Fundraising & Resource Development Lead at Act Change Transform (Act)

Resource Responsibilities

• Specifically, the FRRD Lead will be responsible for but not limited to:
• Participates as an active member of the resource mobilization team.
• The FRRD Lead will work collaboratively with the Senior & Program Managers and may have operational FRRD market analysis and assessment of current and potential opportunities for Act!
• Support the review and analysis of calls (Requests) for proposals to determine the alignment with Act! mission and vision.
• Offer expertise in establishing suitability, competitiveness, and success potentials for each opportunity (published, or unsolicited).
• Be a strong team member of the FRRD team at Act!
• Contribute to (and sometimes lead) the actual design and proposals (and concepts) writing in the form of proposals and concept notes.
• Support the actual delivery of the new businesses developed in a capacity determined at the design phase (Advisor, Associate Consultant, Subject Expert, etc.) and for which the terms and conditions shall be agreed upon.

FRRD Performance Standards & Measurement

• Contribute to the establishment of high FRRD standards of excellence for Act!
• Support the establishment and documentation of new program ideas and strategic opportunities for the development of full proposals by various program platforms.
• The performance of this role shall be measured by the actual outcomes from all the fundraising efforts that the Associate has participated in (actual funds received and new partnerships established).

Qualification, Experience and Skills:
Academic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant development field, resource mobilization, Business & management, or related field. A master’s degree will be an added advantage.

Professional Qualifications

• Must demonstrate mastery of resource mobilization techniques and corresponding success in the development sector as well as in the technical and advisory services realm (Technical Assistance) in sectors relevant to the work of Act!

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Fundraising and Resource Development in Kenya and the Eastern Africa Region in sectors relevant to the work of Act! These include Democracy & Human Rights; Peace Building and Conflict Transformation; Sustainable Environment & Natural Resource Management; and Civil Society Strengthening. Experience in partnership development with nontraditional donors is highly desirable.