Deadline of this Job: 10 October 2022
JOB DETAILS: Specialist, Global Foundations, Organizations and Institutions
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To actively contribute to develop relations internally and externally, develop the pipeline in Africa, targets, and forecasts (70%):
• Support the Director in coordinating a collaborative process with Habitat colleagues on FOI activity including pre-positioning, forecasting, go/no-go processes, proposal development processes and after action reviews.
• Contribute to identifying opportunities through forecasts and market intelligence to help achieve Habitat’s objectives.
• Prepare briefings and other informational materials that support the Director and organizational leadership with FOI engagement.
• Build and maintain effective FOI relations globally and regionally with guidance from the Director, as well as maintaining the CRM systems.
• To contribute to developing and training staff on FOI tools for effective fundraising (20%):
• Support the Director with the design of relevant FOI tools and training and advice to the HFHI network to encourage FOI champions across Africa.
• Support the effective stewardship of awards in partnership with Grant Mangers and guidance from the Director.
• Monitor the execution of the donor strategies implemented in close collaboration with internal Habitat colleagues.
• Other departmental projects and initiatives (10%).
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of proven partnership pre-positioning and fundraising experience, especially with foundations, organizations, and institutions such as EU, FCDO, European bi-laterals, USAID and African and other Development Banks.
• Fundraising experience in securing grants, preferably with the top funders in the housing/shelter, community development, and related sectors.
• Expertise in Internet research, specifically gathering and analyzing FOI grant programs, areas of concentration and grant guidelines/requirements, grant writing and budget development.
• Good oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and presentation skills in English.
• Solutions-oriented and collaborative in an evolving, dynamic, inter-cultural global team.
• Reflects the organizational principles through on-time delivery of work products in changing work terrains as the organization rapidly evolves.
• Disciplined; performs well under pressure and capable of balancing competing priorities; ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills with good attention to detail.
• Commitment to delivering excellent internal and external customer service.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams for global information sharing and knowledge management, and project management software.
Deadline of this Job: 03 October 2022
JOB DETAILS: Director - East Africa
Responsibilities:
• Oversee regional program delivery team to ensure client expectations are met and exceeded.
• Champion Sayara’s corporate values with internal and external stakeholders.
• Grow Sayara’s business in the East Africa region in line with Sayara’s global growth strategy.
• Develop formal market analyses and an associated growth plan for the region.
• Pursue and generate opportunities in the region.
• Liaise with Sayara’s global team to ensure global resources are allocated optimally against East Africa opportunities.
• Work closely with the Business Development and Communications teams to generate public facing knowledge products to highlight Sayara’s work in the region.
• Lead client outreach meetings.
• Support the drafting of programmatic bids for clients including FCDO, USAID, EU, UN, and others.
• Collaborate with Sayara’s senior management on visioning new programs and framing programmatic proposals to meet client interests in the region.
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
• 10+ years in international development, with a minimum of 5 years in East Africa.
• Proven success in business development and growth.
• Master’s degree in the social sciences (or similar field).
• Legal right to reside and work in Kenya.
• Technical experience in MERL and/or SBCC.
• Prior experience with USAID, FCDO, and NGOs.
• Must possess skills such as but not limited to effective leadership skills, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and excellent communication skills.
• Financial and budgeting knowledge.
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya. Sayara seeks a candidate currently based in or willing to relocate at their own expense to Nairobi (part-time remote work may be an option). The candidate should have legal authorization to work in Kenya – Sayara cannot sponsor work authorization. Travel throughout the region will be part of the position’s duties.
We highly encourage applications from women and people originating from minority groups.
Job Type:
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week), Monday-Friday.
Duration:
The Director – East Africa will be offered a one (1) year Employment Contract, with a four (4) month probation period and the option for renewal, based on the discretion of, and mutual agreement between Sayara International and the Director – East Africa.