Amnesty International's Global Fundraising team is looking for a Global Partnerships Manager fundraising for our global programmes with a particular focus on work in Africa and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The role is dynamic and wide ranging allowing you to work with a variety of programme teams at Amnesty's international Secretariate (IS) on work including the rise of authoritarianism, big tech and accountability, climate justice and freedom of expression. In addition, you will work closely with our teams in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia to build their capacity and support fundraising for regional and country specific opportunities. The role will involve managing an existing portfolio of trust, foundation and institutional donors while creating a sustainable pipeline for new opportunities.
LOCATION
The preferred location for this role is London.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
* Lead and collaborate with the PFP team and/or regional or section fundraisers on the development of concept notes, proposals and opportunities to secure financing from the philanthropic community particularly Trusts and Foundations funding Human Rights work.
* Ensure our commitments to our funding partners especially donor reporting is fulfilled on time and to high quality.
* Help scope and identify new opportunities from new Trusts, Foundations and institutions interested in funding Amnesty's Human Rights Work.
* Manage and steward a portfolio of largely Trust and Foundation donors to secure renewal of contracts and partnerships through building strong relationships with a wide range of grant managers.
* Coordinate funding for multi-country opportunities or funding which supports sections and regional office work across Africa or Eastern Europe, Central Asia.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Experience of developing large scale (multi-year) funding proposals or investment cases (£750k+) to a variety of international trusts, foundations or other institutional sources.
* Experience of working with regional and local teams (with different cultures, languages, time zones etc) to build fundraising or project management capacity and leading applications for large scale funding.
* Experience in developing new philanthropic partnership/business for nonprofits or social enterprises.
* Willing and able to represent Amnesty and its work in a professional manner to the sector.
* An understanding of fundraising equity when working with partners across the world with access to differing financial resources.
* Knowledge and experience of supporting donor compliance requirements.
* Experience of raising income from particularly US headquartered Trust and Foundations would be desirable.
* Experience of fundraising from donors for work in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or Eastern Europe, Central Asia would be desirable.
Please see attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Amnesty International believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. Together, we're committed to being an anti‑racist organisation with a diverse workforce that can better tackle the global human rights challenges that face our world today. We know that different voices, ideas, perspectives, experiences and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of people around the world.
We are committed to building and sustaining an anti‑racist, culturally diverse and inclusive organisation, where all employees feel valued, have a sense of belonging and an equal opportunity to fulfil their potential. We therefore strongly welcome applications from suitably qualified people regardless of their background; including underrepresented groups, LGBTQI+ individuals and those who may have or are living with a disability.
Amnesty International is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with the team by emailingrecruitment@amnesty.org
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