Position Level of Effort Start Date Salary Working hours Supervisor Location Job Summary

Fundraising Officer Full time (with a three month probation period) Immediately According to experience 10:00AM - 6:00PM ADEF Director Moqattam, Cairo-Egypt

The fundraising officer will be responsible for development, implementation and management for all aspects related to fundraising for the organization. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develop and Implement fundraising strategies. Identify donor opportunities, and develop donor database. Write grant proposals and concept note. Represent the organization at donor meetings, and undertake follow-up of potential funding opportunities Explore and develop strategies for long-term sustainability of the organization Develop business plans in consultation with other staff for possible generation of long-term incomes for the organization Undertake online research; build contacts with potential donors Develop new projects financial and technical aspects. Work closely with ADEF director, and various projects and program staff Liaison with private agencies, governmental, and other organization to explore potential collaborations for raising funds for the organization.

Suggest other innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization Manage communications with the portfolio of donors, and informed via reporting keep them properly

Maintain organized Hard and soft files of all fundraising information QUALIFICATIONS Relevant academic qualifications, preferably a degree in arts, social science or management. 2-3 years experience doing similar work tasks Fluent in Arabic and English (Written and Spoken) Excellent communication, organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills Experience in financial and technical planning. Passion for encouraging self-expression Experience in Program and Project Development Ability to take initiative, proposes ideas, and add to the already inspiring and dynamic team. Flexibility and ability to work independently, and among teams Ability to work with multi-stakeholders and partners Experience in developing sustainability and fundraising strategies Experience in development of concept papers and project proposals Familiarity with youth education and development and/or arts and culture/technology for development is a plus Excellent computer skills Application: Please send a CV and brief info@arabdigitalexpression.org cover letter outlining your qualifications to:

Please indicate "Fundraising Officer in the subject bar Deadline: 17th of July, 2012

Background: The Arab Digital Expression Foundation, ADEF ADEF aims, through an on-going process of collaboration between techies, artists, activists, youth leaders, educationalists and others, to unfold as a hub for knowledge production and sharing. ADEF strives to develop and promote collaborative models and processes for the production and sharing of knowledge in a quest to contribute to an evolving Arab identity; one for which knowledge is critical and shared knowledge is essential for decision-making. ADEF believes it is through open culture that freedom of expression and right to knowledge thrives and becomes a force that drives us to explore and discover our endless potential. Through its core team and rich web of affiliates, ADEF creates and documents models of collaboration to design activities and projects that build on technology in order to develop self-expression, knowledge dissemination and production of thought. In its new iterations, ADEF engages with and supports Arab collectives, initiatives and groups to embark on projects that creatively capitalize on digital technology for the production of free and open knowledge and the promotion of artistic expression. Since it started its activities in 2007, ADEF has organized 5 consecutive summer digital expression summer camps. It has trained 170 young Arab professionals aged between 20-40 from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Jordan and Syria in digital arts based on open-source technology and various experiential based training methodologies for the purpose of expression. It has also trained 284 youngsters aged 11 to 16 from across the region, in various forms of digital expression including cinema, sound and music, graphic design, web design, animation, web comics and web 2.0. It has been building a network of committed NGOs working with youth, art and ICT development, along with a wide and diverse network of artists, techies and educators.