Alumni Analyst (Social Enterprises and Community Development Initiatives) at Kenyatta University

The objectives of the RLC include:

• Provide Quality Leadership Training: Centers provide courses on leadership and issues across multiple sectors.
• Support Entrepreneurship: Centers provide entrepreneurship support services, including mentoring, technology, and access to capital.
• Enhance Professional Networking: Centers offer young leaders the opportunity to connect with experienced professionals and experts across the region.

Main Purpose of Job

The holder of this position will report to the Alumni & Volunteer Relations Manager and will be responsible for providing support in running the Alumni & Volunteer Relations function. The function's purpose is to support the Alumni engagement strategy, relationship management, mentorship coordination, and business development.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation and promotion of alumni programs that support the RLC's strategic plan and program goals.
• Review investment documentation for alumni enterprises seeking investment, including financial data, business plans, and market analysis.
• Stress test the financial models to assess the viability and profitability of the proposed investment.
• Develop a pipeline of investors interested in investing in alumni initiatives. 
• Develop and implement an annual investor readiness program for all enterprises that seek to raise external financing. 
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in increasing support for alumni, Identifying and qualifying support from alumni.
• Communicate development-related activities via written contact reports filed in an appropriate constituent.
• Update and maintain a database of alumni startups, Social Enterprises, and Community Development Initiatives
• Assist in linking cohort participants and alumni mentees to suitable mentors across sectors.
• Prepare monthly development reports on alumni activity
• Capable of providing ad-hoc reports and evidence-supported analysis based upon Alumni & Volunteer Relations Manager needs.
• Work closely with county chapter leaders to implement chapter and YALI RLC events and activities.

 Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Business Development, or a related discipline.
• Flexibility and initiative, as well as the ability to work independently, combined with the skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve institutional goals.
• High professional and ethical standards for handling confidential information.
• Willingness to travel across the 14 YALI RLC EA focus countries

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience and knowledge in entrepreneurship capacity building, with at least 4 years of experience managing and administering Startups, Social Enterprises, and Community Development Initiatives. 
• Knowledge of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region 
• Commitment, drive, self-motivation, passion for ‘this space’, and desire to help scale YALI RLC EA alumni initiatives. 
• Ability to deliver with minimal supervision. 
• Significant local knowledge and networks in the investment ecosystem. 
• Experience in structuring investment products for Start-ups will be an added advantage.