Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

We are ready for:

A Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

Do you have a proven track record of leading successful fundraising campaigns and cultivating valuable relationships? Do you know how to use your network and inspire strategic corporate organizations, funds or partners? Are you a strategic thinker excited about drawing up plans to ensure our annual fundraising targets are met? Do you have excellent leadership skills and do you lead by example?

Let’s take MOTG’s fundraising strategy to the next level.

Our Vision

A better world starts with building better communities.

About us

We are an entrepreneurial NGO that was founded in 2015 on Lesvos in Greece. At the core of all our missions stands our Camp to CampUs approach. Following that approach, we build a community, together with (camp) residents. Not for them, but with them. With this approach, we stimulate the social participation of newcomers and sustainably facilitate social & local integration within a community.

Curious about our Camp to CampUs approach? Watch the below video:

More about your team

Within this role, you will be part of the Amsterdam Office. The fundraising community contains next to you two enthusiast fundraising colleagues. Together you will work towards our fundraising goals. But you will also work closely together with our Management Team and colleagues from Marketing, Finance and all our ground missions.

As a team, we strongly believe in the value of working independently, with lots of freedom to take initiative, a can-do mentality and an entrepreneurial culture. We work smart, straight from the heart. Hands-on, ground-up. Nothing is impossible for us: that is how we think, work and act.

Your challenge

As an NGO we rely on incoming funds, donations, support and subsidies. Together with your other fundraising colleagues, you will ensure that Movement achieves its fundraising targets to continue our ground missions and grow as an organization. The fundraising & partnership manager will play an integral key role in the organization and is responsible for:

• Vision. You have a strong vision of how to bring our fundraising and partnership programs to the next level, in line with our overall mission and goals.
• Strategy. Stay abreast of trends and new opportunities in the funding and marketing landscape. Develop, manage, monitor and adapt our fundraising strategy, with various funding groups and journeys in mind.
• Impact. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our fundraising and partnership activities, ensuring the desired impact is met. You prepare quarterly budgets.
• Networking and partnership development. You build and nurture relationships with strategic funds, donors, governments, NGOs, organizations or other network partners to increase the funding, and awareness and generate maximum support. You are a sharp public speaker and you are able to deliver presentations to a broad range of audiences.
• Proposals. Independently write marketing-driven grant or program proposals, project plans, applications and reports.
• Activation. Develop, activate and manage smart fundraising concepts, campaigns, events or partner programs. Including setting up an inspiring event and campaigning calendar, attracting potential funders and connecting partners sustainably.
• Teaming up and Coaching. You team up with the other members of the Amsterdam office to ensure that the fundraising and partnership efforts are aligned with the overall strategy. You will coach and support the work and career of the other fundraising professionals.
• Targets. You will set and achieve income targets together with your team and our marketing colleagues.

We are looking for a hands-on Fundraising & Partnership Manager. Meaning that you will be working on strategies, but writing key funding proposals, partner programs and reports as well.

Some things we love to find with you

• An alignment with our mission, value and ambition to create a positive impact on the world;
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field;
• Preferably around 5 years of working experience as a fundraiser;
• Inspiring vision of measuring, evaluating and improving the effectiveness or impact of our fundraising or partnership approach;
• Strong relationship or networking management skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders;
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills;
• Capacity to understand all our different programs, their needs and how to translate them into concrete results or impact.
• Flexibility and patience in a continuously changing and challenging environment.
• Able to work independently in a small team;
• Cultural and social skills to work in a multi-cultural team and in a diverse cultural context;
• Good knowledge of and writing skills in English and Dutch;
• We are movers and we hope you love to move fast as well.

What we offer you

• A great place to work with the opportunity to learn, grow and develop yourself.
• The chance to be(come) part of a great mission.
• We start with a year contract, with the intention of an indefinite contract after the first year.
• We need you for at least 36 hours, but you are welcome for 40 hours a week.
• We do not count the number of holiday days you take; because we believe that you know best when you need some days to recharge and when this is appropriate.
• An office in the heart of Amsterdam and a delicious lunch.
• The possibility to work from home.
• Start date: as soon as possible.

Ready to join?

Are you the next mover in our team? Are you convinced that you are the one for this new position? We love to meet you personally. Please send your resume and motivation letter as soon as possible but at least before the 12th of October to Jolien den Hartog: people@movementontheground.com 

The first interviews will start on the 20th of October.