Senior Partnership Officer (F/M) Women in the Himalayas Programme

Norlha is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious association based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that supports remote communities in the Himalayas in building capacities that will allow their sustainable development, through integrated projects in food security, income generation and environment protection, with a strong focus on supporting women. Currently Norlha is looking for tow replacements as:

Senior Partnership Officer (F/M)

Women in the Himalayas Programme

Part-time Volunteer Position

This position offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen experience in fundraising research, public relations and development assistance in collaboration with experts in a dynamic and well-organised NGO.

Mission and activities

• Research new sources of finance for our Women in the Himalayas Programme initiatives and projects on gender and women’s issues;
• Responsible for production and development of fundraising plans for the Programme initiatives and projects on gender and women’s issues Responsible for the production and updating of presentation documents concerning fundraising and for creating strong fundraising messages that appeal to potential donors;
• Establish personal contacts with potential funding partners and be closely involved in the proposals process;
• Support the coordination of a group of partner organisations on gender issues;
• Improve the current fundraising research tools;
• Enhance Norlha’s visibility and promote the association at public events.

Candidate Profile

• Hold a genuine interest in the Himalayan people and Norlha’s values;
• Experience or a qualification in Gender issues, international cooperation & development studies, in the fundraising, marketing, communication field or related.
• Good speaking and writing skills in English and also in French; Demonstrate good editorial, analysis and synthesis skills in either language;
• Highly committed, independent and dependable, good interpersonal skills;
• Experience in fundraising research and PR a plus.

Norlha offers

• Engagement in the fields of gender & women’s issues; poverty reduction and development of people in need, focus on capacity building;
• Solid experience and strengthening of management and partnership building skills;
• Working with a vibrant network of enthusiastic and motivated team members;
• Free training in several professional and general work disciplines;
• High degree of autonomy, responsibility, and ample room for initiative.

Duration: minimum of 6 months, preferably 12 months or longer

Working time: 50% or more

Location: Norlha office in Lausanne, partial home-based work possible with weekly presence in the office

Expected start date: as soon as possible upon mutual agreement.

This part-time, long-term volunteer position is not paid and an applicant must have right to volunteer in Switzerland

Application process: please sent your CV to joinus@norlha.org with subject: SPOW by 26 of Sept.

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application process: please sent your CV to joinus@norlha.org with subject: SPOW by 26 of Sept.