SOS Children’s Villages International recrute fund development and communications advisor

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for over 130 SOS Children’s Villages associations worldwide. As a non-governmental social development organisation we help children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education and health. In order to further satisfy this responsibility, we are seeking a committed

Fund Development and Communications Advisor (f/m) for the region of Middle East and north africa

Location: Casablanca/Morocco

The mission of The Fund Development and Communications Advisor is to:

Work with each Head of function, to give guidance, answer questions, perform control guidelines and patterns generation business analysis

• Generating meetings remotely or on site to review the business model, review of KPIs, analyse of the teamwork and identify market and funding opportunities
• Supporting the process of positioning this area with the rest of the organization, encouraging reporting to the National Direction in each Association, as Regional Advisor creating links with the National Directors and Board to convey the importance of supporting the local fundraising, seeking opportunities available inside of SOS Children Villages and also finding externally alliance to enhance the execution of the strategies outlined
• Increase the brand position and communication skills
• Increase the capacity of local teams to get the best results in local funding.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Requirements:

• Proven track record of strong stakeholder management and implementation skills
• Strong strategic awareness, integrating environmental developments, future orientation and a pragmatic view into operational planning and day to day work
• Understanding of and interest in local and global development issues
• Business awareness, good understanding of numbers, ability to conduct critical analysis and integrate information
• Ability to show leadership and convince also in non-hierarchical relationship
• Tireless and highly effective communicator
• Ability to build strong relationships/networks and to work and cooperate effectively and in a spirit of partnership with peers, partners, stakeholders and others who are not in the line of command
• Fluent oral/written English and good level of Arabic and French
• Willingness to travel

We offer:

• The opportunity to shape a new position within a global established organisation
• Diverse and challenging tasks in an in international working environment
• Opportunities for further training

If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed CV and motivation letter IN ENGLISH by 10^th of January 2015 at the latest to HR.MENA@sos-kd.org , SOS Children’s Villages International, www.sos-childrensvillages.org