ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) is a member of ActionAid
Federation; ActionAid works in more than 40 countries all over the world, in
the places where we can make the biggest impact.
We tackle poverty and denial of human rights at the local level,
and we challenge the causes behind them locally, nationally and globally.
We are present in at least 16 counties across Kenya and link key
international, national and local institutions in favour of the right holders.
We therefore seek to recruit dynamic and innovative Head of Fundraising based in Nairobi.
Position: Head of Fundraising
Functional Unit: Fundraising
Reporting to: Country Director
Supervising: Sponsorship Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator
Category: 8
Duty Station: Centre
Key relationships:
We therefore seek to recruit dynamic and innovative Head of Fundraising based in Nairobi.
Position: Head of Fundraising
Functional Unit: Fundraising
Reporting to: Country Director
Supervising: Sponsorship Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator
Category: 8
Duty Station: Centre
Key relationships:
Internally: All staff
Externally: Donor Organizations, Partner Organizations, key
government departments, networks and coalitions and other relevant spaces
Job Purpose
Job Purpose
The head of fundraising shall be responsible for the design and
implementation of fundraising strategies polices and activities aimed at
generation of adequate resources for AAIK programmes.
In addition, the HOF shall deepen relationships with donors and
facilitate linkages between country program and international partnership
development team to deliver on strategic objectives of resource generation,
donor relations and contracts management and reporting.
The holder of the position is a member of senior management team
and is expected to ensure organizational efficiency and effectiveness through
participation in decision making, advising on the partnership and fundraising,
communication and implementation of agreed upon decisions.
Specific Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
Fundraising
- Formulation
and implementation of resource mobilization strategies, policies and
procedures through contextualization of the AAI Global Funding
policies and strategies to Kenya’s context;
- Exploration
of existing and alternative funding options;
- Diversification
of programme funding to achieve a healthy mix of sponsorship and
institutional donor funding;
- Overseeing
sponsorship funding operations to ensure quality and timely
management of funding and sponsor communications;
- Development
and implementation of donor intelligence mechanisms;
- Tracking
of resource mobilization trends and incorporating feasible innovations
into AAIK’s practices.
- Formulation
of fundable proposals in line with CSP programmes and in accordance with
the AAIK fundraising policy and strategy;
- Ensuring
uniformity and consistency of funding proposals;
- Building
relationships with other INGOs for consortium fundraising
- Maintaining
a sponsorship funding base through the recruitment, retention and
relationship management of sponsors and the children they support;
- Maintenance
of sponsorship targets, standards and communication as well as sharing of
learning on sponsorship developments.
- Ensuring
steady funds inflow within the organization;
- Coordinating
all fundraising in AAIK as well as reporting on the use of resources to
respective donors.
Partnership Relationship Management
- Development
and implementation of donor management information system and Knowledge
management system;
- Provision
of timely and accurate information to donors/funders, sponsors and other
stakeholders as per existing agreements/MoUs or sponsorship
protocol;
- Organizing
and coordinating donor visits to AAIK and sharing information with
respective teams, partners and stakeholders on institutional donors of
AAIK;
- Negotiating
implementation of contracts and MOUs with donors;
- Monitoring
funds flow and utilization as well as coordinating the periodic
interaction of donors with the country programme in terms of monitoring
visits; and
- Maintaining
linkages and provision of feedback to networking partners and communities.
Staff Management, Development and Performance Measurement:
- Ensuring
efficient and effective management of staff within the Directorate taking
into account staff skills and leave allowance;
- Participate
in the development of resource mobilization skills for AAIK staff;
- Undertake
performance appraisal for staff in the Directorate and initiation of
correction actions for identified gaps;
- Undertaking
training of staff within the Directorate; and
- Development
of organizational wide performance measurement and impact assessment
indicators.
Qualifications
Appointment to the position will be made from persons who have:
- Holds
an MBA or Masters degree in social Sciences or their equivalent from a
recognized University;
- Have
bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or its equivalent from a recognized
University;
- Have
at least ten (10) years working experience in resource mobilization
function in an INGO or a large organization of which at least five (5)
years must have been at senior management position;
- Have
demonstrated in-depth understanding of programming issues and Policy work
at organizational, national and international levels; and
- Have
practical experience in resource mobilization including proposal
development, donor reporting and managing donor relations.
