The A.M. Qattan Foundation is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual for the position of Director of Development & Communications Department to work in its offices in Ramallah. Following is the description of this position:
Job Title: Director, Development & Communications department
Job Type: Full time
Line of Responsibility: Director General
Work Location: Ramallah
Job Objectives:
Taking the lead on the Resource Development Strategy, Communications Strategy, as well as MEAL, and provide leadership, strategic vision, and direction to the Foundation as a member of the Senior Management Committee
Responsibilities & Duties:
Leadership and Representation
- As a member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to the strategic development, programme integration and representation of the Foundation, and to key decisions affecting the Foundation.
- Representing the Foundation among partners, donors, and the community at large and addressing queries where relevant.
- Developing strong working relationships with potential partners for new cooperation opportunities.
Resource Development:
- Lead in resource development strategy, planning and target setting.
- Identify and lead strategic fundraising concepts and identify and nurture funding opportunities ensuring alignment with the Foundation’s strategies and goals.
- Managing fundraising and other income generating initiatives, campaigns, and events
- Identifying and cultivating potential donors and partnerships, and building strong relationships with them
- Ensure compliance, mainstreaming, and integration of crosscutting issues, and effective communication amongst relevant stakeholders.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL):
- Lead on establishing MEAL processes and systems at the Foundation, aligned with its strategic directions and work plans.
- Identify areas of learning and research related to strategic issues of interest and support program leaders to create and design projects and initiatives to address these areas.
- Develop and lead on the design and implementation of an internal monitoring plan, and internal/external dissemination framework.
Media & Communications:
- Contribute to and maintain the Foundation’s image and reputation.
- Manage and lead on the Foundation’s communication strategies and policies.
- Ensure relevance, quality, and effectiveness of the Foundation’s communications outputs.
- Ensure effective and efficient media and communications’ operations.
- Ensure alignment of media and communications with the Foundation’s values and interlinked voice and brand.
Managerial Tasks:
- Prepare and manage the Department’s work plans & budgets, in close coordination with the relevant staff
- Direct & manage the department’s staff; ensuring that staff members are inducted, supported, and encouraged to develop within their roles.
- Conducting regular and annual staff appraisals and identifying their development and training needs
- Preparing and presenting regular narrative and progress reports including those for the Foundation’s semi-annual, annual and public reports
- Any other work-related activities.
How to apply
For the application form, please check the following link:
https://qattanfoundation.org/en/qattan/about/careers/director-CDD
Deadline for submitting applications is Saturday 21/09/2024. Only potential candidates will be contacted for interviews.