Microfinance and Community Development Institute (MACDI) is a social –scientific Non Government Organization. Its mission is every households of low income accessible to microfinance services for employment, income improvement, and realizing more investment in their children’s education as well as their better life. Our activities include: Microfinance, business development support, clean water & hygienic, environment, gender, education
At the present, the MACDI is implementing programs of micro-finance, community development activities in North and center of Vietnam. To respond on our development, we are looking for an enthusiasm and dynamic Vietnamese candidate to fill in the position of Fundraising and External relationship Officer
Duty station: This position will be based in Hanoi office with travel to project sites.
Duration: Permanent
Duties and Responsibilities:
We are looking for someone enthusiastic & dynamic to join the team. An important responsibility of this position is developing good relationships with macdi’ sponsors, and researching and establishing contacts with new potential donors. External relationship officer will be working with major companies and Foundations and with people at a senior level in those organizations. These will be both in Vietnam and in other countries around the world. You will therefore need to be confident and out-going, and have advanced English-language skills. Other key tasks will include:
Fund raising- External relationship Officer is not only responsible for raising the funds necessary for operating our programs but also responsible for raising awareness of who we are and what we do, both in Vietnam and overseas.
• Fund raising for Projects:
- Researching and contacting with potential donor through emails, phone contacts, letters etc.
- Pursuing actively innovative ways of cooperation with donors for funding opportunities
- Managing and cultivating relationship with donors, providing a consistent quality of response to donors.
- Producing fundraising plans for each assigned project and write proposals/applications to potential donors and reports to sponsors during and after the implementation of the projects.
- Writing proposals to submit to donors
- Participate in project’s activities when it is suitable.
- Translate all documents of Activities Viet Nam-English in both ways
• Marketing:
- Contributing to the editing of donor brochures in conjunction with visits and events
- Be responsible for managing MACDI’s marketing efforts, including creating and implementing new marketing and merchandising campaigns, and supporting the marketing and promotion of MACDI events and partnerships which will raise both funds and awareness.
- Be responsible for all areas of Media, including traditional media as well as “new media”. This will include promoting MACDI through channels such as print and television as well as by using online forms of media such as our website and social networking tools.
- Be responsible for managing MACDI’s magazine and website.
- Translation
- Translate documents into English and Vietnamese when it is necessary
Assist Director of the Institute:
- Be responsible for keep external relationship particularly with donors
- Assist the director to all side of managing the institute and run projects
- Do other works signed by the director.
Qualifications Required:
- University degree in external relationship, Economic, Public Relations, Communications or external related area.
- Must be very fluently English (particularly in writing)
- Experience with fundraising experience is an advantage.
- Good experience in event management.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and manage his/her own work, to work under pressure.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with an ability to attend to details.
- Ability to find creative solutions to problems and negotiate with and influence others.
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated skill in working with colleagues and collaborators of different cultural backgrounds.
- Good command of English is an asset
Salary & opportunity
- Competitive salary
- Mutual (both international and domestic) working environment
- Training and Career development opportunities
How to apply
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by MACDI. Send your application and CV to :[email protected] (Att: Mr Thang- or call 3759 0344 for more information before August 15, 2012