Marketing Officer

Education for Development (EFD) believes that education improves the quality of life for disadvantaged children and youth. EFD strengthens and empowers local social organisations enabling them to improve and expand their educational services for disadvantaged children and youth. Through their development, disadvantaged children can gain fair and equal access to education and training thereby developing themselves to their full potential.

The Marketing Officer will be based in Ho Chi Minh City and will be working with and supporting our Country Coordinator, to ensure the success and implementation of EFD’s Marketing Program.

Main responsibilities:

Under the supervision and with guidance of the Country Coordinator to prepare:
- EFD’s Marketing and Fundraising Strategic Plan and linked Annual Action Plans

To network and form strong relationships with potential donors and partners, this includes:
- Ongoing liaison with potential partners including corporate businesses, institutions,    clubs/groups, schools and individuals
- Identifying key areas of project focus of benefit to both EFD and partner organisations
- Represent EFD at networking events
- Develop partnership and fundraising proposals
- Prepare presentations and briefing materials for potential partner and donor meetings
- Maintaining good working relationships with donor partners with strong focus on transparency and accurate reporting

To implement the Fundraising and Marketing Program, this includes:
- Working closely with EFD’s team of local staff and volunteers to develop and implement individual marketing and fundraising activities
- Monitoring and evaluating the performance of individual fundraising and marketing activities and identifying gaps and areas to strengthen
- Increasing public awareness of EFD work through cross media, publications, by published impact stories and articles and by hosting EFD information sessions
- Liaise with Program Officers to organise project visits for donors and other stakeholders
- Coordinate fundraising and awareness raising events
- Develop appropriate policies and documents to professionalise EFD’s fundraising and marketing program

Requirements:
- At least 2 years experience in marketing, fundraising, or corporate liaison and institutional networking for donors
- University degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Communications or related field
- A passion for this sector and role
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Inspirational and creative thinker, open minded and flexible
- Excellent written and spoken English and Vietnamese
- Strong ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and in a team
- Excellent computer skills, ideally with knowledge of design computing (basic Photoshop or similar) and experience of maintaining websites and social media such as facebook and blogs.

Competitive salary and benefits package. Suitable and qualified candidates should send the following documents in English: a cover letter explaining why they are interested in the position, a CV (not longer than 2 pages) and the names and contact details of 2 referees to [email protected] no later than 23rd September 2012.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

For inquiries:
Education for Development, Tel: 08-39916033