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As the Advancement Manager, you’re required to lead the school’s advancement programs 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 acknowledgement 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 participate in the cultivation of 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline
- Certificate courses in fundraising/budgeting and financial analysis.
- MBA or a Master’s degree is an added advantage.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
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