Fundraising and Advocacy officer

UCS-Jerusalem is the first National Palestinian non-profit and independent union of non-governmental charitable and developmental societies. It was established in Jerusalem in 1958, and strives for active contribution in building an effective Palestinian civil society through upgrading NGOs work democratically and according to good governance and accountability standards in order to contribute to national structuring and sustainable development. The Union of Charitable Societies–Jerusalem (UCS) invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the following posts:

Job Title : Fundraising and Advocacy officer
Accountable to : Director-General
Location : Jerusalem or Bethlehem
Closing Date : Monday - June 4, 2012
Position Code : RM/1/2012
Employer Responsibilities and Duties:

Fundraising:
-Maintaining excellent working relationships with donors, members and the public;
-Contributing to and supporting the development, planning and implementation of fundraising.
-Generate proposals for: unique projects and programs; unique institutional and individual funders.
-Write or supervise writing of all proposals, budgets, reports, and other ancillary
materials. Development of fundraising reports, lists and exported data as needed;
-Initiatives, including direct mail, prospect research, special events and galas, e-donations, and website- and e-marketing.
-Provide stewardship for existing donors.
-Manage existing grants by: tracking grants; developing internal reporting systems; writing reports; maintaining excellent historical records; working with
staff to ensure each project or program is meeting proposal conditions and expectations.
-Monitor and manage grants income goal.

Advocacy:
-Contribute to the strategic planning of the Department of resources mobilization and advocacy, and the development of annual operational plans.
-Implementation of activities and pressure campaigns and advocacy issues for the Union.
-Strengthening the role of the Union through institutional networking and building alliances.
-Production and distribution of publications, and publications of the Union.
-General supervision of the implementation of research and studies in cooperation with the Union in the Research Department of the Union.
-Manage the UCS Web-site and updated when needed.
-Media coverage of the activities of the Union and its member associations.
-Build information database.
-Building a network and continues strong with the various local media, Arab and foreign.
-Development of electronic media of the Union and its member associations.
-To represent the Union in some of the activities and events that trust in him / her outside and inside the home.
-Preparation of monthly and annual plans.
-Provide periodic reports to the Director General.

Qualifications:
-B.A in social Sciences, Development studies, business administration or any relevant field.
-Over 5 years Project management experience in Community Development projects and grant writing and management.
-Excellent in proposal writing skills.
-Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
-Ability to lead a multi-cultural team with an empowering and outcome oriented approach.
-Ability to work in a team environment with management skills
-Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
-Good communication and Time Management skills
-Ability to work with minimum supervision and under pressure in a decentralized environment.
-Knowledge of fundraising information sources.
-Experience with proposal writing and institutional donors.
-Proven track record with institutional donors.
-Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies
-Excellent experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, power point…etc) and internet.
-Excellent command of the English language with strong writing and communication skills

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their resumes along with cover letter, detailing relevant experience and code of position via e-mail to [email protected] For more information about UCS you can visit this website: www.ucs-pal.org NB: -Applications from women are strongly encouraged.
-Only short-listed candidates will be notified.