Partnerships and Investment Lead (Re-advertisement) at Traidcraft Exchange

Purpose:

To identify, create, develop, and maintain partnerships with statutory funders, trusts, and foundations, to increase impact and build flexible funding to support Traidcraft Exchange’s work.

At Traidcraft Exchange every member of staff is required to support our efforts to build our reputation, fundraise where they can and advocate on issues we campaign on. Our values underpin what we do and how we do it in all areas of our work; both internally and externally.

Everyone is an ambassador; everyone is an advocate; everyone is a fundraiser

Accountabilities:

• Complete compelling partnership proposals and presentations in line with the organisational strategy
• Ability to develop and work with technical proposals and complex project budgets
• Specifically attract new partnerships and secure commitment of funds both from partners in Kenya and internationally
• Contribute to the leadership and co-ordination of the Partnerships and Investment team and support colleagues to reach agreed personal and team targets
• Contribute from a funding partnerships perspective into internal workstreams towards the design of programmatic portfolios and derive a pipeline of well-positioned funding opportunities
• Work with country teams to respond to donor queries and revise proposals and reports as required
• Build and manage relationships with colleagues, funders, and influencers to support portfolios of work
• Contribute to the design and delivery of a donor reporting structure
• Build and maintain a network of public and private sector organisations to complement the specialisms of Traidcraft Exchange and to resource our work.
• Produce periodic reports as required
• Organise high level networking and small cultivation events and activities
• Promote effective and efficient working practices, teamwork, and collaboration across teams/functions.
• Ensure Traidcraft Exchange reports transparently and as required by donors on funding received
• Continually seek and act upon opportunities for personal and team development
• Carry out other duties, which may or may not be related to the job, as reasonably requested by colleagues
• With colleagues, develop and deliver an innovative and diversified resourcing strategy around portfolios of work to ensure portfolios are supported sufficiently

You will be:

• An experienced, dynamic, and skilled fundraiser and networker with proven track record in generating income within at least one of the following fundraising disciplines; trusts/foundations/statutory
• Experience of working in an international organisation focussed on either development, trade, or human rights
• Experienced in developing new trusts/foundations/statutory resourcing strategies and securing new income.
• A detail person, skilled at research and persuasive writing, with the ability to liaise confidently, persuasively, and diplomatically with donors, partners and colleagues.
• A self-starter, who is capable of self-management and motivation, someone who can efficiently and effectively manage their time
• Someone who can work differently, innovatively, creatively, and flexibly.
• Someone who can engage with colleagues to decide how to work together and how to succeed.
• Ready, willing, and able to represent our mission, our values and us uniqueness in every part of your job.
• Prepared to embrace challenges you may not naturally find easy.
• Be open to reflect and understand your own position of power, privilege, and bias.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement

You will have:

• Demonstrable recent and relevant trust, foundations, or statutory fundraising experience 3 years+
• A proven track record of securing significant new business 6-figures+
• A proven track record of shaping a resourcing strategy and developing a healthy portfolio of funders and partnerships
• Effective networker
• Excellent organisation, research and planning skills
• Excellent verbal (including public speaking) and written communication skills
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
• A team-player approach – making decisions for the best of the organisation rather than for individual or section targets
• High level of computer literacy
• Relevant fundraising qualification or a degree in a relevant subject
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas
• Personal commitment to justice and fairness