Are you a seasoned institutional fundraiser? Does leading a team of highly competent specialists give you energy? Are you a strategist, teambuilder and coach? Are you excited about working in a highly competitive and ever changing landscape? Are you able to provide focus, direction and stand for your team? Does engaging with many internal and external stakeholders make you happy? And, last but definitely not least, does it put a smile on your face when you imagine you’d be doing all of the above in an organisation with a strong social purpose? Keep reading!
The Manager Grants & Funding Partnerships is responsible for managing a team of dedicated Institutional and Trusts & Foundations Fundraisers. Together you are implementing and realising the strategic and operational objectives of creating more funding for the work of Terre des Hommes Netherlands in line with the Resource Mobilisation Strategy 2024-2030.
The position requires an experienced people manager with the creativity and communication skills to package our programmes and technical expertise in ways that attract the right donors to grow our portfolio strategically and sustainably. A change manager who is able to get people along in a changing context and who is keen on process improvements, relationship development and team positioning. The team focus is on fundraising with institutional donors and trust & foundations. This includes identifying and developing new, as well as stewarding and growing existing funding partnerships with Dutch and International institutional donors and foundations.
The manager has experience and understands the dynamics of operating and implementing programmes in different countries, especially in Asia and Africa. The Manager Grants & Funding Partnerships is responsible with the team for building and optimising our fundraising with the aim of generating more income from a well balanced and healthy portfolio. Together with the team, set up and further develop an active approach for scoping/prospecting, proposal development and grant management. Including working with other (I)NGOs in consortia.
As a project leader, contribute to our CRM/Grant Management system developments and take our data driven working and reporting to the next level.
Donor stewardship and fundraising activities are developed and executed in close collaboration with the Regional and Country Directors, programme colleagues and substantive experts within the organisation. The Manager Grants & Funding Partnerships reports to the Head of Resource Mobilisation and leads a team of six fundraising experts.
We are a close, international (6 different nationalities) and ambitious team. We have team objectives combined with individual focus areas and we are always ready to work together and support one another. Teamplay, focus and critical thinking is what makes our team work so well. On Mondays we always come together for planning, evaluating, strategising and lunches.
The Manager Grants & Funding Partnerships is responsible for leading the Grants & Funding Partnerships team and providing guidance on the fundraising policy and activities in order to deliver the multi year Resource Mobilisation Strategy. To do this you will:
The ideal candidate will be committed to the mission and vision of Terre des Hommes Netherlands and has a proven track record in fundraising and people management. More specifically:
Terre des Hommes is a growing organisation on the move. This means a lot of room for your own initiative and ideas. As we manage and execute our own programmes and projects, the difference we make and therefore you make is tangible on a daily basis.
We are eager to get to know you!
You can apply via the apply now! button.
The deadline for applications is October 30 2024 at 6 pm CET.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please send them to our HR officer Deirdre via vacature@tdh.nl
Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) protects children by preventing and stopping child exploitation, and by empowering children to make their voices count.
Our strategic ambition is that by 2030, Terre des Hommes Netherlands is a catalyst for systemic change to stop child exploitation. We do this by empowering children and their communities, connecting them with those who have power to enact change, and utilising our knowledge and expertise to co-create sustainable, evidence-based solutions.
In line with our new strategy, we conduct our activities in 3 Thematic Programmes: Child Labour, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Humanitarian Action.
We are led by a two-headed Executive Team: the Executive Director and the CEO, and the total of 196 employees across the globe. The entire Terre des Hommes Netherlands staff is a diverse group of people, based around the globe that interacts at an informal yet professional level and we all have a great heart for the purpose of our organisation.
In all we do, we stand strongly by our core values: Responsible, Bold, Human-Centred and Playful.
Working at our organisation is fighting against exploitation of children. Worldwide. Without discriminating. With respect for local cultures. We’re in this to make a relevant difference in the world.
Getting excited to join us?
We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas and challenge our thinking. We are especially interested in people whose lived experiences help us to see things we might otherwise miss, and enable us to do better work with and for children. Whether or not you meet 100% of the criteria, we want to hear from you, because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world.
TdH NL is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. We continue to learn about intersectional considerations and power distribution within our organisation and our work. We are dedicated to preventing and eradicating any type of misconduct including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any other type of misuse of power, lack of integrity or financial misconduct.
Note: We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us, this includes a commitment to diversity and inclusion at all levels of our work. All offers of employment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include a valid criminal record check, terrorism finance checks, and/or integrity screenings/references relating to misconduct and disciplinary actions in prior employment.
TdH NL is particularly committed to keeping children and vulnerable individuals safe, and has zero tolerance on (child) abuse. Every TdH NL employee is bound by the TdH NL Code of Conduct that describes the expected behaviour by staff, in particular with regards to Safeguarding children and (young) adults in our programmes. Child safeguarding measures are part of our selection and recruitment process. By submitting your application you accept that TdH NL will conduct such pre-employment screening for successful candidates. TdH NL participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.