Overview
The Specialist leads the management of a diverse, multi-country portfolio of high-value donor relationships and contributes to innovative fundraising initiatives to expand philanthropic engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports the identification of joint high-value fundraising opportunities.
- Develops, tests and implements joint fundraising strategies and action plans.
- Identifies and pursues collaborative opportunities with corporates, foundations, trusts, and other structured philanthropy actors.
- Helps in developing and testing value propositions and engagement models.
- Facilitates coordination and dialogue between the ICRC and Movement partners’ fundraising teams.
- Manages and develops a portfolio of major donors.
- Identifies and acquires new high-value donors.
- Builds personalized joint stewardship plans.
- Uses research, database insights, press sources, and other intelligence to identify prospects and define outreach strategies.
- Represents the ICRC in high-level donor engagements.
- Contributes to the development of tailored fundraising tools, products, proposals, reports, and engagement platforms.
- Works closely with enabler teams to improve fundraising systems and adoption.
- Ensures accurate registration of pledges, contributions, earmarking, and follow-up actions in the CRM.
- Supports compliance with data protection, due diligence, ethical screening, and institutional policies.
- Contributes to forecasting, budgeting, and monitoring of income and related fundraising costs.
- Monitors trends in Movement fundraising, corporate philanthropy, and foundation giving.
- Contributes to prospect research and donor mapping.
- Keeps accurate records of donor and partnership activity.
- Brings forward innovative fundraising approaches and help assess their relevance.
Required Experience
6 to 9 years of professional experience, including significant experience in major gifts fundraising. 3 years of experience in developing and implementing donor engagement plans. Experience working within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and/or another humanitarian organization, with exposure to multi-country or regional fundraising and partnership development is an asset.
Qualifications
Master's Degree is required in a relevant field of education
