Donor Relations & Resource Mobilization Manager

CIMMYT; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus (40 days)

Vacation premium (56%)

Life and medical insurance

Supermarket coupons

Savings fund

Mexican social benefits (IMSS/SAR)

Job summary

CIMMYT is seeking a Donor Relations and Engagement Specialist within its Engagement function in Mexico City. You will build cultivate and manage donor and institutional partner relationships to sustain CIMMYT’s research mission and fundraising pipeline.

Responsibilities include designing an annual donor engagement plan, providing CRM tools and training, and establishing donor databases across the institution to support grants management and proposal development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Communication, International Development, Business Administration, or Public Relations.
• 5+ years in a multi-project environment including international experience.
• Demonstrated experience in donor-facing communications and relationship management.
• CRM and donor database management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage an annual donor engagement plan with senior management donor facing scientists and Communications
• Provide tools services and training on donor relationship management to project leaders and principal investigators
• Set up and manage a donor community and plan communications and engagement activities
• Establish and manage donor databases and CRM systems across the institution
• Build relationships with donor counterparts focused on results and outcomes of grants management
• Support proposal development positioning and donor facing communications products
• Track and report on fundraising and partnership pipeline performance against institutional targets

Skills

Donor relations

CRM systems

Fundraising communications

Stakeholder engagement

Training & capacity building

Education

Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

CIMMYT is seeking a Donor Relations and Engagement Specialist within its Engagement function in Mexico City. You will build cultivate and manage donor and institutional partner relationships to sustain CIMMYT’s research mission and fundraising pipeline.

Responsibilities include designing an annual donor engagement plan, providing CRM tools and training, and establishing donor databases across the institution to support grants management and proposal development.