The Manager for Fundraising & Projects will help manage the organisationโs operations in Peru, working alongside our existing Manager, Marketing and Communications, under direction from the UK-based Directors. The new Manager needs to take on a wide range of responsibilities and work with the small local team in line with the organisationโs mission, vision and approach to community development.
As Manager for Fundraising & Projects, you would be responsible for securing new grants to enable funding to be obtained to develop our projects and fund our organisations operational needs.
You would manage some of our Otra Cosa Network projects which include Youth; Environment; English teaching, women, and Literacy; and help to work with the volunteers who make our work possible. You will develop, implement, and deliver appropriate actions to achieve positive and measurable outcomes and opportunities for the Peruvian children & adults with whom we work and with the volunteers and interns who work with us.
You would also take on some administration roles including accurate financial record keeping; project expenditure reports & quarterly presentations on our progress and issues.
You will work under the guidance of the UK Directors ensuring our volunteers are happy, supported and are working effectively to achieve positive results at OCN and our projects.
The position requires a two-year commitment, subject to satisfactory performance, after which the position will be reviewed, and the term could potentially be extended by mutual agreement.
About You
We need a dynamic and flexible professional with at least 2 years postgraduate experience in a relevant position, ideally in an NGO. Fluency in English and a good level of Spanish is necessary.
Some international or intercultural experience is important. Latin American experience is desirable but not essential.
Some knowledge/experience of fundraising & project management is required. Some administration experience is necessary to enable accurate financial record keeping on Excel spreadsheets.
Roles and Responsibilities
Fundraising
- Establishing and maintaining a fundraising strategy for Otra Cosa Network, in liaison with UK directors as well as an action plan for the implementation of the strategy.
- Identifying and approaching trusts, foundations, and other potential international and local funders that have not previously supported the work of Otra Cosa Network, creating an annual calendar of key prospects.
- Successfully obtaining continued/enhanced funding support from existing partners/donors by keeping them informed of our progress through appropriate Monitoring & Evaluation, expenditure reports and positive feedback.
- Developing core generic trust proposals for each project that requires funding.
- Writing tailored applications, addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified by individual trusts and foundations.
- Developing good partnerships nationally and locally for our HELP projects, particularly focused on the areas of donations and Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Maintaining organised electronic files of all fundraising information.
- Helping to develop information for induction, fundraising manuals and other resources for use by fundraising volunteers.
- Helping to ensure the continued success of our community fundraising events, which provide key funding to our projects.
- Directly managing fundraising volunteers.
OCN Project Management
- Managing and/or supervising some of OCNโs programmes, ensuring that they continue to develop and that they are monitored effectively.
- Supervising the coordinators and/or volunteers at your projects.
- Ensuring that project finances are properly maintained, recorded and monitored.
- Teaching/mentoring weekly Global Glow classes.
- Reviewing, evaluating and monitoring your OCN projects.
Volunteer Management
- Helping to ensure the welfare of all volunteers from arrival to departure
- Offering general/emergency assistance when necessary alongside other managers and staff.
- Reviewing volunteer feedback including volunteer exit interviews.
OCN Office Administration, Finances and Additional Tasks
- Administration, including accurate financial record keeping on spreadsheets; project expenditure reports, project database & and management information reports including quarterly presentations to our Trustees on our progress and issues guided by the UK Directors.
- Support OCN health and safety and child protection policies.
- Other ad hoc tasks as required.
BENEFITS
- Receive a local Peruvian salary in addition to free comfortable accommodation in our Volunteer House with all bills included.
- You will be guided by UK Directors and develop Leadership, Problem-solving, Organisation & planning, Communication & interpersonal, Relationship and Teamwork skills
- To make a real difference to some of the most disadvantaged children & adults in Northern Peru.
- To help volunteers make a real contribution while being supported, challenged, inspired and also remaining safe & secure.
- An excellent opportunity to not only work in fundraising, but also to implement and develop the projects on the ground. The potential to build skills & experience by helping to manage the Peru office of our small NGO.
Starting date: January 3rd