Partnerships and Philanthropy Specialist

Job Title: Partnerships and Philanthropy Specialist

Reports to: Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager

Terms: Permanent, Hybrid model (50% office attendance)

Department: Development & Fundraising

Salary: €57,683 - €64,092

Location: Head Office, Camden Street, Dublin 2

Requirements:

Some travel will be required to international conference and meetings. Occasional overseas travel to Concern's programmes may be a feature of this role.

About Concern:

Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. Concern's vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression.

Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.

Role Purpose:

The Partnerships and Philanthropy Specialist will play a key role in identifying new donors and building relationships with trusts, foundations and the private sector across a number of geographies. The role has an international focus, building partnerships with corporate and foundation donors to fund key elements of Concern's work overseas. The post holder will need to build strong internal relationships with Concern's international programme teams in order to develop a deep understanding of our work and identify a range of funding opportunities.

The Partnerships and Philanthropy Specialist will also work with internal and external stakeholders to explore new funding models that have the potential to support Concern's work. This will involve the identification and testing of new models for collaboration and support to enable Concern to more effectively achieve it's mission.

They will represent Concern at key events and international conferences, networking to raise the profile of our work with existing and prospective partners.

In carrying out the role, they will report to the Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager and collaborate closely with colleagues across the broader organization. They will liaise with Funding partners, Fundraising Team (ROI, US & UK), Senior Management Team, Desk Officers, Regional Directors, Overseas field offices, Finance Directorate, Strategy, Advocacy and Learning Team (Dublin/ London).

Responsibilities:

Business Development

- Identify, qualify, and engage with potential international Corporate, Trust, and Foundation funders, with the values, capacity, and skills to increase the impact of Concern's programmes.
- Conduct strategic/collaborative level relationship building and engagement with selected private sector companies, Foundations, and Trusts, and create affinity aimed at securing grant funding and others forms of support.
- Conduct private sector ethical screening and due diligence assessments for new funding opportunities.
- Meet specific revenue targets and key performance indicators, in relation to both existing and new donors, through the recruitment and development of new funding relationships.
- Develop strong cases for donor support and securing funding for these
- Work closely with relevant staff in Ireland, the UK, the US and South Korea to build strong working relationships in order to promote cross learning on the best ways to approach different donors.
- Keep abreast of current trends in the private funding of international non-governmental organisations; identifying how this might impact Concern's engagement plans

Grant Monitoring and Donor Reporting

- Assist and/or lead the development of detailed programme funding proposals.
- Act as Account Manager for specific funders to ensure relationships are maintained and managed to a high standard; this will include the co-ordination of internal stakeholders to ensure that partner contract terms and expectations are met and there is a clarity around roles of responsibilities, budgets, activity and reporting frameworks across all stakeholders.
- Monitor activities and expenditure related to key contracts with private sector and foundation funders.

Representation, Partnership Engagement and Networking

- Seek out opportunities to generate quality leads in new markets for Concern, including meeting with potential new supporters and presenting both the organisation's work and specific programme-focused work to them.
- Attend forums and meetings (both in person and online) that will advance Concern's interests.

Other

- Accept, advance and pursue any new objectives or responsibilities that may be assigned by the Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager.
- Ensure that the organisation's values and policy commitments, including accountability and equality, are reflected in assigned responsibilities.
- Upholding and promoting Concern's values, including our workplace equality, diversity and inclusion values.

Essential

- Third level degree.
- At least three years' work experience in business development, corporate fundraising and/or grant management roles.
- Experience of, or a strong interest in the private sector engagement journey, corporate relationship management, and account management
- A track-record of securing new funding from trusts, foundations, and companies (small, medium and large) and meeting/exceeding financial targets
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written

Desirable

- Experience working for an international development organisation and knowledge of development challenges is a strong advantage
- Experience working with funders outside of Ireland (such as Europe, Canada, Australia, Middle East/Gulf)
- Experience of communicating using web-based tools and platforms.
- Experience of innovative funding and programme models (e.g. as venture philanthropy, carbon finance or social impact investment)

To apply: Apply with CV and Cover Letter to our website at https://jobs.concern.net by the closing date.

Please note that Concern Worldwide does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be shortlisted on a regular basis and we may offer posts 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 neurodivergent - please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Concern has an organizational 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 here. 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 organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization 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.

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Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.

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