Partnership and Private Sector Liaison at Kenya Community Development Foundation

Key Responsibilities
Partnership Development

•  In partnership with LDOs, support the use of Context and Systems Analysis (CSA) to identify county-level partners, including private sector entities, NGOs, government agencies, and other organizations.
•  Support the LDOs in conducting stakeholder mapping, leading to developing a county-level comprehensive database of potential partners and stakeholders.
•  Support the LDOs in initiating and negotiating partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, or collaboration contracts.

Private Sector Engagement

•  Support the conducting of County Private Sector Landscape and Investment Analysis in selected counties.
•  Support the LDOs in developing private-sector engagement strategies.
•  Build and nurture relationships with private sector companies, exploring opportunities for collaboration, sponsorship, or investment.
•  Support catalyzing marketing linkages.

Resource leveraging and sustainability.

•  Lead in capacity development of LDOs in resource mobilization and community philanthropy.
•  Support in tracking sustainability milestones in each LDO based on their resource mobilization plans.

Support in documentation, communication, and reporting in related activities.

•  Ensure the maintenance of an active online stakeholder and partnership database.
•  Support in tracking overall leveraged resources, ensuring quantification of in-kind resources.
•  Support the communication team in developing social media content.
•  Support in documenting success stories from the resource mobilization and partnerships.

Minimum Requirements

•  At least eight years of proven experience in partnership development, private sector engagement, or related roles.
•  Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business, International Relations, Marketing, etc.). A master’s degree may be preferred.
•  Strong negotiation and communication skills.
•  Strong interpersonal skills.