Marketing, Communications & Fundraising Officer

Sucafina is a leading sustainable coffee company, connecting coffee producers with roasters worldwide. With a rich history and a global presence, we are committed to fostering sustainable practices, innovation, and strong relationships across the coffee supply chain. Our operations span sourcing, trading, and logistics, ensuring high-quality coffee reaches c…

Marketing, Communications & Fundraising Officer

Role Purpose

• The Marketing, Communications & Fundraising Officer strengthens Kahawatu Foundation’s visibility, donor engagement and resource mobilization by turning programme evidence and field experience into clear, compelling communications and fundraising materials. The role leads organizational storytelling and digital content while supporting donor research, proposal development and stewardship with programme, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), finance and leadership teams.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Communications, storytelling & publications

• Develop and manage an organization-wide communications calendar aligned with programme milestones, donor cycles, fundraising priorities and relevant development and coffee-sector events.

• Produce human-interest stories, case studies, newsletters, reports, presentations and marketing materials that communicate the Foundation’s impact clearly and credibly.

• Work with programme and MEL teams to translate technical updates and evidence into accessible content for donors, partners and public audiences.

• Ensure consistent branding, messaging and editorial quality across organizational publications and fundraising materials.

Website, social media & field content

• Manage and publish timely content on Kahawatu.org, LinkedIn and other agreed digital channels, keeping information accurate, current and visually engaging.

• Apply SEO and digital communications good practice, using website and social media analytics to improve performance.

• Conduct regular field visits to gather interviews, photography, video and producer stories with programme teams and partners.

• Maintain an organized archive of approved content and consent records, applying ethical, dignity-centred storytelling and appropriate data safeguards.

Fundraising, resource mobilization & donor engagement

• Research prospective institutional donors, foundations, corporate partners and funding opportunities aligned with the Foundation’s strategy.

• Maintain an accurate donor and opportunity pipeline covering priorities, eligibility, contacts, funding cycles, deadlines and next actions.

• Coordinate inputs and draft concept notes, grant applications, proposals and supporting materials with programme, MEL, finance and leadership colleagues.

• Prepare donor briefings, updates and stewardship materials, and support fundraising campaigns, partner visits and visibility events.

• Maintain reusable proposal resources, including approved organizational information, evidence, case studies and due-diligence documents.

Coordination & delivery