SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya
Vacancy
Re-Advertisement: Institutional Partnership
Development Manager
(1) Position
National Office
SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya is a member of SOS – Kinderdorf
International, the largest private child welfare organization in the world.
SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya is a child-focused
Non-Governmental Organization established in 1973 to provide care and support
to children who have lost or are at risk of losing the care of their biological
family.
The organization’s vision is “No child should grow up alone” and its programmes are driven by the mission of “building families for children in need, helping them shape their own futures and sharing in the development of their communities”.
In this regard, the organization works to reduce poverty;
increase access to quality education and decent work; reduce inequalities and
build strong institutions as laid out in SDGs 1, 4,8,10 and 16.
This is done through programmes that are geared towards
addressing the political, economic, health and social root causes that lead to
high levels of child vulnerability and put families at risk of breaking down.
The programmes focus on Alternative Care, Family Strengthening,
Youth Empowerment, Education, Health Care and Advocacy.
SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya implements programmes in five
(5) of Kenya’s 47 Counties namely Nairobi, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu and
Meru.
We seek to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the
position of Institutional Partnership Development Manager.
Job Summary: Reporting to the
Head of Fund Development & Communications, the Institutional Partnership
Development Manager supports and leads SOS CV Kenya in the development of
partnerships with institutional donors, in order to significantly increase and
diversify the financial resources available for National Programs.
H/She plays a crucial role in enhancing the capacity of SOS CV
Kenya’s team in grant acquisition, effective grant management, and strategic
donor engagement, positioning and partnerships with major institutional donors.
H/She collaborates with the Head of Fund Development &
Communications, the National Director and the Program Team to secure
institutional funding for SOS CV Kenya.
H/She develops and implements institutional partnership
strategies, writes concept papers, proposals and other grant application
documents and is a key contributor to the growth of the funding portfolio.
H/She also manages the day to day donor relationships with
bilateral donors, governmental institutions, embassies and any other relevant
national or international organizations.
Fundraising and Donor
Liaison
· Proactively identify
institutional partnership opportunities at the national/ local level (from
bilateral, multilateral, international organizations and embassies and
foundations) that match organizational priorities and donor requirements.
Develop a comprehensive database of potential donors and update the same
regularly to ensure clear potential funding opportunities for SOS CV Kenya
based on thorough research and intelligence gathering
· Writing expression of
interests, concept notes and proposals and related applications for both grants
and contracts under the strategic guidance of the HFDC. This includes:
background research, stakeholder analysis, data collection & analysis,
consultation processes, development of narrative proposal, coordination of
grant proposal budget development and production of all associated documents to
a high standard in accordance with donor requirements
· Develop and maintain
good relationships with donors by ensuring regular communication, knowledge
exchange and effective reporting.
· Working with the HFDC,
be the link between SOS CV Kenya and donors especially in management of
institutional funding contracts. Ensure regular communication with the SOS CV
international and regional offices
Donor Contract
Management
· Prepare and submit IPD
monthly updates and quarterly reports to the HFDC and regional office
· Coordinate, monitor and
assess the quality of donor reporting making sure that donor requirements are
met during the project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and
phase/close out
· Responsible for Donor
Contract Management (DCM) of institutional (restricted) grants, including
contract preparation, development of consortium agreements, teaming agreements,
monitoring of compliance with donor requirements, submission of reports.
· Create and maintain
grant records in the ProDIGI Grant management system for all institutional
donor contracts.
· Undertake routine donor
contract administration for country programmes and ensure all grant files,
(electronic, system and paper) are complete and kept up to date.
· Establish a close
cross-functional working relationship with the Finance, Communication and
Program and other departments and provide advice to ensure synergy in donor budgeting,
contract management and reporting.
Strategy, Capacity
Building
· Develop and implement an
institutional fundraising and partnership strategy in line with the needs of
SOS Children’s Villages Kenya and ensure this is infused within the
organizational strategic plan, global IPD Strategy 3.0 and national plans
· Ensuring Senior
Management are appraised of all strategic opportunities, challenges and risks
in relation to potential funding opportunities, including key relations, grants
and contracts.
· Analysing the funding
environment vis á vis SOS CV Kenya’s strategy, plans and priorities, mapping
key donors and identifying trends in funding and implications for SOS CV Kenya;
Review and implement the recommendations of the donor market survey
· Train and support
relevant staff in Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach among
other models and approaches for project design and management
· Build fundraising
capacity within the programme team, by training staff on proposal development,
funding trends and policies, donor relations, reporting, contract management,
etc.
· Document learning on the
implementation of donor-funded grants and contracts, in order to improve
understanding of donor requirements and to improve SOS CV Kenya’s overall grant
performance and compliance.
