Just Grace is a nonprofit organisation based in Langa Township that specialises in empowering communities through sustainable initiatives. Just Grace Education Programme focuses on providing learners from Langa High Schools with support from grade 9 to 12 to help them into suitable FET institutions or employment. Just Grace is a non-profit organisation that runs various community empowerment initiatives in Langa Township, Cape Town.
Just Grace seeks to appoint a Business Development Manager to be based in Langa Township, Cape Town.
Remuneration: R15 000 – R18 000 per month. The candidate can work remotely for approximately 60% of the week.
The purpose of this position is to develop and manage Just Grace’s fundraising and sustainability strategy.
Responsibilities:
Design and implement a results-oriented and coordinated strategy to mobilise significant additional resources from donors, foundations, philanthropists and corporates.
Coordinate the development of highly competitive resource mobilisation proposals and concept notes and ensure achievement of positive results.
Develop innovative revenue creation strategies, including non-traditional revenue streams to generate income.
Develop and maintain an effective project tracking system and ensure all donor funding requirements are met.
Manage bid strategies, from pre-solicitation/pre-proposal, proposal preparation, submissions and follow up to onboarding of new grants or revenue streams.
Write and submit grant applications.
Write and submit donor feedback reports.
Requirements:
A passion for community development and the NGO sector.
Inquisitive and self-motivated learner.
Proactive and performance orientated.
Relevant Bachelor’s, Honours or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Where the candidate has extensive demonstratable experience and excellent references as well as meets all of the other requirements, the requirement for a degree may be waived.
Must be analytically minded and have excellent English writing skills, including the ability to compile insightful and user-friendly reports.
Experience in fundraising and grant writing.
Must be highly organised, deadline driven and efficient with planning skills and a proactive and positive approach.
Ability to work well in a diverse team environment, and to coordinate multiple inputs to tight deadlines, with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Understanding of the NGO sector and knowledge of donor processes/requirements.
Understanding of SETAs and B-BBEE an advantage.
Strong MS Office skills a must, with working knowledge SharePoint an advantage.
Fluency in an isiXhosa is advantageous but not required.
Kindly note that applications which do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered.
Email your CV and a cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line “Business Development Manager”.
Note: only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Just Grace reserves the right not to appoint.
For more about Just Grace, refer to justgrace.co.za