Manager (Alumni Fundraising)

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Department: Alumni Affairs

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Chartered in 1983, it is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, Aga Khan University (AKU) provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

This is a strategic role designed to engage the alumni of our schools for contributing funds, while also driving our digital retail fundraising campaign. You will be responsible for building lasting relationships, understanding donor motivations, and creating tailored fundraising products that resonate with alumni at different stages of their lives and careers.

You will be responsible for planning and implementing fundraising strategies and campaigns to contribute to sustainable income generation. In this capacity, you will work closely with the Director Alumni Affairs and the fundraising team in developing proposals, articulating the University's fundraising case to ensure the efficient solicitation of alumni funding for student scholarships, patient welfare, research and infrastructure as well as designing and implementing annual fund campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:

• Researching and building a sustainable pipeline of prospective international and local donors among the university’s alumni
• exploring new and innovative fundraising channels
• assisting in the preparation of effective alumni fundraising campaign concept notes, funding proposals, presentations to donors and pre and post meeting briefs
• leading, organizing and participating in meetings to expand alumni donor outreach
• coordinating and participating in initiatives towards improved alumni donor engagement
• ensuring timely provision of updates to alumni donors
• liaising with different departments in the organization to collect and collate relevant information for alumni donor reports/queries
• managing/ updating the internal donor management system and ensuring that all prospective and current alumni donor details are accurately recorded in the database
• providing support to ensure all data and communication related to fundraising with alumni donors is updated and as per schedule
• liaising with institutional departments and stakeholders on alumni fundraising programmes
• any other tasks assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• A Master’s degree from an accredited institution
• at least 5 – 7 years of experience in fundraising/marketing/sales
• experience in higher education advancement/alumni relations/fundraising is preferred
• strong oral and written communication skills
• a pleasant demeanour with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• excellent understanding and experience of using MS Excel and PowerPoint
• proven project management skills, including ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects with tight deadlines
• enthusiasm for AKU’s mission.
• Travel may be required

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted