Vacancy Announcement

Friendship (www.friendship.ngo)  is a donations-funded NGO. We work to create lasting solutions to the challenges faced by the poor and marginalized communities in Bangladesh. Friendship works in remote areas of northern and southern Bangladesh, on the shifting river islands (known as Chars) of the Brahmaputra and Jamuna Rivers. We make it our priority to reach communities in areas that are otherwise inaccessible. The marginalised Char dwellers count among the most underprivileged communities in the world. We are also active in the southern coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal.

Senior Executive/ Assistant Manager (Partnership Development)

Reports to: Senior Manager, Partnership Development

Number of vacancies: 03

Responsibilities:

  • Develop proposals, donor reports, budgets, etc. with the support of Sectors, Finance, and Friendship International network.
  • Coordinate with Friendship International network, Executive Director, and Sectors to identify and provide support necessary to retain existing donors and find and attract new donors
  • Coordinate the preparation and follow-up process for donor meetings both locally and internationally.
  • Conduct research, with the help of Friendship International bodies, to identify goals, net worth, history of charitable donations, and/or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, and donor markets in general.
  • Develop a database of potential local and international donors and partners, with the support of Friendship Bangladesh personnel and Friendship International entities, and ensure proper follow-up with them.  
  • Job location: Dhaka Head Office

Educational Requirements:

  • Must have a Bachelor and/or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Development Studies, Finance, Economics, Marketing, or any relevant field, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0, from IBA (DU/JU), NSU, BRAC University, DU, EWU, AUW, or IUB.

Remuneration: Highly competitive.

Job Requirement:

  1. 2-year experience in research, fundraising, copywriting, proposal writing, or any relevant field is preferred along with reasonable understanding of NGO projects and the non-profit sector in Bangladesh.
  2. Comfortable working with budgets, indicators, and statistics
  3. Strong formal writing capability (English)

How to apply:

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You have to submit the following documents in .pdf format as part of the application process:

  • A cover letter describing your core skills and how those match with the requirement for this particular job (must not exceed one page)
  • 1-page CV (please do not exceed page limit)
  • Optional (please respond only if you want to): A motivation letter/ essay on what excites you to join development sector and more specifically Friendship (must not exceed one page). Please refer to Friendship website for further reference about the organization before responding: www.friendship.ngo
Please email the aforementioned documents to: hr@friendship.ngo . The subject line of the email should be “Partnership Development”. No late application will be entertained. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for a written test and interview.

Application Deadline: May 03, 2018