Partnership Officer – Fundraiser

Mikuyu Tanzania ( formerly known as Livingstone Tanzania Trust)  is looking for an individual based in the UK with fundraising expertise and experience to our maintain and grow our portfolio of small /medium trusts and foundations together with our individual giving donors.

As a charity we are embarking on a new phase of growth with programmes that focus on building school infrastructure, enhancing resources, developing WASH programmes and developing new sustainable livelihoods programmes in rural Tanzania. 

Duties: 

Trusts and Foundations ( up to £10,000 donations) 

● Research new trusts and foundations for donor opportunities 

● Develop and manage a pipeline of funders 

● Write, submit and follow up on applications 

● Manage the reporting schedule and any feedback requests 

● Manage the database 

Individual Donors 

● Steward individual donors to promote value for Mikuyu Tanzania 

● Grow the individual giving portfolio 

● Manage requests from new donors 

● Compile and distribute newsletters for individual donors 

● Manage the annual Big Give campaigns 

● Run any fundraising events as required 

Skills Required 

● Excellent organisational skills 

● Minimum 3 years’ experience of fundraising in the international development charity sector

● Excellent written and oral communication skills 

● Fluent in English 

● IT Literate preferably experience of Microsoft Office (Word; Excel, Powerpoint) Canva, Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspaces