About WATAN
WATAN is a leading civil society organization committed to revitalizing communities and assisting those affected by crises, disasters, and conflicts.
Watan is an independent, non-political, and non-partisan organization.
We operate according to a comprehensive approach through integrated programs to address emergency humanitarian issues and sustainably revitalize communities.
Duties and responsibilities:
Large Donor Funding and Strategic Programs:
- Develop and execute a fundraising strategy, building WATAN's brand among big institutional donorsโ community (for instance; BHA-USAID, EU, ECHO, FCDO) and effectively communicating it to internal and external audiences.
- Lead, build, and evolve the fundraising team to diversify WATANโs found sources and ensuring awarding from direct institutional donors.
- Develop fundraising plans and calendars, oversee the execution of all fundraising activities, and continuously evaluate and improve fundraising practices.
Private Sector Approach:
- Set up and lead the corporate partnership unit to attract and maximize income generation opportunities from corporate partnerships, grant-making sources.
- Oversee and manage long-term relationships with partners, forging new business opportunities.
New and Emerging Markets:
- Play a leading role in the development of current international fundraising offices.
- Identify potential emerging countries for WATAN to enter and present to the board of trustees.
- Provide strategic and operational plans for setting up new international offices.
- Lead role in developing strategy of the organization and implement the strategic direction of the board.
Marketing:
- Build WATANโs external fundraising profile and position it effectively as an impactful, trustworthy, and efficient charity of choice for donors.
- Oversee key stakeholders to build our new website, with a specific focus on increasing income generation.
- Work closely with the Marketing & Communications team to integrate an income generation focus into marketing & communications plans and campaigns.
Product Management and Project Database Management:
- Develop detailed documentation for all WATAN services, outlining key features, functionalities, and technical specifications.
- Ensure that the documentation is user-friendly, accessible, and regularly updated to reflect any changes or enhancements to the products.
- Ensure all WATANโs products are in line with WATAN strategy and ready to adjust responding to different intervention areas.
- Ensure all technical references and budgeting calculations to implement all products are timely available.
- Design and implement a centralized project database management system for tracking and monitoring ongoing and upcoming projects.
- Define data structures and entry protocols to ensure consistency and accuracy in project information.
- Train team members on the use of the database system and establish protocols for regular data updates and backups.
Overseeing the Big Management Function:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to incorporate diverse perspectives and ensure a unified strategic vision.
- Formulate and refine the organizational strategy, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals.
- Establish and enforce a governance framework that aligns with the organizational strategy.
- Collaborate with department heads to ensure effective utilization of resources in alignment with the overall organizational strategy.
Other Responsibilities
- Drive integration and alignment between all revenue-related functions.
- Ensure relevant policies and procedures are developed and followed, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Education
- Educated to degree level, with bachelor's or higher (essential).
- High understanding and knowledge about the institutional donors, and funding cycles mechanism.
- Qualification in Leadership/Management (desirable but not essential).
- Qualification in fundraising (desirable but not essential).
- In-depth current knowledge of institutional donors , corporate partnerships, income generation, and marketing in the humanitarian sector.
- Experience in multiple crises and global missions to deal with the expansion and growth of WATAN globally
Experience
- 5 to 7 yearsโ experience in a similar role.
- Proven strategic, commercial, and operational approach to leading a fundraising/revenue function, including line managing numerous people.
- Creative income generation activities within and outside of traditional community fundraising.
- Proven business development success with securing new partnerships and opportunities.
Skills
- Resilience and the ability to deal with high pressure and difficult situations.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to think strategically and plan ahead.
- Excellent planning and project management approach.
- Strong written and spoken English essential.