Director of Investments and Resource Mobilisation (Non Established Post)
College of Medicine a constituent College of the University of Malawi seeks to recruit a Director of Investment and Resource Mobilisation who shall be responsible for developing and managing a resource mobilisation and investment portfolio for the college. This is a new position and requires a highly motivated, knowledgeable and mature person. This is a three-year performance based contract position renewable based on satisfactory performance and ability to achieve targets.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the College Principal, the Investments and Resource Mobilisation Director shall be responsible for but not limited to:
- Providing leadership and direction in implementing the College of Medicine’s overall Resource Mobilization, fundraising and Investments strategy and implementation frameworks
- Providing background research and analysis of potential and viable resource mobilisation, fundraising and investment opportunities for the College of Medicine
- Developing and implementing a fully integrated fundraising and partnership resource mobilization and development strategy for the college
- Developing, implementing and monitoring fundraising activities.
- Approaching and raising funds from the Alumni, companies, trusts , partners, donors, and foundations within Malawi
- Advising on capital structures of new and existing income generating projects /units
- Developing winning resource mobilisation and investment proposals to various funders
- Developing effective high value strategic corporate alliances.
- Marketing the College of Medicine to potential partners/donors and funding agencies within Malawi and abroad.
- Assisting and guiding the Resource Mobilization Officers in the development of current fundraising channels, looking for new opportunities to increase income and investment portfolio for the College of Medicine
- Providing guidance and oversight to all income generating units of the College of Medicine
- Developing annual budgets for resource mobilisation, fundraising and investment for the College of Medicine.
- Providing reports to Management on the agreed timelines for all the resource mobilisation portfolio of the college.
Qualifications and Competences
- At least a relevant Masters degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Marketing or any relevant field. Those with PhD in the relevant field will have an added advantage
- A thorough understanding and appreciation of national, regional and international trends in financing of Higher education
- A thorough knowledge of the working environment and financial challenges the College of Medicine faces and the ability to exploit its potential to overcome these challenges
- A team worker with the proven experience to write winning proposals and positively market College of Medicine.
- Proven ability to attract funding from various sources
- Wide degree of creativity, latitude and ability to achieve performance targets
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment
- Dynamic, self-motivated, self starter and able to work independently
- At least five years relevant post qualification work experience
Remuneration
This is a senior position and remuneration is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and ability to attract funding.
A signed application letter with detailed CV, copies of certificates, a statement of not more that 1 page on how you intend to carry this work and details of three traceable referees should be sent to:
The Registrar
College of Medicine
P.Bag 360
BLANTYRE
Email: registrar@medcol.mw
Not later than: 4th November 2016
