Volunteer Fundraising Officer at Healthcare Philanthropy

Healthcare Philanthropy has been the Health Consultation Center of choice. What started off as a small consultation center has since grown into a mega healthcare philanthrophic center that organises free health talks and medical tests twice monthly; caring for humanity while rendering free health consultancy services. We offer patients the much attention and care they need in order to get them feeling healthy again. We are a non-profit organisation established to save lives through disease prevention by using proven business practices such as donations, sponsorships & partnerships.

We are therefore recruiting suitably qualified candidates in other to meet the financial need towards sustaining the programme goal in the vacant position below:

Job Title: Volunteer Fundraising Officer

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

Research prospective donors, develop maintain media contact lists
Write send letters of thanks to donors
Create a strong fundraising message that appeals to potential donors
Conduct fundraising strategies for an organization
Identify and contact potential donors
Organize a campaign or event that will lead to soliciting donations
Maintain records of donor information for future use
Evaluate the success of previous fundraising events
Train volunteers in fundraising procedures and practices
Ensure that all legal reporting requirements are satisfied
Create or update donor databases
Design or produce materials like posters, Web sites, or newsletters to promote, market, or advertise fundraising events
Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members
Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.

Requirements

ND / HND / B.Sc in a related field.
2-3 years relevant work experience in a similar position

Personal qualities required:

Female
Good interpersonal skills, you will be friendly, professional and have a persuasive manner
Excellent written and verbal skills
Self-motivated
Strategic and thorough in recording details
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Experience of managing simple databases in Excel
Excellent attention to detail
Previous experience of working or volunteering in the not-for-profit sector is desirable but not essential
Previous experience in fundraising/event management is desirable but not essential.