Director Development (Fundraising & Communication)

Teach for Romania este o organizație non-guvernamentală, parte din rețeaua globală Teach for All, care caută și pregătește oameni valoroși, cu sau fără experiență anterioară de predare, pentru a deveni profesori în învățământul de stat, pentru copiii din medii vulnerabile.

Căutăm oameni cu potențial dovedit de leadership și care sunt puternic motivați să producă schimbări pozitive și să contribuie la educația publică din România. Acei oameni dornici să devină pentru cel puțin doi ani un educator/învățător/profesor care inspiră și un agent de schimbare în educație pe termen lung. Dacă îți dorești să te implici în educație, te așteptăm alături de noi.

Skills:
• Return of Investment;
• Team management;
• Results and performance focus;
• Ability to work efficiently and increase the efficiency of the department;
• Strategic vision;
• Stewardship;
• Partnership building;
• People skills ;
• Ability to relate to high-level corporate managers (VPs, board members, CEOs, CFOs);
• Sales skills;
• Adaptability;
• Campaigns evaluation.

We are also looking for someone who is:
• Passionate about the educational issue;
• Self-confident;
• Looking to give back to society;
• With a mindset driven by return of investment.

It would be a plus if you have the:
• Ability to relate to government officials.

Experience & qualifications:
• Team management experience – minimum 2 years;
• Sales/fundraising experience – minimum 5 years;
• Proven track record of minimum 300 thousand euros/year in sales/funds collected – individually or as the manager of a team;
• MBA studies are a plus;
• Driver’s license: B;
• English: Advanced.

The Development Director is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of fund raising strategies for Teach For Romania and crafts the funding mix / strategy in order to accomplish the budget that sustains our mission for educational equity.
The Development Senior Director will play a pivotal role in developing sustainable funding systems, generating 1M EUR in donations from a variety of corporate, foundation and individual donors. He/she will be responsible for managing a team, grant applications, donor relationships, design & execution of partner engagement programs, planning & executing fundraising events and developing and managing a strong pipeline of funding prospects, both national and international.
Hierarchical relationships:
• Reports to: CEO
• Works in collaboration with: Teach for All, Board of Teach for Romania
• Manages: Development Department

Related to the Organization:
• Managing and creating strategic partnerships;
• Building a multi-year budget for the organization;
• Generating ~ 1 Million EUR in donations from a variety of sources: corporate, foundations and individual donors;
• Acting as part of the Senior Leadership team, with responsibilities related to: organizational culture, shared objectives, shared KPIs.

Related to the Department:
• Developing, proposing and implementing the strategy and operational plan for the Development Department;
• Managing 4 management-level, autonomous employees, with portfolios in: individual donors, corporate, marketing and foundations;
• Creating working systems, in order to increase the efficiency of the department;
• Increasing the efficiency of the partnerships;
• Donor segmentation and sponsors targeting, to ensure the appropriate sources for the budget;
• Managing the communication and branding campaigns;
• Attending networking events;
• Exploring the organization and identifying key selling points;
• Acting as a point of contact for Teach for All in all interactions related to Fundraising;
• Proposing and managing the funding mix.

BENEFITS:

• A chance to do high-significance work in education (more access to excellent education for all children);
• The opportunity to build up your skills and develop yourself personally and professionally;
• Access to training and learning opportunities inside the organization and from our learning partners;
• An excellent working environment in a value-based organizational culture;
• Access to a global community of experienced and talented specialists and first-hand innovative approaches and models from the Teach for All network.