Major Donor Officer

Concern Worldwide

Dublin
€45,535-52,040 per year
Contract
Full-time

17 days ago

C3 2021Our vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. We believe that no-one should have to live in fear that they won't have a home to sleep in or enough food to feed their children. For over 50 years we have been working with the world's poorest people towards this goal.Today we are a team of over 4,400 highly skilled and dedicated professionals from 50 countries who share an exceptional depth and diversity of experience. We want committed, values driven staff to join our Dublin team and are currently looking for a Major Donor Officer.We are committed to providing our staff with the skills needed to excel in their jobs. Concern offers in-house management and leadership courses and tailored organisation-wide learning opportunities both in-person and online. All employees are required to undertake training in equality, diversity and inclusion; the Code of Conduct; and safeguarding, along with any other training required for the role.Our culture is values driven and friendly. A global engagement survey conducted in 2022, responded to by 3,577 of our staff, showed that 89% of our staff would happily recommend Concern as a great place to work and 94% are proud to tell people that they work for Concern.Our office is located in Dublin 2 and we are currently working a hybrid model (50% remote working) and offer flexi time.The job: The Major Donor Officer will play a key role in nourishing and growing our support from major donors, in line with our values and mission, to help Concern achieve its strategic objectives. Our major donors include private individuals and foundations based in the Republic of Ireland, each of whom are deeply committed to developing a fairer and more just world. In carrying out this position, the jobholder will play an important role in the delivery of the major donor development strategy which involves implementing relationship plans tailored to meet the needs and aspirations of each donor.A key part of the role will involve assisting with the development of fundraising materials to engage with supporters in a meaningful way around global development and humanitarian issues. The successful applicant will be part of a highly motivated Corporate and Major Donor (CMD) fundraising team and will work with a range of stakeholders across the Concern organisation.Job Location: DublinReports to: Major Donor ManagerJob location: Concern Head Office at Camden Street, Dublin 2. Our office is located in Dublin 2 and we are currently working a hybrid model (50% remote working) and offer flexi time.Some travel will be required throughout Ireland, primarily in Dublin. Occasional overseas travel to Concern’s programmes may be a feature of this role.Pay Band: Band 4 (€45,535 - €52,040)Contract: 12 month Fixed Term ContractKey Responsibilities:

Working with the Major Donor Manager to develop Concern’s Major Donor programme, including events, appeals/campaigns, programme sponsorship, and other major gift propositions.
Managing relationships with our existing portfolio of Major Donors, so that each donor receives a positive experience of their engagement with Concern and can support our work in a way that means most to them. This will involve assisting with the development of project proposals, email appeals, mailing appeals and funding request documents to send and present to donors.
Managing donor relationships including 1:1 emails and phone calls with current donors and new potential donors. This includes managing the prospecting and onboarding of new donors.
Developing new donor relationships, including the recruitment of new donors, prospecting, and onboarding new donors to our Major Donor programme, and managing their relationship and donor journey.
Gathering project information from programme teams to compose and develop fundraising materials to send to donors such as letters, receipt of donations, emails, mailing appeal packs, project proposal, presentations, and videos.
Liaise with internal stakeholders, including International Programmes, to identify areas of our work in need of donor support, and to optimize the donor experience of their engagement with Concern. This will include reporting back to donors so that they can see the positive impact of their support on Concern’s programmes.
Work closely with other team members in the implementation of operational plans to achieve fundraising goals.
Regular review of Major Donor journeys, activity calendar, and financial targets.
Support other aspects of the major donor and corporate fundraising activities as required.
Administration aspects of role, and other duties as required.

Skills and Experiences Required:Essential:

Strong relationship and business development skills
Good communication skills - able to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders and supporters
Strong written communication skills, experience developing proposals, mailing appeals, email appeals
Strong verbal communication skills comfortable presenting and speaking to donors via phone and in person
Knowledge and Microsoft office and excel
Strong time management and administration skills
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
Willingness to travel overseas if needed
Experienced in all Microsoft packages and the use of Customer relationship management systems
A number of years working in a fundraising or similar environment
Third level degree
Comfortable working to fundraising targets
A keen interest in overseas development

Desirable:

Previous experience working in major gift fundraising
Design and delivery of fundraising campaigns
Experience in project management
Previous exposure to the work of International Non-Governmental Organisations
Understanding of GDPR legislation and best practice

Liaises with:Internal:

The Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising Team
Other Development and Fundraising Teams
Communications, Finance, International Programmes, and Strategy Advocacy & Learning Departments
Concern Worldwide Offices in the UK and US

External:

Existing and prospective donors and supporters of Concern
Events and organisations targeted for networking purposes
Suppliers and contractors
Sector representatives (Charities Institute Ireland)

This role will be based in the Dublin office with a salary from €45,535 - €52,040.We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.To Apply: If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance - for example if you have a visual impairment or are neuro-divergent - please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible . These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.Your Personal DataDuring this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on ensuring that the name of any employee or volunteer (existing or new), does not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will only be made following a successful clearance check being conducted on the applicant and such checks may be updated periodically during the course of the period of employment.By submitting a formal application for paid or voluntary employment to Concern, you agree to Concern carrying out a clearance check as outlined above and that Concern will not proceed to recruit you should your name appear on any of the aforementioned listsIn certain circumstances, donors may request that personal data relating to employees to work on the activities that they fund be provided directly to them - so that they can perform their own counter terrorism checks. This may involve transferring some basic personal data outside the EEA. It will be a condition of your employment contract that Concern be allowed to share this information with institutional donors for these purposes.For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visitPlease only apply for this position if you are satisfied with the proposed processing of your personal data as outlined aboveDocuments

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