Head of Fundraising, Grants and Communications Non-profit Careers - CoRSU

Duty Station: Kisubi, Wakiso, Uganda

CoRSU

was established in 2006 as a private non-profit, non-government organization in

Uganda after extensive consultation with various stake holders. It is a Ugandan

initiative which was encouraged and supported by CBM with the main aim of

expanding and improving the rehabilitation services for children and people

with disability.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Identify funding opportunities


• The jobholder will prepare draft proposals,
  
  share for discussion and endorsement, refine and submit to donors


• Initiate registration with major donor
  
  institutions and gather information on funding and accountability


• Increase local funding through private
  
  patients, appeals for individual donations and corporate companies


• The incumbent will increase awareness through
  
  events and publications


• Provide regular communication with potential
  
  and existing donors through reports, tours etc


• Manage and supervise the team for Resource
  
  Mobilization, Advocacy and Awareness.


• Assist the CEO in lobbying institutional
  
  donors.


• Identify, develop and maintain good
  
  relationships with existing and potential institutional donors,
  
  foundations, individuals etc.


• Provide institutional donors with accurate
  
  information on possible CoRSU programs/projects.


• Represent CoRSU at appropriate institutional
  
  donor meetings, joint agency assessments, and task forces as requested by
  
  the CEO. Systematically see through and follow up the application
  
  development process.


• Develop information material and regular
  
  giving programs to potential individual donors both in Uganda and overseas. 


• Prepare the public Annual Report.


• Provide capacity development in funding
  
  skills for the staff of CoRSU.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The Head of Fundraising, Grants and
  
  Communications must hold a University degree preferably in marketing,
  
  communication, grants writing/project management or any other relevant
  
  field. Possession of a Post graduate qualification in proposal writing is
  
  an added advantage


• Three years’ experience in funding proposal
  
  writing and a proven track record of writing successful grants


• Excellent communication, presentation and
  
  social skills.


• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  
  disability


• Broad understanding of the workings of
  
  bi-lateral and multi-lateral institutional donors.


• Previous exposure and experience in working
  
  in the NGO/Not-for-Profit sector with proven track record of strategic
  
  planning, proposal writing and budgeting for institutional donors.
  
  (Experience with EU or USAID funding an advantage).


• Demonstrate respect for patients and their
  
  families regardless of tribal origin, gender, race, age, religion, disease
  
  process, or financial status.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their

applications and updated CVs to:  CoRSU,

Rehabilitation Hospital, P.O. Box 46, Kisubi, Uganda or via email to:

hr@corsu-hospital.org or hand deliver your application to the CoRSU Simon

Bridger Block Reception.