Associate Director, Public Affairs at The END Fund

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES

Partnership development, advocacy, and communications (45%)

• Conduct research on relevant topics, countries, and partners of interest to the END Fund’s key stakeholder engagement and advocacy efforts in Africa. Write up research findings for internal and external audiences as needed.
• Develop proposals, internal project charters, and contracts for private sector, government, philanthropic, and other partnerships. Maintain ongoing and deepening engagement with partners through written communications and meetings. Manage sub-grants as needed.
• Provide support for planning and organizing logistics for END Fund events and activities; especially those geared towards driving partnership development, advocacy, resource mobilization goals, and positioning the END Fund and its champions as thought leaders. This includes developing a concrete follow-up plan to events to ensure they are maximally effective.

Project management (30%)

• Operationalize the country ownership and sustainability strategy by co-developing distinct long and short term projects, with goals and milestones to keep projects on track.
• Ensure deadlines are met and projects stay within budget. Adjust project timelines and targets as needed, remaining flexible to changing circumstances.
• Communicate relevant status updates to internal and external stakeholders as required.

Internal systems management and measurement (25%)

• Contribute to Public Affairs outputs such as board reports, annual budgeting, periodic grant reporting, and relevant department meetings.
• Provide support for the implementation and management of systems for identifying champions in the END Fund network.
• Support with the analysis of data and creation of data visualizations for key donor reports. Assist with writing qualitative reporting (narrative sections) in line with reporting needs and structure.
• Contribute towards updating and maintaining key private and public sector contacts, organizations, and metrics in CRM database (Salesforce).

Other projects or tasks as assigned in service of organizational goals.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Minimum four years of work experience, preferably private sector experience such as corporate social responsibility/sustainability, management consulting, corporate communications, or public affairs. Other directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Strategic about achieving objectives; handles multiple projects simultaneously with excellent follow through and attention to detail
• A self-starter motivated by an entrepreneurial and results-oriented culture
• May be required to sometimes adjust standard working hours in order to accommodate key internal and external stakeholders in different time zones
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (up to 20%), for relevant internal meetings and external events, as travel begins to resume
• Desire to continuously improve processes in support of achieving greater results
• A self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, quantitative, and written skills in English
• Confidence, discretion, and poise to engage with high-level individuals ranging from prospective donors to Board members; adheres to high professional and ethical standards, and will represent the END Fund externally with the utmost respect
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Sophistication with common computer software, including Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular), G-Suite (Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.), and willingness to learn more, if needed, including Salesforce
• Familiarity with global health and/or international development issues preferred
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Authorization to work in Kenya or Nigeria required