Hiring: Business Development Manager 

Level

☑ Junior ☑ Mid-level ☑ Senior

Reports To Head of Fundraising

Job Overview

The Business Development Manager is a role within the Fundraising Team, where they build meaningful relationships with current and prospective financial donors. The team helps ensure vital funds are generated to support the implementation of the projects that aim to improve education and the overall potential of kids in Romania. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about education, has experience in achieving/overachieving sales and/or fundraising targets and building valuable relationships; she/he is able to work in a high performance team, constantly striving for excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Represent, enhance, and promote the organization brand positively, professionally, and effectively

• Contact existing, potential, and former donors to develop relationships and secure financial funding

• Implement, develop and/or coordinate all activities related to account and relationship development: research and profiling, campaign briefing/execution, briefing and facilitating conversations with the project team

• Meet & exceed fundraising targets set by leadership

• Input donor information, and data capture while ensuring close attention to detail and accurate recording on databases & spreadsheets

• Document feedback and/or complaints to share internally and ensure follow-up and resolution

• Ensure that all data is handled in accordance with data protection legislation and financial good practice

• Drive/implement/oversee the fundraising process for dedicated prospects and accounts, from lead generation to closing, to ensure funding and long term relationships

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports and forecasts

Qualifications:

• Proven sales/fundraising track record

• Market knowledge B2B

• Skilled and confident in building interpersonal relationships

• Must be comfortable interacting with external members and high-profile donors

• Knowledgeable in database systems and the creation and use of spreadsheets and related tools

• Experience in high volume outbound, sales preferred

• Reliable and an exceptional communicator

• Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation

• Knowledgeable with an appreciation for campaigning within an education organization

• Experience working within a team to achieve a shared objective

• Ability to achieve monthly goals and stay motivated

• Advocacy, customer success, and/or fundraising experience are a plus

• Availability for national business trips (visit business partners)

• High degree of responsibility, persistence, flexibility and proactivity

• High level of work ethics and honesty

Job Specifications

• Full time schedule

• The job implies a mix of external meetings, meetings with the team at the office

• Job may imply travels up until 3 consecutive days

• Possibility of participating to courses, trainings and seminars free of charge

Values:

• Responsibility

• Altruism

• Innovation

• Courage

• Operational excellence