External Partnership Affairs Officers at Meru County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a Partnership Strategy that ensures the very best of relationships with partners, donors and others; 
• Ensures excellent relations with key government partners, and put in place systems that maintain them; 
• Ensures effective engagement of strategic partners, especially Society groups and traditional leadership; 
• Develops strategic partnership-building approaches with government, Donor, Civil Society, Corporate, and other stakeholders; 
• Facilitates the strategic engagement with relevant International and National stakeholders 
• Maintains a database of information relating to Partners’ and , Donors’, individual requirements and goals, and such other details as are relevant to the development and maintenance of those partnerships; 
• Develops and manages Memorandum Of Understandings as may arise from 2 partnerships; 

Requirements for Appointment at job group ‘J’ CPSB 10

• University Degree in Business Management, Development Studies or related fields;
• Proven track record in successfully managing Inter-Institutional relations, preferably in the development field; 

Required Skills and Competencies 

• Excellent understanding of development partnerships, fund-raising, donor strategies, functions and international relations;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; other languages would be an added advantage; 
• Excellent inter-personal skills, and ability to maintain strong relationships, Strong crosscultural skills and versatility in dealing with different types of partnership; 
• Personal integrity with an honest and open personal style;
• Approachable, with an ability to engage partners at all levels;