Key Competencies
- Strong
conceptual, analytical, documentation and presentation skills;
- Strong
understanding of programming functions;
- Good
interpersonal and ability to influence and negotiate at different levels;
- High
degree of integrity, dependability and confidentiality;
- Ability
to work independently and be self motivated; and
- High
level of IT proficiency in use of MS Word, Excel, Access, Power-point, SUN
system and e-mail.
You must be willing to reside in the designated station.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
Only electronically completed application forms (click here to download) will be accepted and should be
mailed to hresources.kenya@actionaid.org.
Kindly write “Head of Fundraising” on the subject line of your
email.
The closing date for receipt of application forms is August 22,
2011.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.
Position: Project Officer – Governance of Basic Rights
Functional Unit: Programme & Policy
Reporting to: Technical Advisor- GBR
Supervising: None
Category: 5
Duty Station: Centre
Key relationships:
Position: Project Officer – Governance of Basic Rights
Functional Unit: Programme & Policy
Reporting to: Technical Advisor- GBR
Supervising: None
Category: 5
Duty Station: Centre
Key relationships:
Internally: P4C Coordinator, Programme Officer-SO, LRP Managers,
Programme Accountants
Externally: Partner Organizations, key government departments,
networks and coalitions and other relevant spaces
Main Purpose and Scope
To support effective delivery of programmes delivery of AAIK CSP Strategic Objectives aimed at building the capacity of communities living in poverty and exclusion to hold the State to account for delivery of basic rights to food, health, education and social protection through conceptualizing, designing, mobilizing resources, implementing and reporting on initiatives under the Strategic Objective.
Specific duties:
Main Purpose and Scope
To support effective delivery of programmes delivery of AAIK CSP Strategic Objectives aimed at building the capacity of communities living in poverty and exclusion to hold the State to account for delivery of basic rights to food, health, education and social protection through conceptualizing, designing, mobilizing resources, implementing and reporting on initiatives under the Strategic Objective.
Specific duties:
Provide programmatic support in Programmes, Policy &
Campaigns interventions
- Lead
project implementation with partners within the objective
- Link
programmatic and policy initiatives across all levels (local, national,
international)
- Contribute
to the organization of nationals regional and local event that contribute
to movement and constituency building
- Support
the programmes and strategies to raise awareness on key issues amongst
movements and networks
- Work
with the M&E Officers and LRP managers to monitor implementation of
projects at LRP levels and with partners
- Documenting
best practises, key result areas and stories of change as required
- Maintain
a breadth of knowledge, including research, about current trends, emerging
issues, policy intervention and innovations in the program areas of focus
to enhance the effectiveness of programme strategy
- Generate
reports on programme implementation
Resource mobilisation
- Participate
in regular donor round table meetings aimed at influencing donor thinking
on good governance in Kenya as well as showcasing the governance work of
AAIK;
- Work
with fundraising team to develop proposals in the assigned programme area
that fit into the strategic objective and are coherent with overall
programming
Contract management
- Coordinate
communication between partners and allies within the strategic objectives
- Support
partners in ensuring compliance with donor requirement
- Collate
periodic reports (monthly, quarter, semi-annually and annually) of
projects and programmes as required by various donors, ensuring quality
and timeliness.
Capacity building
- Identify
capacity gaps and organize capacity building and organize initiatives
for partners and staff on various programme and policy areas related
to Governance of Basic Rights;
- Participate
in designing, inspiring and building capacity of staff for fundraising
proposals;
General
- As
part of the Programmes & Policy team participate in the implementation
of the CSP and delivery of set objectives;
- Ensure
compliance with ALPS, GS, HRBA and work towards increased levels of
transparency and Accountability.
- Contribute
to the programme and policy agenda of AAI by sharing knowledge and
practice from the Affiliate
- Build
synergy (joining with others) to bring in changes to the lives of poor and
excluded people
- Ensure
Women’s Rights and initiatives from other Strategic Objectives are
integrated in all our work at all levels
Critical Competencies
Leadership skills; Analytical skills; team building skills;
Project Management knowledge; Grants management; partnership management;
coalition building; Monitoring Performance management; Documentation;
information management and reporting; Networking; Negotiating; influencing;
persuasiveness; planning and organizing; problem analysis; excellent oral and
written communication; results orientation; self-development; team-player;
pro-activeness; creativity; gender-sensitive; listening; judgement; coaching.
