Donor Relations & Communications Manager Apply Now

• Category: Exec. / Management, Business Administration, Communications
• Type : Job Opportunity
• Location: Siemreap Province
• Schedule: Full-time
• Salary: N/A

• Strategy
• Developing detailed annual fundraising and communications strategies and plans to meet financial goals, including donor communication, analysis, planning and evaluation.
• Report to Executive Director and board on progress.
• Donor Management and Development
• Conduct analysis on current donor contacts with a view to becoming familiar with donors and exploring how to increase donations from warm contacts.
• Conduct research on donor prospects and other acquisition strategies to expand donor base nationally and internationally.
• Developing partnerships for funding purposes with agencies working on behalf of women.
• Schedule and participate in meetings with local donors and business partners.
• Represent WRC at events organized by other businesses, organizations or donors.
• Initiate new as well as follow up on existing partner relations to investigate innovative ways for cooperation that will help WRC to reach their strategic goals.Research donor database platforms, transfer all data from team and keep database updated.
• Send donor thank you’s and receipts to all donors.
• Ensure effective and accurate gift records and communications with finance and donors.
• Support Finance Administrator with reconciling and acknowledging donations as required.
• Creating and managing new relationships and maintaining existing relationships, with donors, businesses, guests, volunteers.
• Follow up and solicit repeat donations.Fulfill data and reporting requests, including the production of donor lists, regular progress reports and extractions of data from the database for analytical purposes.
• Respond promptly to donor enquiries and build relationships with donors.
• Maintain donor confidentially and ensures compliance with related policies.
• Grant Writing
• Research grant opportunities from bilateral, multilateral, trusts, foundations and corporates.
• Write grant proposals and apply with the support of Executive Director and Programs Manager.
• Apply for grant renewals with support from Executive Director and Programs Manager.
• Report on funds received with support from Executive Director and Programs Manager.
• Maintain grant database of opportunities researched, applied for, won and failed.
• Manage and maintain grant files to ensure all grant-related correspondence, guidelines, and requirements are documented in the database, as well as in other files.
• Develop winning grant templates and boiler plates for use in multiple applications.
• Communications
• Develop and execute annual WRC communications strategies and plans to compellingly convey WRC’s story, key messages and fundraising efforts.
• Use all communications channels (website, social media, newsletter, email, reports etc) to advertise events, fundraising campaigns, and awareness campaigns.
• Work with Executive Director and Programs Manager to produce donor reports.
• Work with Executive Director and Programs Manager to produce bi-annual and annual report.Liaise with WRC staff; Volunteers; Partners; Donors; Governmental / Non-Governmental entities; Business Groups and other required stakeholders to spread awareness of WRC’s mission and raise funds.
• Collate information from team, produce and send out monthly newsletter.
• Manage social media channels.
• Write and send out press releases for key milestones, events and campaigns as required.
• Utilize graphic design and video as mediums to share information and campaigns with our audience.
• Create written donor relations communications as needed, including template donor thank you letters and executive director communications to donors.
• Campaigns
• Support campaign activities and networks to maintain and strengthen awareness in the region.
• Facilitate the involvement of members and supporters.
• Co-manage event administration, promotion and financial support.
• Implement mobilization programs including direct calling by staff and supporters to engage action groups and networks in priority campaign activities.
• Support the recruitment and supervision of fundraising and campaign volunteers and interns.
• Together with the Executive Director represent WRC at community activities to enhance the organization's community profile.
• Design and execute the Annual Fundraising campaign.
• Manage the Global Giving fundraising page and run funding campaigns from the platform.
• Create and manage disaster related, anniversary, and specific ask appeals.
• Events
• Organizing and implement fundraising, campaigning and information events (COVID dependent), such as Ladies Night, quizzes, raffles / auctions, dinners, wine and cheese nights, Bon Pkha etc.
• Secure prizes for raffles and auctions.
• Advertise events and report back on their success with photos, total raised and thank you’s.