Executive, Partnership Development

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Executive to support fundraising, partnership, and donor engagement. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, covering fundraising campaigns, sponsorship development, donor management, and event project management. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to meet fundraising targets and strengthen long-term partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

Fundraising and Partnerships

• Support the development and execution of fundraising strategies, campaigns, and concepts to meet annual fundraising targets.
• Research, identify, and cultivate potential donors, sponsors and corporate partners.
• Draft compelling sponsorship proposals, pitch decks, and funding appeals aligned with donor and corporate CSR objectives.
• Assist in securing and managing partnerships, ensuring clear deliverables and sustained engagement.

Donor Management and Stewardship

• Maintain and update donor databases, ensuring accurate records and proper documentation.
• Build and nurture relationships with existing donors through regular engagement, updates and impact reporting.
• Prepare donor reports, stewardship materials, and impact updates for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct donor analysis to support donor retention, upgrading and long-term engagement strategies

Event Project Management

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and supporting fundraising events and campaigns from pre-event preparation to post-event follow-up.
• Serve as secretariat for event committees, including arranging meetings, preparing agendas, and taking meeting minutes.
• Support event logistics such as vendor coordination, sourcing quotations, preparation of Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order, timeline tracking and on-site execution.
• Provide on-the-ground support during events, including volunteer coordination, and donor liaison, and issue resolution.
• Assist in tracking event budgets and expenses, working closely with the Head of Department to ensure financial accountability.

Marketing and Communications Support

• Work with the communications team to support the development of marketing materials such as invitations, EDMs, posters and social media content.
• Assist with digital and social media promotion to drive awareness and participation for fundraising initiatives.

Administrative and Reporting Support

• Prepare post-event reports, donor acknowledgements and thank-you communications.
• Assist with grant applications and reporting for project-based funding.
• Support budget planning, monitoring and administrative processes for fundraising projects and initiatives.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes:

• Diploma, or relevant professional qualification in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in partnership development, fundraising, event management or non-profit organisations. Fresh graduates with relevant internships or strong interest may be considered.
• Experience in writing sponsorship proposals, appeal letters and presentation decks are an advantage.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to details.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and build effective relationships withdonors, sponsors, vendors and partners.
• Experience in donor management, fundraising events, or arts-related organisations is preferred but not mandatory.
• Comfortable with administrative work, financial tracking, and event-related documentation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools, content creation platforms such as Canva, and donation platforms such as Giving.sg is an advantage.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, with flexibility to work evenings or weekends when required.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interview.