Chief Development Officer

BluShues Inc. is a nonprofit organization and ministry dedicated to distributing free Bibles and fostering a relationship with Jesus Christ. Our mission is to make the Word of God accessible to everyone, both locally and internationally. We believe in the transformative power of volunteers who share our passion for spreading the message of hope and faith.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for BluShues' development activities, including fundraising, grants, partnerships, outreach, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Identify potential donors, foundations, churches, corporations, and other funding opportunities aligned with BluShues' mission and strategic priorities.
• Develop and maintain a strong fundraising pipeline and support individual and institutional donor development.
• Develop and implement fundraising strategies and campaigns to support organizational programmes and growth.
• Maintain accurate and organized records of funding prospects, donor relationships, and development activities.
• Identify suitable grant opportunities and coordinate grant applications and proposal development.
• Work closely with programme and finance teams to develop realistic budgets, proposals, and supporting documentation for funding applications.
• Track grant deadlines, reporting requirements, and funding commitments to ensure timely submissions and compliance.
• Coordinate grant reports, donor updates, and other funding communications.
• Maintain an organized grants database and monitor the status of applications and funding relationships.
• Support the development of programme goals, indicators, outcomes, and appropriate measures of success.
• Establish simple and effective systems for collecting, reviewing, and documenting programme data.
• Coordinate baseline, progress, and endline assessments where appropriate.
• Review programme results and identify opportunities for improvement and organisational learning.
• Help translate programme evidence and results into reports, funding applications, donor communications, and impact materials.
• Develop strategic outreach to potential funders, churches, organizations, networks, and other stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for institutional partnerships and support relationship-building with existing and prospective partners.
• Represent the Development Department in meetings, events, and partnership engagements when delegated by executive leadership.
• Develop an annual development plan aligned with BluShues' strategic priorities.
• Work with executive leadership to identify organizational funding, programme, and capacity needs.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on fundraising, grants, partnerships, programme evidence, and development activities.
• Recommend development opportunities that align with BluShues' mission, strategic priorities, and long-term sustainability.

Person Specification:

• Passionate about BluShues' mission and committed to advancing its work through sustainable development and strategic partnerships.
• Strong strategic thinking and organizational leadership abilities.
• Excellent fundraising, relationship-building, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop compelling proposals, reports, and funding communications.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Able to work effectively across fundraising, grants, programmes, finance, outreach, and leadership teams.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to identify opportunities for organizational growth and development.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality, ethical fundraising, responsible stewardship, and professional relationship management.
• Able to work independently while providing effective leadership and collaboration across the organization.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, professionalism, and servant leadership.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree/College Diploma in Nonprofit Management, Fundraising, Business Administration, Development Studies, International Development, Communications, Public Administration, or a related field preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in fundraising, grants management, nonprofit development, partnerships, programme management, or a related field is preferred.
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, donor development, grant applications, and institutional funding processes.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and learning principles and the use of programme evidence to demonstrate impact.
• Strong proposal development, report writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience developing and maintaining fundraising or grants pipelines and databases.
• Strong budgeting and financial planning skills, with the ability to work effectively with finance teams on funding proposals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with donor management systems, grant databases, project management tools, or monitoring and evaluation systems is an advantage.
• Strong partnership development, networking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse programme information and translate findings into clear reports, funding applications, and impact communications.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in fundraising, grants, monitoring and evaluation, partnerships, and nonprofit development.