Organisational learning and capacity development
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Skills and experience:
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Skills and experience:
- First
degree in development or other social sciences
- A
minimum of three(3) years post-academic experience two (2) of which is in
governance programme implementation;
- Demonstrable
experience working within partnerships, coalitions and networks;
- Demonstrable
experience in advocacy and campaigns on good governance;
- Demonstrable
experience in building capacity of partners and staff on public
governance;
- Strong
understanding of public governance and its relation to pro-poor
development
- Understanding
of different donor requirements and ways of working;
- Ability
to build and work with teams and provide leadership necessary for them to
deliver on set objectives;
- Good
conceptual and analytical skills;
- Good
understanding of basic finance systems; and,
- Good
written and spoken English;
You must be willing to reside in the designated station.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
Only electronically completed application forms (Click here to download) will be accepted and should be
mailed to hresources.kenya@actionaid.org. Kindly write “Programme Officer-GBR”
on the subject line of your email.
The closing date for receipt of application forms is August 22,
2011.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualified
women candidates are encouraged to apply.
Position: Community Development Facilitator
Functional Unit: Programme
Reporting to: LRP Manager
Supervising: none
Category: 4
Duty Station: designated LRP
Key relationships:
Internally: Programme Officer, M &E Officer,
Externally: CBOs, community groups.
Main Purpose and Scope
Responsible for facilitating the Local Rights Programme (LRP) activities through community based organizations and other partners so that the LRP achieves its set objectives.
Responsibilities
Main Purpose and Scope
Responsible for facilitating the Local Rights Programme (LRP) activities through community based organizations and other partners so that the LRP achieves its set objectives.
Responsibilities
- To
build strong Community Based Organizations to manage the implementation of
their identified needs;
- To
facilitate grass root development by mobilising the community in the LRP;
- To
support the Programme Officer to ensure that all child sponsorship
requirements are met as per the set guidelines;
- Prepares
community development reports for the Regional Office;
- To
follow up on grants given to communities for accounting; and
- To
facilitate use of participatory PRA tools in the LRP including the
PRRPs
General
- As
part of the Regional team participate in pursuing the implementation of
the CSP
- Prepare
and share timely and accurate documentation of lessons learnt to promote
best practise.
- Work
towards increased levels of transparency and Accountability.
Critical Competencies
Analytical skills, Project management knowledge, Grants management, Monitoring & evaluation, Capacity development, Performance management, Budgeting & budgetary control, Resource mobilization and monitoring, Documentation, information management and reporting, Networking , Stakeholder management, Negotiating; influencing; persuasiveness; planning and organizing; problem analysis; oral communication; written communication; results orientation; self-development; team-player; pro-activeness; creativity; gender sensitive; group leadership; listening; judgement; coaching. Organisational learning and capacity development
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Qualifications
Analytical skills, Project management knowledge, Grants management, Monitoring & evaluation, Capacity development, Performance management, Budgeting & budgetary control, Resource mobilization and monitoring, Documentation, information management and reporting, Networking , Stakeholder management, Negotiating; influencing; persuasiveness; planning and organizing; problem analysis; oral communication; written communication; results orientation; self-development; team-player; pro-activeness; creativity; gender sensitive; group leadership; listening; judgement; coaching. Organisational learning and capacity development
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Qualifications
- Minimum
of a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with a minimum of three (3)
years’ relevant work experience
Skills required
- Communication,
report writing and analytical skills.
- Rich
experience preferably in programming and financial management
- Good
knowledge of Programme Management and Development.
- Computer
skills
This Position Profile will be updated at regular intervals to
reflect changing work practices or priorities and especially following
performance reviews.
You must be willing to reside in the designated station.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
You must be willing to reside in the designated station.
The successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
Only electronically completed application forms (click here to download) will be accepted and should
be mailed to hresources.kenya@actionaid.org.
Kindly write “Community development officer-Narok” on the
subject line of your email.
The closing date for receipt of application forms is August 22,
2011.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Kindly do not send a detailed CV at this stage as only the information in the application form will be used for initial selection.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.