Global Philanthropy Team Lead at Plan International

The Opportunity

Philanthropy is a crucial enabler for Plan International to achieve its resource mobilization objectives and secure it’s identity as the leading child-rights organisation for girls´ equality. The Global Philanthropy Team Lead will provide vision, strategy, oversight and thought leadership for UHNWI, major donor and legacy fundraising across the global Plan International organisation, including National Organisations and Country Offices. The successful candidate will contribute to Plan International’s Global Strategy by diversifying the organisation’s fundraising channels to increase revenue.

In addition, this role will foster greater collaboration between Fundraising, Communications and Development programmes and enable shared learning across Plan International. 

About You

You bring significant experience in building successful major donor fundraising structures with the necessary strategic planning, tools, staff and working processes. You are highly familiar with cutting-edge major donor fundraising techniques and strategies and proven strategic fundraising.

Exceptional diplomatic and networking skills and demonstrable leadership capabilities will be essential to success in this role. Comfortable with complex working environments you will possess strong communication, representational and inter-personal skills.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Significant proven experience in strategic fundraising
• Experience in building up successful major donor fundraising structures with the necessary strategic planning, tools, staff and working processes
• Highly familiar with cutting-edge major donor fundraising techniques and strategies
• Experience in international work environments
• Significant demonstrable experience in INGO environment
• Exceptional diplomatic and networking skills and experience in the effective use of soft power
• Strategy creation and ownership
• Proven and demonstrable leadership capabilities
• Comfortable with complex working environments
• Ability to develop relationships with disparate stakeholder groups
• Strong communication, representational and inter-personal skills
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills

Desirable

• Fluent in an additional language
• Experience of working in a matrixed and networked team
• Experience of leading change management processes
• Business development
• Marketing management

Closing: 6, Dec, 2022