Africa Network for Animal Welfare
(ANAW) is an indigenous, Pan-African, hands-on non-governmental animal welfare
organization, registered in Kenya with the mission to promote animal welfare,
wildlife and environmental conservation seeking to employ a qualified Chief
Operations Officer (COO).
Main duties and responsibilities
Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) is an indigenous, Pan-African, hands-on non-governmental animal welfare organization, registered in Kenya with the mission to promote animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation seeking to employ a qualified Head of Resource Mobilization.
Main duties and responsibilities
Finance and Budgeting
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Oversees budgeting and organization
planning
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Prepare and present financial
analysis and analytics
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Ensure all the Organizations
financial practices are in line with statutory regulations and legislation
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Prepare and present financial reports
and projections
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Develop and update finance policies
and procedures
Leadership & Management:
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Leading and developing the
organization team towards achievement of the organizational strategy.
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Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence,
rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and
administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines
and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
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Ensure effective systems are in place
to manage the organization, track progress, and regularly evaluate program
components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to
the board, funders, and other constituents
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Ensure effective organization
operations, ICT, programs and resources mobilization.
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Ensure effective management of Human
resources including recruitment, staff development, retention and motivation of
talented staff members.
Fundraising & Communications
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Identify and support resource
mobilization and fundraising initiatives.
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Expand local revenue generating and
fundraising activities to support existing program operations and regional
expansion while simultaneously retiring dependence.
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Deepen and refine all aspects of
communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of
creating a stronger brand
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Use external presence and
relationships to garner new opportunities
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Oversee preparation of periodic E
newsletter/magazine and send to all the stakeholders on timely basis ensuring
accuracy, focus and content.
Functional and programs effectiveness
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Delegates to and manages heads of
departments.
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Integrates departmental teams.
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Engages stakeholders at all levels
(primarily internal) to optimize internal supply chain.
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Develops Managers of Managers and
specialists under supervision.
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Selects potential Managers of
Managers to sustain pipeline.
Networking & Collaboration
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Actively engage and energize
organization volunteers, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations,
and funders.
Risk Management
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Analyze risks and determines
strategies for managing them and ensuring that assets are adequately
safeguarded and maintained.
Other
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Any other tasks as may be assigned
from time to time by the Executive Director or as dictated by unforeseen
operational and external realities.
Minimum Qualification, experience and
competencies
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Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration or related field
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Master of Business Administration
degree or equivalent
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Professional qualification in
CPA/ACCA will be an added advantage.
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At least 10 years’ experience out of
which 5 years must be at a management level
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Thorough commitment to organizations
Mission
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Track record of effectively leading
regionally and/or nationally scaling up performance- and outcomes-based
organization and staff; ability to point to specific examples of having
developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the
next stage of growth.
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Ability to work with Senior managers
and build effective work relationships with the team.
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Leadership, coaching and relationship
management experience; senior management experience and talent management.
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Unwavering commitment to quality
programs and data-driven program evaluation
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Excellence in organizational
management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance
teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget
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Strong marketing, public relations,
and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of
stakeholders and cultures
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Strong written and verbal
communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent
interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
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Action-oriented, entrepreneurial,
adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning
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Ability to work effectively in
collaboration with diverse groups of people
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Passion, idealism, integrity,
positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) is an indigenous, Pan-African, hands-on non-governmental animal welfare organization, registered in Kenya with the mission to promote animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation seeking to employ a qualified Head of Resource Mobilization.
Main duties and responsibilities
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Takes lead in identifying funding
opportunities, listing them and sharing information with the Chief Operations
Officer and Executive Director with recommendations and proposed actions.
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Prepares funding proposals in
consultation with the stakeholders. This involves writing project and budget
plan proposals and coordinating with the different departments heads with the
aim of submitting robust project proposals.
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Develops and updates fund
mobilization policies and procedures.
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Develop the fund generation and
resources mobilization work plan and constantly follow up the implementation of
the plan. This involves designing and writing materials for communication with
different prospective donors and agencies.
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To mobilize nonfinancial resources
from the private sector entities, individuals and corporate entities.
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To coordinate processing of
agreements in connection with funding opportunities and ensure effective and
timely follow up in terms of submission of reports to the donors and grants
renewal proposals.
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To monitor donor reporting and grant
expenditure deadlines; coordinate with senior management in responding to these
deadlines while facilitating and participating in the preparation of quality
financial and narrative reports to donors.
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To prepare activity plan and
timelines as per the organization’s guidelines
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To contribute to the production of
organization’s E-Newsletter and distribution to donors particularly
highlighting funds generated and resources mobilized and spent.
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To ensure fundraising and resource
mobilization information and data are up to date on the Organization’s website.
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Through the Chief Operations Officer
and Executive Director, liaise with the Government and other NGO’s in
soliciting, linking and advising prospective sponsors/donors on current and
collaborative opportunities.
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To undertake all other relevant
activities as and when assigned by the Chief Operations Officer or Executive
Director.
Qualification, Experience, Knowledge and Abilities
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Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
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Professional qualification
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At least 5 years’ hand on experience
in a similar position
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Good communication skills and
attention to detail
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Good analytical skills in developing
and implementing resource mobilization strategies
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Ability to prioritize workload and
demonstrate deliverables/outcomes
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Initiative taker, self-motivated and
committed
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Computer literate and ability to
effectively use a variety of computer software particularly excel
To
apply, please send your CV and a cover letter by 19th December 2018 to:
The
Recruitment Committee
Africa Network for Animal Welfare
P.O. Box 3731- 00506
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa Network for Animal Welfare
P.O. Box 3731- 00506
Nairobi, Kenya
Email:
recruitment@anaw.org