Germany: Office and Fundraising Manager

Organization: Mission East
Country: Germany
Closing date: 20 Oct 2014

Office and Fundraising Manager for Mission East Deutschland e.V.,

Mission East Deutschland e. V. is a German relief and development organization established one year ago, which focusses its work in crisis areas of Asia and the former republics of the Soviet Union.
Mission East Deutschland e. V. works closely together with Mission East in Denmark, a private development organization that has worked successfully for more than 20 years in countries such as Afghanistan, Armenian, North Korea and now also in Northern Iraq.
The job of the Office and Fundraising Manager is on the one hand to build up the organization of Mission East Deutschland e.V., based in the Berlin office, and on the other hand to maintain contacts with the other offices of Mission East in Denmark and Belgium.
Further, contacts to relevant Ministries, to the German Parliament and to other development agencies are to be maintained.
The job may start as a part time position in the short time, will however be expanded to a full-time position.

Job Description:
Position Title: Office and Fundraising Manager
Location / department: Berlin Office, with travel to Copenhagen, Brussels and field locations as required.
Length of contract: This is a one year contract position for 3 days a week.
Responsible to: The Board of Mission East Deutschland e.V.

Background:
Mission East, founded in Denmark in 1991, is an international humanitarian organisation, carrying out relief and development programmes in Eastern Europe and Asia. More information on Mission East can be found at: www.missioneast.org.

Overall responsibility:
Manage the day to day business of Mission East Deutschland e.V. in Berlin, coordinate the relationship with public and private German donors, and liaise with the Managing Director and Management Team of Mission East.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Daily office management
• Manage incoming mail, email and phone calls
• Fill all relevant information on private and public donors in Mission East databases and filing systems.
• Manage local salary payments and transfers to suppliers in coordination with the Finance Director
• Participate in the production of materials for reports, fundraising and statistics.
• Arrange meetings and travel
• Prepare the annual budget of the office
• In charge of the legal reporting and requirements to the German authorities
• Assist on miscellaneous ad hoc tasks

Public and private donors coordination
• Policy and compliance. Make sure that the German donors policies and potential changes are known to all relevant staff in the offices of Mission East, and monitor the compliance of projects and reports to the German donors’ rules.
• Identify potential new private and public donors
• Facilitate and attend meetings with reference to public and private fundraising
• Provision of input to overall strategy as appropriate.

Liaison with the board and with Mission East offices in Brussels and Copenhagen
• Liaise with the Operations Director and Finance Director on project proposals, budgets and reports.
• Liaise with the Deputy Managing Director in Copenhagen on private fundraising issues, synergies and reporting

Other
• Uphold and promote the Christian values of the organisation
• Special projects as needed and delegated by the Managing Director

Selection criteria:

Competencies required
• Degree in business management/political science or equivalent
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in fundraising
• Proven track record in Translation and Communication
• Fluency in spoken and written English and German
• Comprehensive computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and databases

Other
• Sympathy to Mission East Organisational Values
• Self-disciplined and internally motivated
• Good interpersonal skills
• Flexibility

How to apply:

Please submit your application in the English language. You can apply for this position by filling in an application form on http://www.miseast.org/en/mission-east-organisation/vacancies.
Please ensure that all sections are fully answered as candidates will be initially screened using data submitted on the online form.

CV's and Cover letters should be written in English. Final closing date for this position is 20/10/2014.