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  • Posted: Nov 10, 2022
    Deadline: Nov 30, 2022
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    Solar Panda is a social enterprise providing smart, low-cost solar power to communities across Africa, enabling families and small businesses to flourish and grow. Our high-quality solutions provide customers living without electricity access to clean, safe and sustainable solar energy through a unique rent-to-own business model. Customer...
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    Grants Manager

    To be successful at this job, a candidate must:

    • Prospect for funding opportunities consistent with organizational needs.
    • Prepare and write grant applications by collaborating with the senior management team to create the required business cases, financial budgets, and supporting documents.
    • Manage funder relationships through reporting, correspondence, facilitation of site visits, and regular check-ins.
    • Serve as the subject matter expert in support of grant project managers relating to allowable uses of grant funds, budget revisions, extension requests, program amendments, and contract compliance.
    • Prepare Environmental, Social and Governance documents and Impact reports as required for grant providers, investors and external stakeholders.

    The right candidate must have the following traits:

    • Ability to generate new grant opportunities for Solar Panda through the candidate’s experience, network, and ability to research and lobby for prospects.
    • Strong and efficient writing and editing skills. Demonstrated skill in grant, business, and persuasive writing.
    • Thorough understanding of international development programs, including terminology and language.
    • Be a strong story-teller: Solar Panda has a remarkable story and we need a person who can convey the positive impacts on electrification, the environment, poverty reduction, gender inclusion, as well as our growth story.
    • Be self motivated: operate well in an independent, work-from-home culture where the candidate will have significant autonomy and high expectations.
    • Ability to multitask, prioritize work and meet deadlines.
    • Believe in the company's mission of improving the lives of millions of off-grid customers in Africa.

    Qualifications:

    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in grant writing, donor relations and prospect research.
    • Impressive track record of meeting or exceeding revenue goals.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 platform an asset.

    Method of Application

    If this position sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your cover letter and CV to RecruitmentKE@solarpanda.com, before 30th November 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kindly reference the job title in your application.

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