Head/Director - Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships

About the role

We are looking for a senior, execution-oriented fundraising leader to independently build and drive the organisation's fundraising and partnerships strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can go beyond strategy and personally build relationships, develop the funding pipeline, convert prospects and close partnerships .

What you'll do

• Lead the overall fundraising and resource mobilisation strategy , aligned with the organisation's growth ambitions
• Build and diversify the funding portfolio across CSR, foundations, institutional donors and HNIs , reducing dependence on any single funding source
• Personally identify, cultivate and manage senior donor and partner relationships, from prospecting through proposal development, negotiation and closure
• Build a robust fundraising pipeline and develop long-term, multi-year partnerships with strategic funders
• Work closely with the Founder and senior leadership on high-value donor relationships, pitches, proposals and partnership conversations

What you need

• Lead generation
• Negotiation