Our client is a local IPC‑status non‑profit dedicated to advancing women’s empowerment and gender equality. For over 28 years, it has built a pipeline of women leaders while driving education, advocacy, and anti‑violence initiatives, supported by strong partnerships across corporate partners, government agencies, academia, the diplomatic community, other non-profit and the wider community.

Role Description

Reporting directly to the Office Director, the Partnerships & Fundraising Manager/Assistant Manager drives the organisation’s fundraising and partnership agenda. The role is accountable for identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant applications and fundraising proposals, and conducting outreach to prospective corporate, philanthropic, and community partners. The position strengthens the fundraising pipeline and secures resources to sustain and expand the organisation’s programmes and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of a systematic, process-driven approach to partner outreach, business development and relationship management to raise funds for programmes.
• Prepare compelling fundraising proposals, grant applications, sponsorship decks, reports and donor communications. Support fundraising initiatives and campaigns, including donor stewardship, sponsorship fulfilment, and coordination with partners.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with current partners while identifying new opportunities for growth.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline tracker of fundraising prospects, applications, and outcomes, ensuring accurate documentation of activities, donor communications, and grant submissions.
• Collaborate with Communications to develop outreach materials and promote campaigns across digital and traditional platforms.
• Work with internal teams to gather programme information, impact data, and budgets required for funding applications and donor reporting,
• Evaluate performance of fundraising efforts to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Provide administrative, operational and coordination support for fundraising initiatives, including tracking sponsorship commitments, monitoring donations, maintaining donor records, coordinating partner engagement, and other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Degree in Sales, Marketing and Event Management, Communications, or Business Administration.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including leadership in marketing and communications functions.
• Demonstrated excellent ability to manage stakeholder relations across government, corporate, and philanthropic sectors.
• Strong sales orientation with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Skilled in digital marketing, analytics, stakeholder management, project and event management.
• Experience in fundraising or marketing across any sector; non‑profit or volunteer experience is advantageous.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to plan, multi‑task, and conceptualise new ideas into reality.

The Courage Chapter

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