Resource Mobilization Officer at Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGGA)

Key Tasks:

• The Resource Mobilization Officer responsible for the management of Association’s fundraising initiatives and overall oversight and coordination of donor engagement and all fundraising and proposal writing; building an increasingly, diversified network of resource partners including development partners, corporates, academia, philanthropists National and County Governments and foundations who share in the vision of the Association; create collaborations to meet the current and future needs of Kenya Girl Guides Association.
• Develop and implement the Association’s Resource Mobilisation Strategy that includes securing new,
• diverse and additional resources/funding for the Association. The strategy should respond to KGGA’s
• funding needs.
• Mobilizing financial and non-financial resources from private sectors entities, individuals and corporates.
• Produce Resource Mobilisation Plans and Reports.
• Achieve appealing proposals and concepts and effective communication with donor focal points.
• Association’s focal point for resource mobilisation and sustainability activities.
• Conduct and develop funding needs assessment for KGGA.
• Develop a Resource Mobilization Manual that includes standard operating procedures and processes; and define the direction of resource acquisition and utilization.
• Conducting research on potential donors/partners such as trusts, foundations, companies and high net
• worth individuals. This includes proactively identifying funding opportunities, as soon as or ideally before
• they become public knowledge and constantly scan the horizon, network and solicit donor intelligence and share information on donor profiles.
• Draft appealing proposals and concepts to diverse sources, including development partners, corporates, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists, and foundations.
• Monitor donor reporting and grant expenditure deadlines; responding to these deadlines while participating in the preparation of quality financial and narrative reports to donors
• Work closely with the Finance team in development of appropriate budgets.
• Developing, managing and updating Friends of Guiding databases to record their contacts and information.
• Maintaining a network of corporate contacts and effectively managing and maximizing these relationships.
• Develop and Strengthen Partnerships for Joint Proposal Writing especially with credible organizations.
• Registering the Association with relevant Fund Raising Associations.
• Manage al KGGA Centres for revenue collection.
• Organize resource mobilization events.
• Undertake other duties as your line manager should require in keeping with the responsibility of the post.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Business Communication, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated experience in developing fund-raising strategy and institutional resource mobilisation, understanding of the development sector and grants management.
• A proven track record of fundraising from major donors, corporate and foundations.
• At least 5 years’ experience in NGO Sector.
• Proven competence in written and spoken English, Good writing and editorial skills.
• Proven skills in developing and writing successful funding proposals
• Have high energy, confident presenter who is able to engage people and get them to commit funding/and or to partnering with FAWE.
• Strong organizational and time management skills. Also, very strong networking skills and excellent
• interpersonal relationship skills