Client Confidential // Senior Partnership & Development Specialist
BLR World
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with the Section & Unit Head to develop plans, priorities and targets to support the opening & first years of operation which include project funding, feasibility, staffing and time constraints, ensuring the availability of required resources to carry out all tasks related to the plan.
- Provide support in the planning, writing and editing of project and funding proposals and ensures compliance with the museum's guidelines and standards.
- Monitor, track and record the unit’s partnerships and fundraising budget and support the team in identifying new funding opportunities with commercial organisations.
- Ensure that accurate and up-to-date information is maintained on all submissions, grant-funded projects and honours in relevant databases and filing systems.
- Ensure that the sponsorship agreements are executed at full, and that the benefits to the corporate partners, sponsors and members of the museum are fully delivered.
- Working with the Events team, assist in the booking, organization and implementation of external private and government events in the Museum.
- Assist with external communications and relationship development activities with donor partners, business contacts, journalists, public officials, government regulators and investors, ensuring the creation and growth of a positive public image for the Museum.
- In cooperation with Finance and the other relevant departments, ensures the utilization of any value-in-kind support received by the corporate community.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience planning large-scale events and fundraisers.
- Experience of delivering excellent customer service, e.g. retail, reception, public affairs capacity.
- Experience of using databases, creating and editing records
- Experience with processing financial customer transactions.
- Fluency in Arabic and English essential.
- Experience of working in a membership organisation, charity or visitor attraction.
- Experience of working with loyalty or membership schemes.
- Knowledge of history, museums and cultural attractions.
- Knowledge of sales or membership schemes
- Degree-level in museum studies, history of art, business or marketing.