Ashoka Europe seeks a Productivity Wizard to join our fundraising team.
If juggling schedules 📆, diving deep into research 📚, and championing fundraising initiatives 💰 gets your heart racing, we might just be the dream team waiting to happen!
We are not looking for an assistant; we are looking for a partner-in-crime, a sidekick, someone ready to bring their structured mind, love for diligent follow-up, passion, creativity, and zest to the table. 💫
We are hiring a driven, creative, structured entrepreneur early in their journey, eager to learn and develop. This is an entry-level position.
🎯 What you will learn! Your Growth and development potential in this role:
This is a non-exhaustive list of potential growth and development opportunities within this role.
Work closely with seasoned and highly experienced senior fundraisers within Ashoka
Learn and experience their approaches/styles to fundraising for Ashoka
Opportunities to shadow team members and develop capacity to become a strong fundraiser
Develop strong fluency to speak to Ashoka’s core work, programmes and offerings
Collaborate with teams within Ashoka Europe and globally to successfully fundraise for Ashoka
Further develop your leadership, communication and organisational skills
What the role entails: Administrative Support (0.5 FTE)
Support individual team members in diary management, including the scheduling of calls/meetings with externals and potential funders and ensuring timely follow-ups
Includes the drafting of emails, the preparation of agendas, briefing and debriefing support
Lead weekly or bi-weekly meetings with each team member to support effective diary management, ensure frequent updates on fundraising leads, and provide any other administrative support
Coordinate weekly team meetings and ensure necessary follow-ups, taking of meeting minutes and key action points
Support logistics and communications efforts to manage internal coordination such that relevant information is passed on to local teams
What the role entails: Lead Management and Fundraising Coordinator (0.5 FTE)
Manage leads generated by the team via MS Planner system while ensuring GDPR compliance and keeping fundraising leads up to date
Conduct desk research on potential funders, including U/HNWI, corporates, foundations, family offices, and corporates, using platforms like WealthX
Support in the creation and preparation of fundraising materials including pitch decks, proposals and concept notes (eg. Unfunded Fellows Deck)
Ensure team members update their leads on Salesforce
Collaborate and support the team’s finance lead to ensure efficient and accurate management of financial contributions from donors
Requirements:
a fit with Ashoka's entrepreneurial hiring criteria
structured, analytical mind
excellent written and oral English excellent communication skills
Location: Europe, preferably Turkey, Romania or Poland