Job Description
Job Summary:
- The Foundation Coordinator plays a central role in managing the foundation's day-to-day operations, ensuring the effective coordination of activities, tracking and reporting deliverables on actions, and supporting projects. This role requires a highly organised, proactive individual passionate about creating social impact and looking for a great springboard to kick-start your career.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Support
- Assist the team in executing strategies aligned with the Foundation’s mission and goals.
- Coordinate and provide project management support for all Foundation Projects/activities.
- Collate feedback and insights on concluded projects/initiatives and document
Fundraising and Donor Engagement:
- Assist in planning and executing fundraising campaigns and events.
- Maintain the donors, sponsors, partners and stakeholder database
- Track and maintain a database for donor acknowledgement letters, impact reports, and updates.
Calendar and Task Management
- Manage the Foundation's calendar, setting up meetings and notifying participants well in advance.
- Engage all meeting attendees before scheduled meetings to confirm task completion and readiness, following up with respective parties on outstanding tasks.
- Create and maintain a comprehensive list of tasks/actions
- Provide regular task/action updates during meetings
Communications and Outreach:
- Support with newsletters, press releases, and social media updates.
- Respond to enquiry emails/calls as required.
- Represent the foundation at events and meetings as needed.
Reporting and Evaluation:
- Track the progress of initiatives and programs.
- Prepare detailed reports for management.
- Maintain record database for all relevant info.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, or a related field.
- 0-2+ years of experience in a coordination or administrative role
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- Good written and verbal communication abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A passion for the foundation’s mission and dedication to making a positive impact.
Key Competencies:
- Self-leadership and initiative-taking.
- Proactive with strong learning agility
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Time management and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
Problem-solving and adaptability