Advancement Manager needed at Lagos Business School
Job title : Advancement Manager
Job Location : Lagos
Deadline : August 21, 2023
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Purpose of Position:
To lead the School’s advancement programmes while responsible for maintaining and increasing funding from a portfolio of individuals and corporate partners through grant writing, stewardship, individual cultivation and solicitation, and fundraising events management.
The Advancement Manager must be proactive, highly motivated, and detail-oriented, able to advance the School’s efforts to fundraise and friend-raise. Must be proficient at developing and refining systems and procedures for the smooth functioning of operations and growing knowledge of Advancement Services:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/KEY JOB ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:
- Create yearly budgets for the Advancement Department and manage Advancement Budgets.
- Create donation policies and procedures.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the advancement role in prospect management, donor recognition, donor stewardship, and other related activities, including development research, database management, and donor history.
- Establish overall goals and strategies for increasing private support for the School.
- Work with donors on behalf of the School on the acceptance of gifts and oversee the procedures and documentation for assistance receipting.
- Communicate donor wishes and requirements to the School.
- Oversee the maintenance of a comprehensive and accurate fundraising database to include all past and prospective donors.
- Oversee all donor information entered and retrieved; oversee the accuracy and efficiency of reports created.
- Develop donor and prospect activity reports.
- Provide oversight of pledge and acknowledgment processing activities.
- Contribute to the effective team management of all customer relation problems, issues, and opportunities.
- Handle advancement fundraising activities related to major gifts, planned gifts, and corporate and foundation philanthropy and cultivate gift prospects when appropriate.
- Responsible for endowments (scholarships and others) and reporting award status to donors.
- Represent the School at meetings and events with key organizations.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Meeting financial targets for projects
- Number of donors willing to partner with the School
- Number of encounters between the school and donors/prospects
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Customer service skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- General management/administrative skills.
- Fundraising skills
- Budgeting and Financial Analysis
- Relationship management skills
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline and certificate courses in fundraising/budgeting and financial analysis. MBA or a Master’s degree is an added advantage.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 8 years experience in the Business Development / Marketing function of a medium or large organization.
Closing: August 11, 2023
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and qualified candidates should send CVs to [email protected] using the Job Title as the email’s subject. Lagos Business School is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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