Donor Relationship Manager

Tearfund is seeking funding from institutional donors for exceptional large-scale programming around the world, to help communities lift themselves out of poverty. Could you play a key role in enabling this?

We are looking for an experienced development practitioner for the role of Donor Relationship Manager. This role will be pivotal in both selling our vision to institutional donors and accompanying our programme teams in building their relationships with these organisations. You will be responsible for proactively developing deep relationships with a portfolio of donors, which will flex according to emerging priorities. You will accompany programme teams to acquire funding from governments, multilateral agencies and high-compliance trusts and foundations globally. This will be achieved as part of a broader Programme Funding Team comprising programme design and programme quality experts.

This is an exciting opportunity for a versatile professional with a track record of building strong working relationships with institutional donors. We are seeking people with experience of a range of donors, however, at this time experience in securing funds from high compliance trusts and foundations and/or Nordic donors would be of particular interest.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of senior external representation
• Possess a working knowledge of a range of institutional donors and their priorities
• Be accustomed to supporting teams across the project cycle, from bid development through implementation to audit.
• Excellent networking skills, capable of collaborating with multiple stakeholders, whilst adopting highly relational approaches to engage with culturally diverse teams

Tearfund is a faith based organisation and applicants must share our statement of faith.

Contract type: This is a permanent role (subject to Tearfund country registration status) and is a full time position. However, part-time hours or a job share would be considered for the right candidates.

Location: This role can be based in any country where Tearfund is registered and legally able to employ staff, and where applicants have the right to live and work. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from Kenya based applicants due to the office capacity being at a maximum.

Salary will be market related and terms and conditions will depend on the location and working hours. For the UK salary please contact the recruitment team.

Hybrid Working: In the UK this role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

How to apply 

https://jobs.tearfund.org/tearfund/jobs/vacancy/donor-relationship-manager-2681/2707/description/