increased collaboration with the private sector as we believe that this is critical to achieving a world where no one lives in poverty, fear or oppression.

The Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager will play a key role in helping us achieve this commitment by identifying funding opportunities and building relationships with trusts, foundations and the private sector across a number of geographies. The role has an international focus, building partnerships with corporate and foundation donors outside of our established fundraising markets (Ireland, UK, USA, and South Korea), to fund key elements of Concern's work overseas. The post holder will need to build strong internal relationships with Concern's international programme teams in order to develop a deep understanding of our work and identify a range of funding opportunities. 

The Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager will also work with internal and external stakeholders to explore new funding models that have the potential to support Concern's work. This will involve the identification and testing of new models for collaboration and support to enable Concern to more effectively achieve its mission.

In carrying out the role, he/she will lead a small team in developing plans, budgetary goals, and key performance indicators to help us achieve our growth ambition. The team sits in the Fundraising and Development Directorate, and collaborates closely with colleagues in the directorate and across the broader organization.  

If you join us, this is what you will be doing:

• Develop and implement a strategy to build sustainable revenue from international corporate and trust/foundation partners, focusing on the development of new and the retention of existing funders.
• Lead a small team (Business Development Officer) in setting and managing budgetary goals, key performance indicators, and an operational plan to deliver revenue growth, as part of Concern's overall Development & Fundraising Strategy.
• Work closely with colleagues across various directorates to develop compelling cases for support for partnership with the private sector and trust funders.
• Manage relationships with funders and partners, ensuring timely reporting on impact and key success metrics. This will include the co-ordination of internal stakeholders to ensure that partner contract terms and expectations are met and there is a clarity around roles of responsibilities, budgets, activity and reporting frameworks across all stakeholders.
• Play a lead role in identifying and testing new models for collaboration with the private sector and international funders that enable Concern to more effectively achieve its mission. This includes playing a lead role in Concern's Carbon Financing Working Group.
• Collaborate across Concern's international offices in the development of private sector relationships and lead the implementation of Concern's private sector engagement strategy.
• Represent Concern on external and partner forums, and use these forums to generate quality leads in new markets for Concern, including meeting with potential new supporters and presenting both the organisation's work and specific programme-focused work to them.
• Accept and pursue any new objectives or responsibilities that may be assigned by your manager/director.

Skills you will bring:

• Ability to influence and coordinate internal and external senior stakeholders in the development and delivery of compelling cases for support from the private sector (trusts, foundations, and companies)
• A good understanding of international development programme work, and of working with private and trust funders in this field.
• A track-record of securing new funding from trusts, foundation, and companies and meeting/exceeding financial targets.
• Experienced in team/stakeholder coordination for successful project delivery and reporting back to donors
• Donor relationship management at a senior level
• Experience of managing and developing people
• Excellent written communication skills, with specific experience in grant and proposal writing
• Experience of grant management and reporting on complex international projects
• An interest in innovation and new funding models and the confidence and tenacity to drive the development of new ways of funding our work
• Good networking skill (both internal and external)
• Strong financial / budgeting experience
• Willingness to travel overseas if needed
• Experienced in all Microsoft packages and the use of Customer Relationship Management systems
• Third level degree

You will report to the Head of Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising.

The salary is from €62,393 to €73,405 (grade 6) and this is a permanent full time contract.

We encourage all eligible 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 organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality. 

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter through our website https://jobs.concern.net . We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.

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

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance - for example if you have a visual impairment or are neuro-divergent - please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. 

Important information:

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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