Admin - Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and administrative support to the Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising unit across the full fundraising lifecycle (onboarding, renewals, reporting, stewardship).
• Manage donor and partner records, maintain CRM platforms (Salesforce, Monday.com, HubSpot) and produce regular reports and dashboards.
• Track and prepare partnership documentation (proposals, MoUs, contracts, amendments) and maintain a central partnership calendar of deliverables and deadlines.
• Support digital engagement and communications for donor stewardship, including coordinated emails, newsletters, and donor recognition materials in collaboration with Communications & Marketing.
• Liaise with Finance, Legal and other units to support donor invoicing, payments, reconciliation and compliance with internal controls.
• Prepare documentation for fundraising approvals, permits and submissions to UAE authorities (DCD/MOCD) and maintain auditable records.
• Coordinate donor events, field visits, partner activations and manage fundraising/marketing inventory and collateral.
• Support data migration/integration between CRM systems and ensure data accuracy, confidentiality and GDPR/UAE data protection compliance.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Director and Unit (scheduling, minutes, document control) and undertake ad-hoc tasks to support unit objectives.

Requirements

• University degree
• 5+ years
• CRM expertise
• Salesforce experience
• Monday.com knowledge
• HubSpot knowledge
• Donor management
• Data management
• Reporting skills
• UAE compliance
• Event coordination
• MS Office
• Communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the not-for-profit / NGO sector
• Familiarity with UAE fundraising regulations (DCD/MOCD)
• Arabic language skills (advantage)
• Experience with CRM integration and data migration projects
• Experience supporting cross-functional donor reporting and grant compliance
• Demonstrated stakeholder management and donor stewardship experience

Benefits

• Competitive UAE-based package
• Health insurance
• Paid leave and public holidays
• Flexible/hybrid working across Dubai & Abu Dhabi offices
• Professional development and training opportunities

About the Company

Emirates Nature–WWF is a UAE environmental NGO established in 2001 and operating in partnership with WWF. We deliver science-based conservation programmes across the United Arab Emirates with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah. Our work focuses on nature and wildlife protection, green economy, climate action and community engagement. We are committed to transparency, good governance and building long-term partnerships to safeguard the UAE’s natural heritage.