Bilingual Fundraiser for immigrant entrepreneurs in Mexico
The Institute for Development, Evaluation, Assistance & Solutions (IDEAS) invites passionate individuals to become our Fundraising Specialist. This role focuses on crafting compelling proposals, directly reaching out to foundations and donors, and achieving an effective fundraising strategy. Join our international team and make a tangible difference to the financial sustainability of IDEAS’ projects on the economic and financial inclusion of low-income people.
The ideal candidate will have a flair for persuasive bilingual writing, the ability to foster relationships with foundations and potential donors, and the strategic mindset to design and implement successful fundraising campaigns. The candidate will supervise a team of Mexican fundraisers in Spanish.
IDEAS is an innovative international NGO that has worked for 45 years across four continents in sustainable economic and enterprise development. For over three and a half decades, it has provided consultancy services in 13 Latin American countries. While based in Puebla and Mexico City, our virtual and hybrid strategy reaches entrepreneurs across Mexico and beyond.
The focus of the IDEAS team in Mexico is to assist migrant microentrepreneurs.
Our first population: migrants from Latin American countries who have official permanent residency status and are growing their microenterprises in Mexico.
Our second population: Mexicans who have been working in the US and have returned after many years to create a business or the families that are that are supporting their now bi-national families. Both these populations have significant difficulties in obtaining full economic and financial inclusion in the Mexican economy. IDEAS has significant skills in training and technical assistance that are improving their abilities to succeed. Most entrepreneurs are women who face even greater challenges.
IDEAS has many formal and informal organizational allies that are assisting us with this important, innovative, and precedent setting work. IDEAS works with financial institutions to learn how to help the populations to achieve economic inclusion and financial inclusion.
Hiring Organization: The Institute for Development, Evaluation, Assistance, and Solutions (IDEAS) is a very creative international non-profit. We approach problems in an entrepreneurial manner. We have created 15 social enterprises and 5 inclusive financial institutions focused on community economic development. Our services include training, technical assistance, publications, and evaluation. https://ideasnet.org/ or https://ideasnet.org/es/
Our financial inclusion program in Mexico: https://bit.ly/ideasmicro
Training in Mexico: https://bit.ly/ideasactions
Objectives of this Fundraising Role
- Implement and develop a comprehensive international fundraising strategy.
- Write impactful proposals to garner support from a variety of potential donors.
- Supervise other fundraising consultants focusing on Mexican and US donors.
- Ensure alignment of fundraising activities with the training, technical assistance, writing other projects of the IDEAS team in Mexico.
Responsibilities
- Craft compelling fundraising proposals for a variety of potential donors.
- Strategize and execute successful fundraising that highlights our significantly different approach to the challenges of financial stability of businesses of immigrant and Mexican families in Mexico.
- Respond to fundraising opportunities in Mexico, USA, Canada, and the European Union.
- Multiply the number of proposals that IDEAS has been creating with organizational partners to apply jointly to funding sources.
- Supervise a team of Mexican fundraising consultants.
- Directly engage with individuals and businesses to achieve contributions and partnerships.
- Collaborate with our team doing training and technical assistance to the two populations in Mexico as well as with our international HQ to ensure messaging consistency and effectiveness.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Proven experience in creating successful proposals and direct outreach.
- Exceptional writing and speaking communication skills in Spanish and English.
- Strong abilities in strategic adaptation of proposals in constantly changing Mexican and international environments.
- Passion for the entrepreneurial mission of IDEAS in Mexico and internationally
- Creation of new approaches and ability to lead a team of other fundraising consultants.
- Ability to work collaboratively and inspire a team of Mexican consultants and volunteers to get achieve resource development to meet objectives.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Master’s degree (or equivalent in experience) in communications, marketing, enterprise development, international relations, or a related field.
- Experience in donor relations and fundraising strategy development.
- Familiarity with donor management systems.
- Experience with social media to stimulate interest and support fundraising work.
- Having worked with populations that are migrants or disadvantaged financially.
- Familiarity with economic and financial inclusion, including microfinance.
- Familiarity with refugee issues and Mexico.
Based on relevant experience and commensurate with your previous compensation. The flexible part-time will be negotiated based on the amount of time the individual has available and our needs.
Please send a brief cover letter explaining how your experience fulfills or exceeds our requirements. Attach a CV in English or Spanish and a writing sample in English of a grant proposal to [email protected] (We can guarantee the confidentiality of any information in the sample proposal.) Any questions should be sent by email.
Remote consultant work within Mexico or US
Flexible hours from own remote office in Mexico or the US. Approximately 20 hours/week with flexibility. Responsibilities and time could grow when fundraising is successful.
Join us and play a pivotal role changing the lives and businesses of immigrants in Mexico, while in ensuring the financial health of IDEAS to continue this innovative work.