Are
you looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence and mutual
respect in a team-driven culture with a key focus on social empowerment?
We are looking for dynamic, creative and self-oriented professionals to fill the position of:
Co-op Bank Foundation Manager
Job Summary
Reporting to the Company Secretary, the role holder will be responsible for the overall day today running and management of the Foundation.
Main duties
This challenging opportunity which involve the following:-
- Develop Strategies
and guidelines for the Foundation in line with emerging best practices for
consideration and approval by the Trustees.
- Research, develop
and submit concept Papers , Project/Funding proposals both financial and
narrative to potential Funders.
- Ensure the existing
School Fees Bursary Program is run efficiently and sustainably
- Develop and manage a
robust Mentorship Program for Students being sponsored by the Foundation
both at High School and University level.
- Ensure excellent
existence of strong relationships between the Foundation and all the
Stakeholders such as Donors, Ministry of Education, Learning Institutions
among others.
- Maintain Endowment
Campaign records, track pledges, send reminder notices of pledges due,
send acknowledgements of donations received, serve as staff contact with
endowment team.
- Preparation
and management of the Foundation Budget.
- Preparation of all
required reports e.g. reports required by the Main Sponsor (Co-op Bank)
and other Donors.
- Prepare and provide
monthly reports to management and other reports required by the Trustees.
- Ensure grant
submissions and all reporting meets corporate and foundation guidelines
and deadlines.
- Support Investor
Relations Department within the Finance Division in developing
social investment materials and documentation for sustainability
reporting.
- Monitor the academic
progress of the Students being sponsored by the Foundation
- Ensure adequate
branding and visibility of projects.
- Perform general
management duties for the foundations team including the development of
annual plans, budgets, reports and evaluations and the production of
monthly reports for the Trustees.
- Conduct monitoring
and evaluation of projects to demonstrate and track impact and generate
pertinent reports.
Job Specification &
Qualification
The incumbent will be required to possess the following qualifications and attributes:-
- Bachelor’s degree in
Education, Finance/Accounting or Social Sciences.
- Relevant
certification in Foundation Management.
- Minimum of 5 years
of management experience in managing large Foundation/s with a strong
focus on fundraising and program development.
- Experience in
managing large Foundations in the areas of Education and Environment will
have an added advantage.
- Demonstrated track
record in securing and managing substantial grant portfolios with diverse
funders.
- Proven ability to
write clear, structured, articulate proposals and reports, including
financial elements.
- Ability to review
and edit documents developed at field level
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills to manage a wide variety of
internal and external relationships.
- The ability to
handle multiple and often competing deadlines under pressure.
Interested candidates
meeting the above criteria should forward an application enclosing detailed
Curriculum Vitae accompanied by copies of certificates and indicating the
current remuneration to the address shown below by 31st May 2013.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope: CFM/03/HRD/2013
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd.
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope: CFM/03/HRD/2013
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd.
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi