Job Details: Amnesty International Ireland: Fundraising Manager


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
irishfuture.ie
Amnesty International Ireland: Fundraising Manager
FUNDRAISING MANAGER

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Fundraising Manager?s responsibility is to oversee the
fundraising function of Amnesty International Ireland through the
development and delivery of an integrated strategic approach to all
areas of the Section?s fundraising work. A member of the Senior
Management Team, the primary expectations of the post are to further
develop and implement the fundraising and membership strategy and to
increase, manage and monitor the fundraising income of Amnesty
International in Ireland. The postholder will be responsible for line
management of 5 staff members, including the co-ordinator of the
acquisition area who manages a large Face-to-Face programme.?

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Management of the fundraising function,

to include:

* Ensuring that all aspects of the strategic and operational plans
for fundraising are sustainably developed, coordinated, implemented,
monitored and evaluated effectively, ensuring current income streams
continue to function well and are maximised over time;

* Main focus areas are Direct Dialogue (in-house F2F & D2D teams),
Telemarketing (In-house and agency teams), Digital (especially lead
generation and conversion), major gifts, community & events.

* Managing an effective fundraising team, inspiring, motivating and
developing them to deliver plans and achieve targets;
* Working closely with a wide range of peers and stakeholders, to
include on occasion consultants;
* Researching, planning and implementing new fundraising channels
and techniques;
* Overseeing mass communications to the membership of Amnesty
International Ireland, including direct mailings, magazine mailings,
renewal mailings, e-mailings, with relevant team members;
* Leading on membership growth, recruitment and retention plans;
* Ensuring the effective management of the Section's membership data
to maximize income;
* Play an integral role in the financial management of the
organisation; producing fundraising plans, strategies, budgets and
forecasts to support same;
* Providing regular reports, to include income updates/forecasting
for the Executive Director, the National Board and the Senion
Management Team;
* Achieving targeted income and growth projections.

2. The post holder is a member of the Senior Management Team and will
be expected to play a proactive role in the management of the
organisation, including:

* Working with the senior management team on strategic and
operational planning, risk management and organisational development;
* Working across functions to ensure collaboration for shared goals
and activities to maximise impact;
* Responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate
human resource management policies and practices including
recruitment, training and development, performance management and
remuneration for all staff;
* Proactively communicating the organisation?s direction to
employees;
* Manages individuals or teams through line management and/or matrix
management arrangements as required, ensuring performance is managed
effectively and adequate resourcing is planned to meet objectives;
* Assessing and facilitating effective learning and development
solutions and supports, including identifying effective training
programmes, knowledge sharing, regular performance feedback, coaching
and mentoring;
* Proactively monitoring and supporting staff well-being;
* Leading by example and serving as a role model for the
organisation?s behaviours and competencies;
* Responsible and accountable for leading on data protection
compliance in own functional area and within the team;
* Adhering to the line managers? responsibilities for health and
safety as laid out in the organisation?s safety statement.

3. Any other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Director from
time to time in addition to or in lieu of the above.

The successful candidate will have:

* Demonstrable track record of strategic fundraising with a proven
experience in a senior fundraising role with a national or
international organisation;
* Proven track record of successful development and implementation
of major fundraising initiatives at a national level;
* Proven track record of meeting challenging income targets;
* Thorough knowledge of current and emerging fundraising methods and
their application in Ireland;
* Proven experience of developing, implementing and managing major
donor fundraising programmes would be an advantage;
* Strong financial management and budgeting experience at a senior
level, including experience of producing financial plans and reports;
* Demonstrable experience in strategic planning;
* Ability to work with databases and in-depth familiarity of their
use in relation to fundraising;
* Strong leadership skills;
* Previous experience in managing and motivating people, including
knowledge of performance management systems and familiarity with best
practice in managing people;
* Ability to support and develop people, including the ability to
give effective feedback and being open to and encouraging feedback
from others;
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to organise and
prioritise own work and that of others;
* Excellent time management with the ability to manage multiple
priorities and work to deadlines;
* Good working knowledge of data protection and GDPR;
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
* Proactive approach and strong problem-solving skills;
* Proven capacity to lead in a strategic and collaborative fashion;
* Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate and seek input
from colleagues from other teams.

The salary for this full-time 1-year fixed term contract position of
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experience.? Flexible working arrangements, including part-time hours
of no less than **Apply on the website**h/week can be considered.

The closing date for applications is 5PM ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER **APPLY
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Please go to www.amnesty.ie to apply. It is
our strong preference that you apply online. However, if you are
unable to complete an online application, you can download the
application form from our website and send it to **Apply on the
website**.


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