Background

City Eye Hospital is a social venture that provides quality and affordable eye care to people living in East Africa. Our primary mandate is to provide affordable and accessible eye care. Accessible on both fronts of location and price.

Role Purpose

The Fundraising & Partnerships Lead will drive sustainable fundraising, partnership development, donor engagement, and grant execution for City Eye Foundation. The role ensures consistent resource mobilization to support outreach and impact programs, while building a strong and diverse partnerships pipeline that positions the Foundation competitively within Kenya's development and philanthropic ecosystem.

Working closely with the Strategic Lead and internal hospital teams, this role serves as the primary external interface with donors, foundations, NGOs, corporate CSR partners, faith-based organisations, and other strategic stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising Strategy & Resource Mobilization

• Develop and implement a structured fundraising strategy aligned to the Foundation's goals.
• Develop annual fundraising targets and budgets, and track performance against them.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities from foundations, corporate CSR programs, faith-based organisations, and philanthropic networks.
• Lead development and submission of high-quality concept notes, proposals, and grant applications.
• Build and maintain a strong, well-managed donor pipeline.

Partnership Development & Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and manage relationships with NGOs, foundations, corporate CSR partners, faith-based organisations, and government bodies.
• Build and sustain strategic partnerships aligned with the Foundation's mission and outreach priorities.
• Represent the Foundation in external stakeholder engagements, forums, and networking events to strengthen visibility and positioning.
• Support negotiation and establishment of partnership agreements, ensuring legal and compliance requirements are met.

Donor Stewardship & Compliance

• Lead proposal development, donor reporting, and compliance across all active grants and partnerships.
• Prepare timely, high-quality donor reports and updates in line with partnership obligations.
• Monitor compliance with funding conditions and ensure commitments under partnership agreements are fulfilled.

Internal Coordination & Impact Tracking

• Coordinate with internal hospital and Foundation teams to align outreach funding requirements.
• Ensure the Foundation funds the outreach requirements of City Eye Hospital as guided by the Foundation strategy.
• Support the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems and track impact metrics across funded programs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Business, Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Certification in Project Management or Fundraising is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in NGO fundraising, grants management, or partnerships development.
• Demonstrated success in building institutional partnerships and securing funding.
• Strong proposal writing, concept note development, and donor reporting skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and planning ability.
• Strong relationship management, networking, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High integrity and accountability.
• Results-driven with strong organisational skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative and problem-solving capability.

Key Performance Indicators

• Funding raised against annual targets.
• Number and quality of partnerships secured.
• Timeliness and quality of donor reporting.
• Growth in the Foundation's active funding pipeline.
• Impact metrics achieved through funded outreach programs.

• Develop and implement a structured fundraising strategy aligned to the Foundation's goals.
• Develop annual fundraising targets and budgets, and track performance against them.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities from foundations, corporate CSR programs, faith-based organisations, and philanthropic networks.
• Lead development and submission of high-quality concept notes, proposals, and grant applications.
• Build and maintain a strong, well-managed donor pipeline.
• Identify and manage relationships with NGOs, foundations, corporate CSR partners, faith-based organisations, and government bodies.
• Build and sustain strategic partnerships aligned with the Foundation's mission and outreach priorities.
• Represent the Foundation in external stakeholder engagements, forums, and networking events to strengthen visibility and positioning.
• Support negotiation and establishment of partnership agreements, ensuring legal and compliance requirements are met.
• Lead proposal development, donor reporting, and compliance across all active grants and partnerships.
• Prepare timely, high-quality donor reports and updates in line with partnership obligations.
• Monitor compliance with funding conditions and ensure commitments under partnership agreements are fulfilled.
• Coordinate with internal hospital and Foundation teams to align outreach funding requirements.
• Ensure the Foundation funds the outreach requirements of City Eye Hospital as guided by the Foundation strategy.
• Support the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems and track impact metrics across funded programs.

• Strategic thinking and planning ability.
• Strong relationship management, networking, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High integrity and accountability.
• Results-driven with strong organisational skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative and problem-solving capability.

• Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Business, Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Certification in Project Management or Fundraising is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in NGO fundraising, grants management, or partnerships development.
• Demonstrated success in building institutional partnerships and securing funding.
• Strong proposal writing, concept note development, and donor reporting skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.