CTES Consulting Hiring For Associate Director, Business Management, Fundraising at Jurong Town Full Time

The position will assume primary responsibility for the planning and development of fundraising strategies, as well as managing the progress, metrics and relationships that will lead to a successful comprehensive campaign for the University.

You will be a subject matter expert in university-wide campaign-related initiatives alongside senior staff leading the university’s fundraising effort. You will engage with a multitude of key stakeholders, including senior management, deans, faculty, development teams.

A highly cross-functional role, the ideal candidate will possess a strategic, metrics-driven mindset, project management skills, curiosity, a can-do attitude, and a team-oriented approach.

The candidate will also oversee the project management of new donor markets and segments. He/she will also partake in campaign development across the University.

The responsibilities of this role are:

• Provide strategic support to the Development Office management team in the overall project management and advancement of institutional-wide fundraising campaigns.
• Establish and monitor fundraising goals, strategies and performance measures, key milestones, and deliverables in project development to achieve desired outcomes.
• Develop and generate strategic reports and presentations to the management, Senior Management, Board Members, and Faculty.
• Establish and grow relationships with key partners and stakeholders, internally and externally, and cultivate support to drive business success.
• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Inspire stakeholders to collaborate and pursue the University’s philanthropic goals. 
• Organise meetings and engagements with internal stakeholders where necessary.
• Manage and work with external consultants and vendors in driving the various stages of a campaign.
• Identify and develop new donor segments, markets, and innovative ways of giving.
• Support in prospect management and tracking of gift pipelines.
• Develop compelling value propositions to advance the philanthropic needs of the University.
• Develop and package compelling themes on new fundraising ideas, and create marketing and donor-centric assets.
• Organize and manage development training workshops for capacity building in Deans, Faculty Champions and development staff across the University.
• Support the management team, and undertake other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform duties that require significant confidentiality, tact, maturity, and independent judgement.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following qualities and experience:

• Tertiary level qualifications in Business/Marketing or equivalent.
• At least 10 years’ progressive career track record.
• Good and proven fundamental knowledge of Project Management.
• Strong in quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills and is process-driven.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management, relationship-building and communication, written and spoken.
• High comfort level in managing organisational ambiguity and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to collaborate, drive motivation across diverse team members and manage difficult conversations.
• Strategic forward-thinking approach to challenges with outstanding influencing, negotiating and persuasion skills.
• Identifies the vision of the University and the mission of the office
• Values philanthropy for higher education and is self-motivated to contribute to community building.
• Resourceful and team-oriented with a positive “can-do” attitude.
• Passionate, creative and diligent individual with good attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates discretion in preparing, disclosing and handling information of a confidential and sensitive nature.

An exciting career awaits the right candidate! Click “Quick Apply” to register your interest now.