Job Title: Programme Funding Manager
Hiring Organization: Ol
Pejeta Conservancy
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Wildlife
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/04/2024
Based on
the Conservancy in Kenya, the successful candidate will be responsible for the
day-to-day engagement, management and execution of the Conservancy’s audit
function. The internal audits will be designed to identify risks to achieving
the Conservancy’s strategic, operational, reporting and compliance objectives;
assess the adequacy of internal controls to mitigate identified risks; assess
the effectiveness and efficiency of the Conservancy’s operations.
Based on
the Conservancy in Kenya, and reporting to the Programme Funding Director, the
successful candidate will be responsible for leading Ol Pejeta’s programme
fundraising by identifying new donors, building relationships with new and
existing donors, and developing high quality prospecting / pitch materials and
proposals. Securing unrestricted / core cost / CAPEX funding from Trusts and
Foundations, Institutions and Corporate partners will be a priority for this
role.
Responsibilities focus on pipeline & proposal development and include:
- Support
the development of a methodology for donor mapping.
- Implement
that methodology to regularly map funding opportunities that align with Ol
Pejeta’s programmes, ensuring a steady pipeline of fundraising
opportunities.
- Develop
an approach to categorize donors based on factors that might influence Ol
Pejeta’s approach to seeking funding.
- Lead
annual network mapping exercises to identify connections that might be
leveraged as part of a funding approach.
- Identify
networks / platforms used by trusts, foundations, corporate and
institutional donors that Ol Pejeta might be able to join or engage with,
to raise our visibility among these donor groups.
- Develop
a strategy for targeting organisational donors that effectively
communicates our work, our funding needs / “ask”, maximizing our chances
of securing funding / donations.
- Develop
and regularly update short project briefs / concepts to be shared with
prospective donors.
- Work
in collaboration with the rest of the Programme Funding team to deliver
quality proposals that secure multi-year funding for Ol Pejeta.
- Identify
and cultivate new partnerships that position Ol Pejeta for new funding
opportunities, either as the lead, or a partner within consortium bids.
- Support
the management of existing partnerships to identify new opportunities for
collaboration, ensuring the best interests of Ol Pejeta are always
represented.
- Monitor
compliance with grant terms and conditions
Education
and qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree or similar qualification in Conservation, Natural Resource
Management or related discipline.
- Excellent
verbal and written communication with fluency in English.
Essential
skills, knowledge, and experience
- Demonstrable
experience raising funds (>US$1m per year) from a wide range of donors,
including Trusts and Foundations, Corporates, and government donors such
as USAID, EU etc.
- Experience
of raising funds for conservation activities in East Africa (Kenya
preferred).
- Extensive
working knowledge of both Microsoft 365 and Google productivity apps.
- Excellent
writing and presentation skills.
- Experience
of budget design and management.
- Excellent
planning, coordination and reporting skills with demonstrated ability to
work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Strong
interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate with a wide range
of stakeholders.
- Ability
to develop and sustain strong working relationships.
- Self-motivated,
independent and resourceful.
- Adept
at prioritising needs, you are happy taking the initiative to get things
done and thrive in a busy environment.
- A
‘can-do’ and agile attitude, ability to problem solve and adaptive
thinking.
Desirable
skills, knowledge, and experience
- Master’s
degree is an advantage.
- Knowledge
of conservation activities in Kenya / East Africa.
- Project
management qualification.
How To
Apply
Interested
and qualifying candidates should submit their CV and Application letter only to jobs@olpejetaconservancy.org
