Passerelles numériques recruits 01 Global Fundraising & Communication Manager

Passerelles numériques (PN) is a French non-profit organization created in 2005. Our mission is to enable highly disadvantaged youths, through their abilities and their commitment, to access education and vocational training, in the sector of Information Technology. We work to build strong employability which will allow them and their families to sustainably escape poverty, and contribute to the social and economic development of their countries.

Established in Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam, Passerelles numériques currently trains around 500 students and employs around 100 people based in these three countries including a small team in France. A new training program opened in 2022 in Madagascar. 

Passerelles numériques relies on the financial and skills sponsorship of several corporate partners and family foundations, and also receives support from individual donors.

Website: https://www.passerellesnumeriques.org

Reporting to the Board, the Global Fundraising and Communications Manager, in collaboration with the Global Fundraising & Communications  teams composed by 1 BtoC Manager and 2 BtoB Managers (Asean and EMEA areas), will have  2 major objectives :

• Drive partnerships and fundraising initiatives to enable PN’s new ambition of continued innovation, growth, and increased financial sustainability.
• Develop, design, and implement a strategic and effective communications plan aligning with fundraising strategy for the organization, directly managing communications activities that promote and enhance PN’s internal and external communication drive.

 In details, his/her responsibilities will cover: 

1- Vision, coordination, and leadership

• In collaboration with the  Fundraising and communication teams, build  the global  fundraising and communications strategy with the objective of improving PN’s sustainability. 
• Ensure that PN’s Communication and fundraising strategy is developed and implemented in globally and locally relevant approaches.
• Ensure a global coordination of Fundraising and communications for all PN (tools, processes, reporting…). 
• Provide leadership both on fundraising and communications activities to ensure organizational and external partners’ needs are met and annual goals are achieved.
• Set and ensure budgetary and visionary goals are met
• Represent the Fundraising and Communications teams to the Board of Directors and Committee of Directors for management level meetings and decision making.
• Manage reporting and statistics for all fundraising and communication efforts, delivering regular reports to the Board and consistently looking for opportunities to improve and optimize.

2 – Management / Capacity Building

• Directly supervise the 3 top managers of and Fundraising and Communication.
• Coach, provide capacity building support, and evaluate performances of the 3 top managers in the execution of strategies and achievement of expected outcomes.

3 – Fundraising 

• In collaboration and in support of the BtoC Manager and the 2 BtoB Managers, actively engage, cultivate, and manage external relationships and partnerships (individuals, corporate, and government partners).
• Develop new and potentially lucrative revenue streams compatible with PN’s mission, vision and programs for expansion of the organization’s fundraising efforts.
• Develop, execute and monitor every team’s action plans to enhance cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors.
• Be responsible for building on PN’s current and previous support bases. Be responsible for restructuring and coordinating PN’s partners/donors information.

In collaboration with the BtoC Manager, develop and implement an integrated BtoC marketing action plan that includes SEM, direct marketing campaign, digital fundraising,etc….

4 – Communication and Public Relations

Communication: 

• Serve as the lead strategist for PN’s development and communication plans, defining goals, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability.
• Launch and manage communication projects to improve  PN’s branding and visibility in link with PN’s new mission (new identity, new website…). 

• In collaboration with the BtoC and Communication Manager, be responsible for PN’s varied and integrated communications products and services including newsletters and other print publications, website, social media…
• Provide expertise and reporting in all areas of communication (internal and external) , and in collaboration with the management and the entire fundraising and communications teams.

Public Relations:

• Contribute to news releases, media Q&As, speeches, media responses
• Handle crisis communications on an as-needed basis. including media inquiries, messaging, etc.
• Serve as a spokesperson and lead point person on all media interactions and major external events.

Expériences / Formation

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

You have at least 10 years of experience in fundraising or marketing or business development with good communications skills. 

You have demonstrated Experience in one or several following field(s):

• Fundraising (CSR, partnerships and direct fundraising). 
• Communications (strategy, digital communication, media..) 
• Team management

If possible, you have a good awareness of south asian and/or African NGOs network and donors, and maybe past experience in the NGO sector in SEA and/or Africa, and past experience in the education sector. 

SKILLS

• You are recognized for your managerial skills and you enjoy passing on your skills to others.
• You are recognized for your ability to convince and develop strategic partnership opportunities.
• Tenacious and persevering∙e, you master negotiation techniques and maintenance techniques.
• Hands-on and results-oriented, you are recognized for your quality of listening, responsiveness and creativity.
• Endowed with excellent interpersonal skills, you are a force of persuasion.
• You are recognized for your relational excellence, and for your ability to team up, to work in a complex and multidisciplinary ecosystem. 
• You have the ability to collaborate with more than 6 different nationalities and on 3 different continents. 

LANGUAGES

• Excellent written and oral communication skills both in English and French

Salaire

Local contract or VSI (full time). 

Based in Asia (Cambodia preferably) or Madagascar. 

Comment postuler

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter in English to missions@passerellesnumeriques.org, stating “Global COM & FDR ”.