Deadline: 31 January 2016
Amnesty International (AI) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Regional Trust and Foundations Manager in Mexico.
The AI’s global campaign is to change the lives of those suffering human rights abuses.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Regional Trust and Foundations Manager will perform the following functions-
- Support priority sections in the region in their fundraising activities from Trust and Foundations.
- Liaise with sections from the Global North to develop multi- year funding proposals for sections in the region of responsibility in the Global South.
- Identify and develop an extensive knowledge of global and local funding opportunities.
- Maintain an overview of AI projects and activities in order to match to funding opportunities.
- Advise staff on project development, production of proposals and budgets and where necessary convene and coordinate proposal development project teams.
- Prepare and ensure approvals of all grant proposals and solicitation letters to potential funders. Develop mutually beneficial relationships with prospective funders through appropriate cultivation and stewardship in order to protect and develop AI’s funding constituency.
- Maintain and enhance AI’s reputation and credibility with grant giving bodies through the implementation of best practice in grants management for a given portfolio of funders and projects.
- Assist in the development of capacity building strategies and skill sharing opportunities for AI sections and structures in the region in order to ensure AI’s ability to respond to funding opportunities from trusts and foundations.
- Carry out own administrative tasks related to the post in accordance with the agreed guidelines for self servicing.
- Other tasks as assigned according to the grade and nature of this post.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Extensive experience of developing large scale, mullet-year funding proposals to a variety of (international) trusts, foundations and institutional sources.
- Experience of developing and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships with funders.
- Experience in identifying funding information sources and carrying out in-depth research on funding opportunities.
- Preferably experience in fundraising from Trust and Foundations in the region.
- Ability to make strategic decisions in order to meet fundraising targets.
- Experience of developing and implementing long-term grant-fundraising strategy.
- Ability to provide mentoring and training on fundraising issues and specifically grants fundraising.
- Ability to develop strategic relationships with funders and represent AI in a professional manner to the external funding world.
- In-depth knowledge and experience in project planning with competing deadlines, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Ability to provide coaching and mentoring on project management.
- Excellent written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex issues clearly for external audiences.
- Ability to exercise diplomacy and tact in dealing with and building relationships with key stakeholders (both internal and external) at all levels.
- Ability to build support for and represent the team within the movement and liaise with people at all levels of the organization.
- Fluency in English and Spanish is essential.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
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