Communications and Fundraising Manager at Agricultural Employers’ Association

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY 

• Manage long lasting donor relations by developing excellent communication and public relations strategies; 
• Develop effective communication and public relations strategies that are reliably informed by research and donor intelligence mapping; 
• Oversee custodianship of donor information to ensure provision of excellent and timely communication to donors; 
• Analyze fundraising trends and their impact on Organization’s activities and make recommendations to the Executive Director. 
• Collate donor feedback by designing a satisfaction index tool that captures comments, queries and complaints with the aim of continuously improving donor relations; 
• Oversee the coordination of data entry of pledges and related information to ensure the accuracy and promptness of data entry; 
• Constantly be in search for new funding opportunities by networking with existing partners and potential partners; 
• Responsible for setting departmental budgets goals and plan activities to establish work standards in conjunction with key stakeholders, including IT and Finance; 
• Analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of current and past campaigns and suggest improvements to the Executive Director
• With guidance design and write collateral for social media posts, brochures, newsletters and other communications to illustrate Organization’s work and successes, particularly with respect to research results, publications and implications of research. 
• Compile and write Organization’s annual reports including Board, Science and Outreach reports
• Compile and organize existing collateral to make them easily accessible and useable for development of outreach 
• Oversee development of key communication efforts (recurrent i.e annual, monthly and for specific events, news issues, etc.); 
• Reviewing all key communications to ensure they adhere to verbal and visual brand usage guidelines, include key messages, and target appropriate audiences; 
• Oversee development of Organization branded materials; 
• Ensure Organization’s website is updated regularly (at least once a month); 
• Oversee media relations activities which help position Organization in the relevant national and international forums. Specific activities include: ensuring development of media materials, press releases, monitoring current events, identifying appropriate opportunities to draft letters to the editor and op-eds, and cultivating relationships with members of the media. 
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. 

Minimum Qualifications
The job holder must possess: 

• Bachelor degree in social science, communications, business administration or any related field; 
• Masters degree in business related field or public relations related field will be an added advantage;
• Specialized training or professional certification in project management; 
• 5 years related experience in a similar role with proof of fundraising abilities; 
• Strong communications, data processing and analysis experience; 
• Strong technical, analytical ability; 
• Advanced computer skills; 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; 
• Strong report writing skills;
• Basic skills in design and layout