Head of Government Relations at EIDU

What will you be doing:

• Lead and manage the growing Government Relations Team (currently a team of 3)
• With the team, secure budget inclusion for the EIDU programme, proper execution of procurement processes, signing of contracts, and timely payments to EIDU
• With the team, plan and coordinate all communications from EIDU to government officials to ensure a unified communication
• With the team, establish and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders in National Government and County Governments
• Drive the implementation of our goals in the public space by making sure key public officials make them their own top priority

Who we are looking for:

Required

• You have experience leading a team
• You are charismatic, able to develop trust-based relationships, and have strong ethics
• You are a very proactive and autonomous person, with the ability to inform, influence, negotiate and connect with the relevant people
• You are a clear, compelling communicator and able to best represent EIDU when communicating with stakeholders (you are confident talking to government officials)
• You have excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a range of tasks when facing competing deadlines
• You have professional experience in working directly with government officials in Kenya
• You have at least 7-10 years of work experience, some of that time in Government Relations
• You are willing and able to travel across Kenya, if needed for weeks at a time
• You are comfortable operating in a lean, resource-constrained startup environment and flexible to adapt your role and responsibilities as needed
• You share the passion for EIDU’s mission overall and for EIDU’s customers in particular
• You speak English and Swahili fluently

Preferred

• You are willing and able to travel across Africa for our expansion
• You have experience in a fast-growing (tech) start up or NGO
• You have Sales experience (B2G or B2B)

What we offer

• Being part of a social mission-driven yet business-minded start up, founded by highly successful serial tech entrepreneurs
• Working in an entrepreneurial, fun, and result-oriented environment with highly talented people who care
• Contributing directly to solving a pressing global inequality problem by improving what we do and how we do it on a daily basis
• Growing your responsibilities as we grow our scale
• Competitive compensation package