Fundraising Portfolio Manager (Contract) at University of Cape Town

Requirements:

• A Master's Degree
• Five or more years of work experience in the health sciences sector, with a specific focus on fundraising from alternative funding sources
• Strong relationship management and inter-personal communication skills
• Demonstrable writing skills, especially for external audiences
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Project management or project proposal development skills
• Trans/interdisciplinary research fundraising skills
• Ability to handle finances and reporting

Responsibilities:

• Identify funding opportunities for the IDM and coordinate the development and submission of funding proposals.
• Oversee the management of Institute funds and awards, liaise with key stakeholders, facilitate transfers to awardees, ensure financial reporting and audit readiness, and support IDM members in developing non-research funding proposals.
• Maintain an up-to-date database of the Institute's research portfolio and metrics, including research activities, outputs, inputs, areas of expertise, infrastructure, and research impact, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare end-of-project reports for funded projects and analyse research and funding data to provide meaningful insights to funders and the University.
• Leverage report data to support new funding proposals and convert annual reports into marketing materials, in consultation with the Research Visibility Officer, ensuring institutional information platforms remain current.
• Identify and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders relevant to the portfolio,
• including university partners, government, private sector, and civil society.
• Contribute to the development of the IDM's overarching strategy, with a focus on the research portfolio.
• The annual remuneration package, including benefits is between R409 214 and R778 783, commensurate with qualification and experience

Closing date: 30 April 2026