Fundraising Lead

ABOUT ITL

The Institute for Transformational Leadership (ITL) empowers emerging leaders who are

already rooted in their communities, providing them with the relational infrastructure,

faith-rooted principles, and methodologies needed to solve complex local challenges.

We move beyond mere information transfer and even competency-based training to focus on

Identity-First, calling-inspired Leadership, believing that sustainable change flows from

healthy, reconciled character.

With a 20-year track record and alumni in more than 117 countries, our mission is to bridge

societal silos by bringing together CEOs, farmers, pastors, educators, and community

leaders to create a "Micro-Body" of unity in action that drives sustainable transformation.

ROLE OVERVIEW

As the Fundraising Lead, you are responsible for ITL's financial sustainability. You provide the

"fuel" —funding, partnerships, and people—that enables our operations and mission to thrive.

Working as part of the Marketing & Resource Development Team, you will lead fundraising

strategy, donor acquisition, donor stewardship, grant development, and fundraising

campaigns that strengthen both revenue and engagement across our growing global

network. This role requires a strategic fundraiser, relationship builder, communicator, project

and strategy manager and mobiliser who is deeply aligned with ITL's mission and values and

able to cultivate long-term partnerships that contribute to sustainable transformation.

For more details about what the role entails follow the link: https://itl.org.za/positions-open/

EXPERIENCE PROFILE

1. Strategic Fundraising and Resource Development

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven success in designing and implementing data-driven fundraising strategies

that have measurably increased non-profit organisational revenue.

• Specific experience securing funding for Christian faith-based organisations.
• Experience identifying, cultivating, and securing funding from individual donors,

foundations, and corporate sponsors.

• Demonstrated success across the full grant lifecycle, from opportunity identification

to proposal development and reporting.

• A strong existing network of corporate, philanthropic, and foundation contacts,

coupled with a track record of converting relationships into long-term organisational

partnerships.

• Experience establishing, growing, and sustaining recurring monthly giving

programmes.

• Evidence of achieving ambitious fundraising targets while maintaining authentic,

relationship-based donor engagement.

2. Brand Management and Communications

The ideal candidate will possess:

• The ability to translate complex concepts, such as Theory of Change, organisational

impact, and transformational leadership, into compelling narratives that inspire

donors, supporters, and stakeholders.

• A strong appreciation for quality and depth of impact, valuing and mobilising

resources for meaningful and ongoing transformation rather than focusing primarily

on quantitative outcomes.

• Experience leveraging social media, websites, email marketing platforms, public

relations, and storytelling for fundraising purposes.

• The ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences across cultures and

contexts.

• Experience fundraising for educational, leadership development, training, or

capacity-building programmes.

3. Leadership and Stakeholder Management

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven ability to serve alongside and/or lead diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating effectively with board committees, colleagues, volunteers,

alumni, and external partners.

• Strong relationship-building, networking, and influencing skills.
• Experience leveraging volunteers and supporter networks to increase organisational

capacity and scalability.

• The ability to work collaboratively while maintaining ownership and accountability for

fundraising outcomes.

• The ability to plan, manage and execute projects, programmes and, campaigns.

4. Cultural and Values Alignment

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate a deep alignment with biblical principles and Kingdom values.
• View their work as both a calling and an opportunity to serve.
• Show strong resonance with ITL's mission, vision, and values, with a desire for

long-term contribution and service.

• Have experience engaging with international donors and navigating the global

funding landscape.

• Possess the cultural intelligence required to build systems that serve authentic

relationships across diverse cultures and contexts.

• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, proactively identifying opportunities, driving

innovation, and finding solutions within the realities of a growing faith-based

organisation and global alumni movement and non-profit budget limitations.

• Thrive in an environment where resourcefulness, adaptability, and initiative are

essential

WORKING ARRANGEMENT

• Permanent part-time position (annually re-contracted).
• Approximately 3–5 days per week.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangement.
• Based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should submit, a current CV, a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role to ***email_hidden***

Application Deadline: 17 July 2026