From: Fleur Ng'weno <fleur@africaonline.co.ke>
Date: 2014-12-09 15:18
Subject: FW: Fundraising Officer for Africa - BirdLife, flexible location
FW: Fundraising Officer for Africa - BirdLife, flexible location
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Fundraising Officer for Africa - BirdLife, flexible location
Application Deadline:
28 Dec 2014
Fundraising Officer for Africa
• Location: Flexible (Brussels, Belgium; Nairobi, Kenya; or Cambridge, UK)
• Full time
• Salary and benefits: dependent on location and experience
Are you an experienced fundraiser and want to be part of a truly international conservation team?
BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.
We are looking for someone to develop and implement our fundraising strategies and activities to secure resources in order to implement and support BirdLife Programmes in Africa. You will work closely with colleagues around the globe in order to expand and strengthen funding for the BirdLife Partnership.
The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of biodiversity conservation and non-profit organisations, alongside a proven track record of grant writing, donor management and making funding applications. You will additionally have strong communication, organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to work to high standards with tight deadlines.
Application: Applications should include a letter summarising the applicant’s suitability and motivation for the position, a completed qualifications score sheet (please see website), a detailed CV and contact details of two referees known to the applicant in a professional capacity. Applications should be sent by email, stating where the advert was seen, to: recruitment@birdlife.org
Closing date: 28th December 2014
Interviews: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be held 12th and 13th January 2015.
Website Link:
A detailed job description and skills specification can be found here <http://www.birdlife.org/jobs>
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Posted by
Dr. George Were Eshiamwata
Lecturer, Examinations and Timetabling Officer,
Department of Natural Resources
Faculty of Environment and Resource Development,
Egerton University, Njoro Campus
P.O Box 536-20115 Egerton
Tel: +254 51 2217781/2217891/2 Ext 3389; Fax +254 51 2217827 Mobile:+254 723 812 990
Skype address: eshiamwatagw; Emails: eshiamwatagw@yahoo.co.uk; gweshiamwata@gmail.com; geshiamwata@egerton.ac.ke
EIA/SEA Lead Expert, Travel/Wildlife-based Tourism Consultant/Birdwatcher
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.Gifford Pinchot