Partnership Development
and Networking
· Establish and maintain
regular contact with donors by organizing donor roundtables, face to face
meetings, attending donor forums etc
· Supporting the HFDC, ND
and programme team to develop new and existing relationships with key donors
and potential consortia partners
· Negotiate collaboration
with partner institutions and government departments in support of SOS CV Kenya
subject to approval from HFDC.
· Coordinating and
facilitating consortia formation and strategic partnerships with other
like-minded organizations/or local implementing partners for joint proposal
development processes Coordinating capacity assessments and due diligence
checks of potential local partners to be
included in proposals
· Developing MOUs,
pre-teaming agreements or other required documentation in relation to
consortium formation and partnership development.
· Represent SOS CV Kenya
in sector level meetings (development and humanitarian / emergency) and other
networking forums and use this to aggressively develop funding partnerships
· Participate in regional
IPD networking and training forums and contribute to development of new
IPD strategies to improve practice
· Developing material to
help promote SOS CV Kenya amongst potential donors, partners and
key Government representatives, including briefings, capacity statements and
presentations
· Work closely with the
General Secretariate in ESAF regional office and International Office in
order to ensure coordinated contact with donors.
Minimum Qualification
and experience
· Minimum Bachelor and
preferably Master Degree, in the Social Sciences (social work,
psychology, social-pedagogy, community development or economics) and,
additionally, a
Project Management qualification.
· Minimum 7 years working
experience in the field of Project Management for Institutional
Donor funded projects
· He/she should have 4-7
years extensive experience in planning, securing and managing funds
from institutional donors as well as a thorough understanding of development
programming.
· A thorough understanding
of program design and development especially in the sectors of
Education, Health, Livelihoods, Gender and GBV, Child Protection, Advocacy and
Emergency Preparedness and Response.
· Experience in social
science research; the candidate should have extensive experience
conducting assessments, evaluations etc.
· A thorough understanding
of Donor Contract Management, Project Cycle Management, and
training approaches is required.
Competencies –
Knowledge, skills and abilities
1. Demonstrable experience in planning, resourcing,
implementing, controlling, monitoring & evaluation of and reporting on
projects, preferably in the social sciences arena, including donor-funded
programs.
2. Ability to turn a vision into actionable goals and
deliverables, including coordinating the activities of several program
locations (and their networks of service providers) around these common goals.
3. Ability to challenge conventional thinking, and to influence
others to develop new, innovative solutions to promote quality child care and
development, including using broad cross-sector coordination to create
large-scale social change.
4. Understanding of the national legislation, policies,
strategies and funding mechanisms of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya in relation
to child care and development.
5. Experience in partnership-building, including assessing the
suitability of partners, and negotiating and formalizing Memorandums of
Understanding.
6. Ability to represent the organization at the highest level,
including with national bodies and agencies, NGO networks and international
donors.
7. Ability to link budgets for implementing planned activities
and programs, as well as understanding of financial reports for tracking budget
execution.
8. Proven experience in leading a team.
9. Strong MS office skills, preferably with proficiency in using
project management software.
10. Strong and highly effective communication skills in English
including excellent report writing skills.
11. Willingness to travel within different the regions, as well
as travel within the Sub-Saharan Africa region for experience-sharing and
workshops.
12. The Candidate should have leadership, and innovation,
flexible, self-drive and have the ability to work very fast and under strict
deadlines.
13. Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills
with the ability to represent SOS CV Kenya in donor forums, develop
partnerships with other NGOs
14. Experience of capacity building non-funding staff in all
aspects of funding and contract compliance.
Personal Attributes
1. Good planning, organizing and coordination skills with
attention to detail and accuracy.
2. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in
a team and to communicate effectively with colleagues, partners, stakeholders
and others who are not in the line of command.
3. Strong analytic and thinking skills, ability to overcome
challenges.
4. Ability to manage own time and to work under high pressure.
5. Trustworthiness and confidentiality, modelling principled
behaviour.
6. Commitment to address the situation the children of our
target group and their families
Child Protection Policy
At all times, avoid actions or behaviour that could be construed
as poor or potentially abusive practice. Whatever decisions and actions taken
should be with the best interest of the child in mind.
Data Protection Policy
A loving home for every child
At all times ensure that personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS
Children’s Villages Kenya beneficiaries and their families as well as
co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing
SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws.
How to Apply
If you believe your experience, competencies and qualifications
match the job and role specifications described; send a Cover Letter &
updated CV in PDF with details of 3 traceable referees one of which must be
immediate former employer to recruitment@soskenya.org addressed to the Human
Resources Manager to reach us on or before 27th November 2022 with the subject
heading as ‘Institutional Partnership Development Manager”.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
SOS Children’s Villages holds strict child safeguarding
principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment,
exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the
organization’s activities are rendered.
Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and
hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value
congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check
processes.
SOS Children’s Villages is an equal opportunity employer and its
Recruitment Policy addresses itself to the core values of best practice,
diversity and equality.