Communications and Fundraising Coordinator
Categories: Comunications, Networking, Fundraising, Marketing, Administration
Duration: 6 months +
Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ideal Start Date: Spring 2011 (flexible start date)
Purpose of the role:
To ensure quality internal and external English language communications for Oasis Kyrgyzstan, and to raise income and grow supporter commitment to Oasis Kyrgyzstan to ensure projects are financially sustainable. Oasis Kyrgyzstan is developing a Vulnerable Youth project and Anti-Trafficking project, and this role would give experience with both projects.
The Successful Applicant Will:
- Write/edit a variety of materials including monthly newsletter, brochures about Oasis Kyrgyzstan, informative documents on human trafficking, and others, sometimes working with a translator.
- Create and maintain the www.oasiskg.org website.
- Handle communication with Oasis staff, the Link Academies and donors across the world and other English language correspondence.
- Work with local accountant to handle the Oasis KG financial accounts.
- Keep up-to-date on new developments and publications within the field of children in crisis and ensure that Oasis KG staff have access to the newest publications (English)
- Carry out research tasks including desk research and literature review
- Create and use database for input and analysis of relevant data (Kyrgyzstan and CIS)
- Spend time with the Project Managers and the Communications and Publicity Officer in Oasis Kyrgyzstan to understand funding needs and to help build up resources for fundraising both in Kyrgyzstan and in UK/USA, such as fliers, power points, proposals, special fundraising drives etc.
- Devise and implement good campaign planning and strategies for UK/USA and ensure the relevant Oasis Kyrgyzstan staff are aware of and taught how to do future campaigns.
- Learn all details about Oasis Kyrgyzstan and its projects, to be as effective as possible in knowing how to educate others and build support both within Oasis and its staff and with current and future sponsors.
- In linking UK/USA donors with Kyrgyzstan, bring up to date ideas, marketing plans and strategies out to Kyrgyzstan and help to implement them.
- Help to build, organise, educate and coordinate visiting teams from the UK/USA.
- Attend regular networking events, build networking links and encourage and educate staff on how to be an effective networker.
- Work alongside the Communications and Fundraising Officer to source new fundraising opportunities in Kyrgyzstan through visiting Embassies, donors companies etc.
- Take responsibility for submitting good quality funding applications and grant proposals.
- Train staff internally and facilitate others to use fundraising skills needed to continue the organization's work.
Personal Specification:
- Experience in administration preferred
- Experience in communications and/or project management preferred
- Committed team worker with a cooperative, flexible, and dependable character
- Faithful Christian committed to the Ethos of Oasis
- Ability to speak Russian or Kyrgyz and English would be ideal, but not strictly necessary
- Willingness to learn Russian and/or Kyrgyz or improve level of ability necessary
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