We are seeking a dynamic and proactive Executive to support fundraising, partnership, and donor engagement. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, covering fundraising campaigns, sponsorship development, donor management, and event project management. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to meet fundraising targets and strengthen long-term partnerships.
Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising and Partnerships
- Support the development and execution of fundraising strategies, campaigns, and concepts to meet annual fundraising targets.
- Research, identify, and cultivate potential donors, sponsors and corporate partners.
- Draft compelling sponsorship proposals, pitch decks, and funding appeals aligned with donor and corporate CSR objectives.
- Assist in securing and managing partnerships, ensuring clear deliverables and sustained engagement.
Donor Management and Stewardship
- Maintain and update donor databases, ensuring accurate records and proper documentation
- Build and nurture relationships with existing donors through regular engagement, updates and impact reporting.
- Prepare donor reports, stewardship materials, and impact updates for internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct donor analysis to support donor retention, upgrading and long-term engagement strategies
Event Project Management
- Assist in planning, coordinating, and supporting fundraising events and campaigns from pre-event preparation to post-event follow-up.
- Serve as secretariat for event committees, including arranging meetings, preparing agendas, and taking meeting minutes.
- Support event logistics such as vendor coordination, sourcing quotations, preparation of Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order, timeline tracking and on-site execution.
- Provide on-the-ground support during events, including volunteer coordination, and donor liaison, and issue resolution.
- Assist in tracking event budgets and expenses, working closely with the Head of Department to ensure financial accountability.
Marketing and Communications Support
- Work with the communications team to support the development of marketing materials such as invitations, EDMs, posters and social media content.
- Assist with digital and social media promotion to drive awareness and participation for fundraising initiatives.
Administrative and Reporting Support
- Prepare post-event reports, donor acknowledgements and thank-you communications.
- Assist with grant applications and reporting for project-based funding.
- Support budget planning, monitoring and administrative processes for fundraising projects and initiatives.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes:
- Diploma, or relevant professional qualification in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in partnership development, fundraising, event management or non-profit organisations. Fresh graduates with relevant internships or strong interest may be considered.
- Experience in writing sponsorship proposals, appeal letters and presentation decks is an advantage.
- Able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with strong organisational skills.
- Meticulous and good written and verbal communication skills.
- Liaison across teams and build effective relationships with donors, sponsors, vendors and partners.
- Experience in donor management, fundraising events, or arts-related organisations is preferred but not mandatory.
- Comfortable with administrative work, financial tracking, and event-related documentation.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with digital marketing tools, content creation platforms such as Canva, and donation platforms such as Giving.sg is an advantage.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, with flexibility to work evenings or weekends when required.
