Organization:Jitegemee Children’s
Centre
Position: Part-Time Consultant / Grant-Writer
Location: Nairobi, with occasional trips to
Machakos
Reports to: Mike Kimeu, Program Director of Jitegemee
Children’s Centre
Liaises with: Stafff of three teachers and American
volunteers
Effective date: November 1, 2012
Organization:
Jitegemee is a grassroots nonprofit organization serving street children in Machakos, Kenya.
Organization:
Jitegemee is a grassroots nonprofit organization serving street children in Machakos, Kenya.
We are currently
constructing a new educational center, library and computer lab which will
expand our services and the population we serve.
Purpose of the position:
To help build administrative capacity in Kenya and assist our director on a number of fronts, including grant-writing, professional development and public relations.
Responsibilities include:
Purpose of the position:
To help build administrative capacity in Kenya and assist our director on a number of fronts, including grant-writing, professional development and public relations.
Responsibilities include:
- Working
closely with our director to develop a fundraising strategy inside Kenya,
including assisting in identifying new donor opportunities of strategic
interest
- Working
closely with our director to write grants and to help develop a fundraising
portfolio of public and private donors
- Work
closely with our director to procure in-kind donations, such as cement and
mabati
- Work
closely with our director to coordinate publicity, public relations
materials and event planning associated with the unveiling of the new
building
- Assisting
the director to establish and manage an efficient system for keeping track
of grant proposals, deadlines, submissions and required reports to donors.
- Assisting
the director to develop and strengthen local governance, including
recruiting trustees
- Work
with director to help train staff on aspects of fundraising and involve
them in the grant-writing process.
Competencies, Skills and Attributes:
- Strong
communication, strategic and leadership skills;
- High
ethical standards
- Desire
to give destitute youth a chance at education and opportunity
- Respect
for the poor
- Ability
to work as a team with people from diverse backgrounds
- Good
writing skills and superior attention to detail
- Computer
literacy in Microsoft word and Excel
- A high
degree of self-motivation, personal initiative and resourcefulness
- Zero
tolerance for corruption
- Ability
to reach fundraising targets and motivate others
- Willingness
to travel occasionally to Machakos
- At
least a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- 5 years
professional experience including 2 years in fundraising and grant-writing
- Knowledge
of street children a plus.
- Proficiency
in English, Swahili needed. Kikamba an added plus
Compensation:
Compensation will be commensurate with the normal practice of grassroots organizations and with the candidate's experience.
Compensation will be commensurate with the normal practice of grassroots organizations and with the candidate's experience.
We hope to bring on
board a candidate that believes in our mission, and who is ready to grow along
with our existing team.
To Apply
To Apply
Email a cover letter,
a resume, and two writing samples to: Farah Stockman at
farah@jitegemee.org by Friday, October 26th.