The Fundraising Manager will effectively lead, manage, coordinate, facilitate and monitor the fundraising and donor related proposal development and communication. Provide strategic input in order to enable and ensure smooth functioning and increase financial resources for AAIN’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) Objectives.

Key responsibilities: 

• Strategically manage all fundraising activities to support the objectives of AAIN through the development of project proposals that reflect AAIN's values and programmatic focus
  
• Collaborate with departments within AAIN to ensure efficient external donor related communications and to identify potential fundraising opportunities
  
• Establish, maintain and oversee all the necessary donor communications and relations
  
• Manage staff and budget of the department
• Other responsibilities

Key competencies required:

• Master's Degree in Management with specialization in Marketing or other relevant field
  
• Seven years of experience in similar position in development or private sector, with at least three years in senior level management 
  
• Proven experience in dealing with bilateral, institutional and high value donors
  
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of oral and written communications
  
• Knowledge of fund-raising techniques including, but not limited to:  proposal writing; public relations; prospect research; donor relations and stewardship; volunteer management; and correspondence management
  
• Skill in writing and editing news and feature articles.  Ability to write/edit in a variety of writing styles, ability to draft materials on a wide range of topics.  Strong editing and proofreading skillsI