Corporate Fundraising Assistant Temwa
Job Title: Corporate Fundraising Assistant
Location: Temwa Office, Hamilton House
Closing Date: 3rd June
Start Date: 25th June
Duration of work: 2 days a week
Temwa is in need of someone to strengthen their UK Corporate fundraising strategy and increase potential sponsors. We need a dedicated person who can join the UK team to work on corporate relations, increasing corporate links and developing the PR and external communications for potential corporate partners. The position is a part time internship and the successful candidate will be honest, confident, have a passion for international development, in particular they should be interested in the development of Malawi. He or she will report directly to Temwa’s UK Fundraising & Communications Coordinator, although they will also be supported by the UK Director.
Key Duties:
1) Managing Temwa’s current corporate partnerships:
• Continuing to ensure that corporate partners are acknowledged through website, social media and communications
• Communicating with partners about Temwa and our projects
• Assisting with upcoming corporate workshops & meetings
• Assisting in the development of Corporate Sponsorship strategy
• Supporting existing corporate fundraising events
2) Researching potential partnerships
• Researching possible local and national businesses who could be suitable partners for Temwa
• Researching global and national Corporate Social Responsibility guidelines and criteria to increase effectiveness of our strategy and approach
• Developing organisation Corporate Social Responsibility policy and objectives
3) Creating content for corporate solicitation packs:
• Developing on the solicitation pack Temwa already has, tailoring it to be more effective to specific businesses and organisations
• Making initial contact and developing relationships with new possible partners
• Aiding in the creation of presentations and workshops to potential meetings
4) Other responsibilities:
• Assisting with fundraising events and activities and providing support at events
• Some office administration tasks as required
• Communicating with staff in Malawi to collect up-to-date information about projects, whilst also communicating effectively with UK team to aid in the development and delivery of corporate strategy.
• Organise research for fundraising efforts and projects
Experience, qualifications and requirements:
• Experience of working or volunteering with NGOs or charities essential.
• Experience of writing articles, pamphlets or information packs essential.
• IT and word processing skills essential.
• Extremely good oral and presentation communication essential.
• Adept research skills essential
• Excellent written and communication skills essential.
• Experience of working in corporate fundraising desirable.
• Experience of working with websites desirable.
Temwa was registered as a UK charity in December 2003 and currently employs 30 full time members of staff in Malawi, with a part time UK Director and Development Manager in the UK who are supported by UK Fundraiser and a team of part time volunteers. We believe the role will provide an interesting and rewarding opportunity in a small, dynamic and not always conventional organisation. As a rapidly growing NGO, working as a key part of the UK team will give you a pivotal role in the organisations ongoing development. As the UK Corporate Fundraising Assistant you will have the opportunity to put your previous experience into great use, while learning an array of new skills, you will directly see the benefit of the work undertaken in the UK and how it supports the projects in Malawi.
Job Email id: sally(at)temwa.org.uk
Location: Temwa Office, Hamilton House
Closing Date: 3rd June
Start Date: 25th June
Duration of work: 2 days a week
Temwa is in need of someone to strengthen their UK Corporate fundraising strategy and increase potential sponsors. We need a dedicated person who can join the UK team to work on corporate relations, increasing corporate links and developing the PR and external communications for potential corporate partners. The position is a part time internship and the successful candidate will be honest, confident, have a passion for international development, in particular they should be interested in the development of Malawi. He or she will report directly to Temwa’s UK Fundraising & Communications Coordinator, although they will also be supported by the UK Director.
Key Duties:
1) Managing Temwa’s current corporate partnerships:
• Continuing to ensure that corporate partners are acknowledged through website, social media and communications
• Communicating with partners about Temwa and our projects
• Assisting with upcoming corporate workshops & meetings
• Assisting in the development of Corporate Sponsorship strategy
• Supporting existing corporate fundraising events
2) Researching potential partnerships
• Researching possible local and national businesses who could be suitable partners for Temwa
• Researching global and national Corporate Social Responsibility guidelines and criteria to increase effectiveness of our strategy and approach
• Developing organisation Corporate Social Responsibility policy and objectives
3) Creating content for corporate solicitation packs:
• Developing on the solicitation pack Temwa already has, tailoring it to be more effective to specific businesses and organisations
• Making initial contact and developing relationships with new possible partners
• Aiding in the creation of presentations and workshops to potential meetings
4) Other responsibilities:
• Assisting with fundraising events and activities and providing support at events
• Some office administration tasks as required
• Communicating with staff in Malawi to collect up-to-date information about projects, whilst also communicating effectively with UK team to aid in the development and delivery of corporate strategy.
• Organise research for fundraising efforts and projects
Experience, qualifications and requirements:
• Experience of working or volunteering with NGOs or charities essential.
• Experience of writing articles, pamphlets or information packs essential.
• IT and word processing skills essential.
• Extremely good oral and presentation communication essential.
• Adept research skills essential
• Excellent written and communication skills essential.
• Experience of working in corporate fundraising desirable.
• Experience of working with websites desirable.
Temwa was registered as a UK charity in December 2003 and currently employs 30 full time members of staff in Malawi, with a part time UK Director and Development Manager in the UK who are supported by UK Fundraiser and a team of part time volunteers. We believe the role will provide an interesting and rewarding opportunity in a small, dynamic and not always conventional organisation. As a rapidly growing NGO, working as a key part of the UK team will give you a pivotal role in the organisations ongoing development. As the UK Corporate Fundraising Assistant you will have the opportunity to put your previous experience into great use, while learning an array of new skills, you will directly see the benefit of the work undertaken in the UK and how it supports the projects in Malawi.
Job Email id: sally(at)temwa.org.uk
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