Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) is a non-governmental organization working to dismantle systemic racism and achieve social, economic, and gender justice for migrant workers and racialized groups in Lebanon since 2011. Migrant Community Center (MCC) is a safer space for migrants living under Kafala. MCC works with migrant domestic workers to improve their living and working conditions and build their capacities to self-advocate for their rights as agents and leaders of change. Its programs include community-building, capacity-building, psychosocial wellbeing, community-led initiatives, and advocacy.
Role Profile
Comprehensive Information
Position: Fundraising Manager
Department: Organizational Development
Reporting to: Head of Programs
Location: Beirut, possibility of remote for the right candidate
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Job Purpose
Management of the financial sustainability of ARM through the development and oversight of project proposals, maintaining donor relationships, high-quality reporting and generating sources of alternative income through public fundraising.
Areas of Contribution & Related Accountabilities
Work with Donors
The jobholder's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:
- Overseeing proposals: Working with MEAL manager, team managers and programs staff to draft proposals in response to appropriate calls for funding, in line with ARM’s strategic plan and frameworks to secure funding for planned and ongoing activities and projects.
- Reporting: Working with the Programs team (including MEAL, Programs support staff and Fundraising) to compile and send reports to donors on the implementation of projects and activities they are funding, and updating donors on all major decisions, changes, or organizational news in a timely fashion.
- Point person for donors: communicating directly with a portfolio of donors regarding proposals, reports, requests, queries, etc.; creating and maintaining positive relationships with donors; being the liaison between ARM staff and donors.
- Actively searching for new opportunities for donor funding when needed to cover our expenses and to begin new activities or projects within our capacity, as well as to diversify our sources of funding.
- Oversight of ARM’s donor database, contracts, reporting timelines and support with spending tracking.
Funding Diversification
The jobholder's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:
- Decreasing donor dependency by enhancing current fundraising efforts such as our online monthly donations through GivingLoop.org, and finding other sources of non-donor funds, through maintaining good relationships with current contributors & reaching out to new ones.
- Representing ARM in public forums (cluster meetings, international conferences, donor events, funding competitions) to diversify ARM’s funding sources beyond traditional donors.
- Forming relationships with private donors and ARM allies to increase funding revenue.
- Planning and executing fundraising events, such as online fundraisers, to increase non-donor revenue.
- Finding other new low-risk low-cost methods to acquire funds/assets.
Fundraising/ Organizational Development
The jobholder's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:
- Fundraising strategy development: development and maintenance of a fundraising strategy in line with ARM’s mission and vision.
- Holding monthly fundraising meetings to update ARM’s directors of spending, new grants, closing grants and to present solutions to funding challenges.
- Project development: supporting the Programs team to develop projects in line with ARM’s vision and mission and available funding.
- Financial tracking and reallocation: Identifying and responding to changes as per team manager updates and requests to ensure that short-term funding needs can be met and project changes can be made, including planning, writing and submitting reallocation requests to donors.
- Information sharing within ARM of contractual arrangements with donors to support teams to follow conditions, including attending regular meetings.
- Leading Fundraising capacity building.
- Other related tasks as needed.
Communications & Work Relationships
Internal Communication
- Regular contact with the Head of Programs
- Regular contact with MEAL, Programs Manager and Accounting and Finance Manager
- Occasional contact with team leaders and team staff
External Communication
- Regular contact with donors and individual contributors
- Occasional contact with potential partners
Framework, Boundaries, and Decision Making Authority
The jobholder reports to the Head of Programs, but manages and makes day-to-day decisions autonomously. The jobholder will not manage other staff initially, but management of an Officer is possible in future if need is determined.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- University Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Media/Communications or a related field and at least eight years of professional experience in fundraising-related roles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English (Arabic and French also assets), adapting to different registers and contexts as needed.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, making positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in writing detailed project plans and/or proposals is required. Experience in writing or research in related fields will also be considered.
- Experience in programmatic strategy, creating, editing and amending various Theory of Change models and logical frameworks.
- Knowledge and understanding of migration and the situation of migrant workers in Lebanon.
- Knowledge and understanding of anti-racist and feminist approaches/theories a significant asset.
- Comfortable leading on their own work and working alone.
- Good Microsoft Office & online research skills.
- Very good organizational and time management skills, proactive, self-motivated.
- Extremely organized and reliable.
Schedule and Salary
- Schedule: 40 hours/week.
- Salary: $2,300/2,900 month, depending on experience
Timeline
- Deadline for Applications: 1st of March 2023
- Expected starting Date: Asap
- Period of Employment: annual renewable contract
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a writing test as part of the hiring process.
