Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 03 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Description And Person Specifications
1. Major Roles And Responsibilities Of The Position
1.1 Fundraising:
· Work closely with the CEO in the management of the annual budget and together ensure all financial targets and predictions are met each year through a range of fundraising methods.
· Develop and implement a comprehensive fund-raising strategy.
· Actively seek and identify potential international and national grant opportunities, presenting potential applications to the CEO for review.
· Develop grant applications to their final draft stage for approval by the CEO.
· Prepare narrative donor reports for approval by the CEO.
· Foster and manage relationships with current and prospective international and national donors.
· Liaise with local tour operators and businesses and encourage their financial support and promotion of Chipembele
· Organise and coordinate annual fundraisers and other significant events.
· Oversee current income generating activities and implement new ones
· Support capacity building and training initiatives for management colleagues, focusing on grant writing skills, social media, and donor relations.
1.2 Communications:
· Develop and implement an appropriate Public Relations policy for all staff to follow
· Develop a social media strategy and annual calendar
· Keep donors informed of project developments and other updates.
· Manage and enhance CWET’s existing social media platforms and online presence.
· Develop the organisation’s general promotional materials including leaflets, flyers, posters and signage to ensure it is actively promoted in a positive and engaging way
· Create marketing materials to promote specific projects, events, and activities.
· Collaborate with press, photographers, film crews and other media personnel at local, national and international level to produce engaging and appropriate content for Chipembele.
· Manage the Chipembele website and ensure it is kept up to date, accurate and engaging.
· Produce and distribute the quarterly e-newsletter, Kalata

2. Qualifications
2.1 Required qualifications and skills:
· At least three years of experience in fundraising, including proposal writing and financial grant management.
· Experience in working with government agencies, communities, community-based organisations, partner NGOs, and for-profit entities.
· A proven track record in fundraising, nurturing donor relationships, and managing donor expectations.
· Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple deadlines.
· Fluent in English (spoken and written).
· Proficient in impactful report writing and grant proposal development.
· Familiarity with monitoring, evaluation & learning frameworks, and compliance requirements for various donors.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
· Ability to reside and work in a remote environment.

2.1 Desired qualifications and skills:
· Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Education, Conservation, Social Sciences, or related fields.
· Five years of experience in fundraising, including proposal writing and financial grant management, with a focus on institutional funders like the European Union, US and UK Governments, ideally within the African Conservation sector.
· Project management skills, with a proven track record in project design, development, implementation, and evaluation.
· Proficiency in financial management and reporting, including budgeting and forecasting.
· Strong interpersonal skills, capacity building experience, and adaptability in multicultural environments.
· Ability to work under pressure and independently.
· Excellent verbal communication and networking abilities.
· Experience in social media management, marketing, audience engagement, and growing awareness on diverse platforms.
· Proficiency in information technology.
· Photography and videography experience.

3. Conditions
· If the successful applicant is not a Zambian citizen or resident s/he will be required to satisfactorily fulfil the legal requirements of the Ministry of Immigration for entry into Zambia and would be subject to approval of a Zambian employment permit.
· A police clearance certificate for working with children and/or vulnerable clients is required from the CEO’s country of origin, dated within 6 months of the application.
· A current valid and full driver’s licence is essential. Experience of 4-wheel off-road driving would be an advantage.
· There will be an initial 3-month probationary period.
· Full medical insurance with medical evacuation cover for emergencies is essential and must be obtained at the FCM’s own expense.
· A flexible approach to working hours is required; some out of hours work and travel out of the area are inevitable from time to time.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants should address the Job Description and Person Specification above.Please submit the following information via email to grant@chipembele.org 
• A covering letter stipulating why you are an ideal candidate and what you would bring to the organisation
• A current curriculum vitae
• Names and e-mail addresses of 3 professional referees who are familiar with your qualifications and work experience and with whom you have worked under during the last 5 years

Deadline: 25th August 2023

Applicants will be assessed and may be offered interviews before the deadline. If you have not been contacted within a week after the deadline, please consider that your application has not been successful.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
• CWET is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability or age in its employment policies, operations and programmes. CWET complies with all Zambian employment and equal opportunity laws.
• To apply for this job email your details to grant@chipembele.org 

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