SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka, a member organization of SOS-Kinderdorf International, provides total care to the children who have lost their parents as well as the children who are at risk of losing the care of their biological family. The organization has well established Projects in Piliyandala, Nuwaraeliya, Galle, Anuradhapura, Monaragala, Jaffna, Gandara, Peraliya, Malpotha and Mallavi. We invite applications from highly committed individuals who meet the requisite qualifications for the following position.
EXECUTIVE INDIVIDUAL GIVING (HEAD OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING) – PILIYANDALA
S/he is responsible to develop and implement plans to increase income from individual sponsorships. This includes managing the call center and outdoor marketing teams to acquire, retain and develop individual sponsorships
Key Responsibilities:
- Raising funds as per the set targets from individuals through the Call Center and the Face to Face (F2F) Methods. This includes acquiring new donors through identifying locations for F2F fund raising, conducting campaigns at the said locations and identifying databases for calling. Further strategies should be implemented to retain acquired donors as well.
- Raising funds from corporate houses and their employees by making visits. This includes experience in making calls to the corporate houses, independently plan & travel for the meetings, making presentations and following up with proposals.
- Assisting the Director-FDC to develop and implement fund-raising strategies and annual fund development plans for the organization.
- Organizing innovative fund-raising activities / campaigns with minimum cost and sound revenue.
- Coordinating potential donor visits to SOS Children’s Villages and building long-term donor relationships.
- Preparing budgets for fund-raising activities / campaigns and reports of the campaigns.
- Helping in selection and management of external agencies that provide services to SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka such as letter shopping, face to face fund raising, marketing research etc.
- Ability to inspire, motivate, coach and develop team members.
Candidate’s Profile:
§ The ideal candidate should be an enthusiastic individual who is passionate for the cause of raising funds for children who have lost parental care.
§ Engagement in professional or academic qualification in marketing is desired.
§ Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a call center fund raising environment or direct marketing at a reputed organization.
§ Excellent customer handling skills, presentation skills, negotiation and communication skills are mandatory.
§ Should be a strategic thinker with a sound knowledge of industry fund raising trends.
§ Must be fluent in spoken and written English and must possess a good knowledge of MS Office
Candidates with a true passion for working with children and youth will be given preference. Those who are committed and willing to put in the extra mile are strongly desired.
This position is open for Sri Lankan Nationals only.
Please submit your applications on or before 08th September 2023 through the link given below.
HEAD – HR & OD,
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES-SRI LANKA,
KESBEWA,
PILIYANDALA.
SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka is committed to protecting its staff, programme participants and the communities we serve (both children and adults) from harm from child abuse, sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse and all other types of harm. Every individual who joins SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka should understand his/her responsibility in ensuring a safeguarding environment. The highest standards of selection, recruitment and authentication procedures will be applied for all employment opportunities, including thorough cross-checking of references and submitting a current police clearance certificate