Head Institutional Fundraising

Job Description

For our Strategy, Innovation and Funding department Cordaid is looking for a

Head Institutional Fundraising

(36 hours per week)

The Strategy, Innovation and Funding department is responsible for the Cordaid strategy development and the funding results. The department consist of the teams: Strategy & Advocacy, Open Development, Quality Assurance, Institutional Funding and Private Funding. We are looking for a head of the institutional fundraising team.

What you do

You are responsible for the management, coordination and strategic development of the Institutional Fundraising activities of Cordaid. You supervise a team of relation managers and institutional fundraisers. You report to the Director Strategy & Funding. You are the contact person for external funding and Institutional Fundraising. You provide support for application processes and for questions regarding project management. You initiate proposal development and support acquisition of project/ program funding. You represent Cordaid in different networks. You screen and observe the international ”institutional landscape”. You develop and maintain contacts with institutional donors, in close coordination with relevant departments of Cordaid. You work in close contact with the Director Strategy & Funding and are part of the management of the Strategy, Innovation and Funding department.

Who you are

• You have extensive knowledge of institutional fundraising on masters level.
• You have extensive knowledge and experience of international cooperation and Cordaid’s fields of activities.
• You have a proven track record of institutional funding results.
• You have excellent people management skills.
• You are a proven excellent negotiator.
• You have excellent writing skills to formulate fundraising strategies, Logical Framework and Theory of Change.
• You have knowledge and experience with large institutional donors (e.g. Worldbank USAID, EU, DFID, SIDA)
• You preferably have a professional background with a renowned institutional donor.
• You are fluent in English and French.

What we offer

• a responsible management position in a professional organisation
• good employment conditions
• a minimum gross monthly salary of at least € 4159,- up to at the most € 6091,- based on a 36-hour working week and depending on relevant years of experience
• the position is initially for one year, with the possibility for extension

More information

If you are interested in this position and you meet all requirements, please send in your application before 11 January 2016 with the ‘’apply’’ button on https://www.cordaid.org/en/about-us/working-cordaid/vacancy-overview/netherlands/57423/, to the attention of Edward de Ruiter, HR Advisor.

An assessment can be part of the selection procedure.

For more information about Cordaid, please visit our website: www.cordaid.org.

Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.

About the Organization

Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. We stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders. We make a difference where it is most needed.

Together with more than 800 organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations - the bottom billion. We operate when natural disasters strike, where conflicts tear up communities and where underdevelopment keep families in extreme poverty. In The Netherlands we are known as Cordaid Memisa, Cordaid Mensen in Nood, Cordaid Kinderstem and Cordaid Microkrediet.