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Position Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career development professional to build hands-on experience in community fundraising and operational support. Based in the coastal town of Fort Dauphin, the Junior Fundraising and Operational Support Officer will play a key role in strengthening SEED’s community fundraising and supporting crowdfunding campaigns.
A core part of the role will be providing exceptional care to SEED’s community fundraisers, incoming staff and volunteers ensuring timely and professional communication. The postholder will lead volunteer and staff onboarding, supporting smooth and well-prepared arrivals in country, enhance communications and digital content, and assist with operational systems that underpin SEED’s work.
The role will build strong relationships with schools, workplaces, running clubs, and community organisations in donor countries, supporting them to raise vital funds and awareness for SEED’s work. This will include identifying and researching new fundraising opportunities, stewarding community fundraising activities (such as bake sales and seasonal campaigns), and supporting fundraisers and volunteers to use third-party platforms effectively.
Working within a collaborative national and international team, this is an office-based role with occasional field visits with opportunities to gain experience across fundraising, operations, and the realities of working in international development practice in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment.
Title: Junior Fundraising and Operational Support Officer
Location: Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
Commitment: 12 months; Monday to Friday (35 hours a week)
Salary: Voluntary position, with local monthly stipend towards accommodation and a contribution of £650 towards insurance
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the onboarding of new staff, ensuring timely and well-prepared arrivals in country
Act as the primary point of contact for onboarding queries, both prior to and after arrival
Onboard and support international volunteers, including in their roles as individual fundraisers
Develop engaging fundraising materials and messaging across digital platforms
Collaborate with the Communications team to produce engaging volunteer scheme marketing content
Support the design and delivery of community fundraising campaigns to grow crowdfunding income
Ensure consistency in branding and messaging across all fundraising outputs
Develop and deliver training and resources to strengthen capacity among volunteers and staff
Build and strengthen relationships with institutions in donor countries to grow community fundraising and crowdfunding opportunities
Identify and pursue new partnerships, networks, and platforms to increase fundraising reach
Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance, using insights to improve future campaigns
Support the Conservation Team in Sainte Luce with volunteer orientations and pastoral care as required
Provide pastoral care to international staff and volunteers, supporting wellbeing alongside line managers
Act as a point of contact for welfare concerns, responding in line with organisational policies
Take clear and accurate minutes during meetings, ensuring actions are tracked
Promote and uphold SEED’s policies, including safeguarding, whistleblowing, and anti-corruption
Undertake additional tasks as required to support wider organisational priorities
Required Skills & Experience/Person Specification
Hold an undergraduate degree or be able to demonstrate a passion for this area
Be able to work independently and be proactively
Have good all-round computing skills and experience in Microsoft Office
Have previous experience working to deadlines, highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Communicate clearly and engagingly in written English across a range of media forms
Communicate verbally to encompass the range of cultures you will be working with
To have a good level of written English and be able to proofread documents to a high standard
Be fluent in English. A working knowledge of French is desirable but not essential
To have a proactive, creative approach to fundraising and problem-solving
Ideally have previous experience living, working or travelling in a developing country, though is not essential
Be capable and comfortable adapting to life in a low-income country context, sometimes with basic living conditions
Be able to adjust to life in another culture and a foreign language and be able to always work with cultural sensitivity
Be comfortable with campsite conditions whilst supporting the volunteers in the field for days at a time
Be able to work and socialise within a small group of people and to be respectful and take personal responsibility for maintaining a good reputation for the NGO in the community
Demonstrate the ability, social skills and confidence to give clear guidance and support to other members of the team in respect of the philosophy and procedures of SEED to protect both their safety and the reputation of the NGO.
How to apply
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter in English outlining why they wish to take up this position and how their skills and experience match the requirements in the job description criteria to SEED Madagascar Senior Operations and Administration Officer: Conrad Wormald, at [email protected]
Please note: AI generated cover letters and recruitment exercises will not be processed.
We value concise and focused applications. To help us review all submissions efficiently, please limit your CV to a maximum of four pages. Unfortunately, longer CVs cannot be considered.
Application Deadline: Monday 25th May 2026 at 23:59 GMT.Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis throughout this period.
Candidates will complete an exercise, long-listed applicants will have an initial informal interview with Madagascar based staff and short-listed applicants will then be offered an interview with the London team.
SEED Madagascar actively encourages equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and aims to create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.