Major Donors & Corporations Advisor, Europe

This is your opportunity to use your experience in major donor engagement activities and your understanding of the NGO world to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.

You can do this by joining World Vision (WV)–a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The Major Donors & Corporations Advisor, Europe will provide the strategic and relationship expertise to optimise major donor engagement activities in 10 European Support Offices (SO): Austria, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Firstly, this person will have the responsibility to design, and/or identify, a portfolio of projects to be funded in coherence with our field ministry needs, and will co-create in collaboration with Major Donor teams, communication materials which include proposals, pitch sheets, reports format and other relative stewardship material for Major Donors. Secondly, the Major Donors & Corporations Advisor will build capability and best practices to ensure excellence in prospection, qualification, fundraising, cultivation and stewardship towards two audiences: corporations, and major & middle donors.

As a Humanitarian organisation, we believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Identify, propose and regularly update a portfolio of projects that meet WV ministry needs in all regions of the world.

• Co-create with Major Donor teams, materials which include proposals, pitch sheets, reports format, etc.

• Build capacity in the development, optimisation, and implementation of in-country and cross-regional Corporate Engagement strategies and operations.

• Provide training, mentoring, tools and consulting support to build Major & Middle Donor Engagement expertise, where some of the requisite strategic development, planning, relationship management skills and implementation of KPIs are needed.

• Provide support to prioritise objectives and build CEO capacity when offices do not have the in-country staff to manage Major Donors fundraising.

REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

• Bachelors’ degree in business management, strategy development and marketing. Masters or other advanced training in Relationship Management a plus.

• 5 years of experience leading Major Donors (both Corporate and Major Donors) operations in the NGO sector.

• Strong analytical ability with experience in developing proposals, business and implementation plans.

• Advanced understanding of Corporate Business and Marketing Strategy.

• Good track record and capability to manage major relationships and engagement projects across different functions and geography.

• Excellent communicator: inter personal, writing, and public speaking.

• Experience in developing new or emerging markets.

• Able to travel across Europe 30% of the time.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children around the world, we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply:

Find the full description and apply online by the closing date. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.