Senior Manager, Philanthropic Partnerships (Fundraising)

[What the role is]You will contribute to Community Chest’s philanthropic goals by building strong partnerships with existing and prospective Corporate partners from the Private sector to mobilise donations and resources for the social service sector.

You should take pride in your commitment to excellence, both individually and within a team, possess a keen attention to detail and thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. We place a premium on your ability in managing demanding stakeholders with professionalism and poise. You excel under pressure, adeptly resolve conflicts, and focus on building sustainable, long-term partnerships.

About Community Chest

As the hallmark of care and share, Community Chest has been uniting the community to mobilise resources and raise funds to serve those in need since 1983. Community Chest supports more than 200 programmes to meet underserved and critical social needs. As our fundraising and operating costs are covered mainly by Tote Board, 100% of donations goes towards empowering the lives of adults with disabilities, children with special needs and youth-at-risk, persons with mental health conditions, and families and seniors in need of support.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join our Philanthropic Partnerships team.

[What you will be working on]

1. Drive fundraising outcomes across various donation platforms - including outright donations, the SHARE programme, and signature events - for assigned industry segments.

2. Strengthen existing donor relationships through strategic and consistent stewardship efforts.

3. Identify and engage prospective donors by developing and executing strategic outreach plans.

4. Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to achieve philanthropic outcomes.

5. Deliver presentations that effectively convey the impact of philanthropic support and partnership to donors.

[What we are looking for]

Personal Competencies:

1. Thinking clearly and making sound judgements

2. Serving with heart, commitment and purpose

3. Social service sector knowledge

4. Data management and analysis

5. Business acumen

6. Donor relations and stewardship

Skills Required:

1. Fundraising

2. Business development and marketing

3. Excellent communication skills (written and spoken) with high confidence in public speaking

4. Basic data literacy and comfortable with analysing spreadsheets and dashboards

5. Microsoft Office

Experience and Education:

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Strong track record in fundraising or business development

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Proficient in data analysis and Microsoft Office

Understanding of social service sector

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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