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ANYONE fancy quitting the cold and rainy UK to work in the Caribbean?
The RSPB is keen to appoint an "exceptional" fundraising manager to work in this exotic corner of the globe.
Terms and conditions include 26 days' annual leave and a salary of between £44,315 and £47,312.
According to the job description, the successful candidate will "work closely with regional management teams and external partners to develop and oversee a pipeline of high impact conservation projects across the UK's overseas territories in the Caribbean."
It goes on to state: "In a time of constrained funding, the primary responsibilities for this role include a significant focus on:
* Helping to identify and develop fundraising opportunities
* Supporting our various partners to build their own organisational fundraising capacity
* Working to secure financing to deliver against a range of national and regional environmental priorities."
The manager will also be expected to "oversee several Caribbean-based RSPB project managers to ensure that their work contributes to "impactful outcomes" for species and habitats.
There is likely to be no shortage of applicants for the post, but it is expecting candidates to have a long list of experience and attributes including:
* Knowledge of Caribbean conservation issues, species and habitats
* Innovation and adaptation in fundraising practices and approaches.
* Knowledge of project / programme management principles and their application
* Programmatic working and project development as a member of multi-disciplinary project teams.
* Experience and ability to engage, persuade, influence and work with a wide range of organisations, prospective donors/funders and stakeholder groups, both internally and externally.
* Proven experience of delivering structured training, mentorship and capacity development within teams and across partner and peer organisations
* Ability to work collaboratively with external and internal teams to identify and manage the development of donor relationships and funding proposals
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including representation of data and income trends, and ability to present, influence and represent RSPB and partner priorities to a wide variety of audiences
* Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to find creative solutions to complex issues
* An understanding and sensitivity to the diverse cultural perspectives and identities held in the Caribbean
* Logical, methodical, and analytical approach to working with proven time management and organizational skills and a good eye for detail
* Proven experience in successful large-scale fundraising from a range of sources (corporate, philanthropic, high-net worth, etc.) within the Caribbean region
* Experience forming, leading and managing multidisciplinary teams, overseeing workloads, and evaluating programmes/projects
* Demonstrable experience of developing and working effectively in cross-disciplinary partnerships to achieve shared outcomes
* Knowledge and experience of working with and advocating to Government and other authorities to deliver change
* Experience in cost and budget management, with a track record of working with complex financial systems, developing and managing budgets, overseeing financial reporting of partners and direct reporting for diverse funding streams.
The closing date for applications is February 9, with interviews from February 25.
More information is available from Jake Zarins at Jake.Zarins@RSPB.org.uk
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