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Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in east Africa, and home to three of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a Sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market. It has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya, and still manages a very succe...
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Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development, execution and monitoring of the programme funding strategy;
- Using an innovative and proactive approach to business development, maintain a steady pipeline of funding opportunities and develop strategic partnerships that ensure stable income growth and excellence in grant management;
- Lead the development of Institutional; Trusts and Foundations and Corporate funding portfolios;
- Lead capacity building and foster cross-functional collaboration across the organization, in order to access and increase partnership income;
- Providing oversight of: programme led funding approaches; multi-stakeholder programme and funding opportunities; and developing tools for proposal development through to inception workshops;
- Support Ol Pejeta’s Programme Design and Project Management function to develop and embed systems, policies, processes, to ensure that the organization works to the highest standards in grant management;
- Provide thought leadership on aid modalities such as donor advised funds, tenders, working in consortia;
- As a senior manager, actively contribute to team and department objectives through decision making and action on planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting.
Education and qualifications
- Bachelors or equivalent in a relevant field preferably Fundraising / International Development;
- Masters degree is advantageous;
- Excellent verbal and written communication with fluency in English,
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience
- Relevant experience working in an international NGO or philanthropy environment with diverse workforce;
- Experience in restricted funding streams across international markets;
- Strategic planning and management skills;
- Good connections, networks and linkages with donor agencies;
- Experience managing partnership funding and fundraising and grant management experts;
- Substantial experience cultivating donor and stakeholder relationships;
- Highly analytical skills with experience assessing fundraising performance across a broad range of fundraising methods;
- Experience in fundraising in international markets;
- Imaginative, entrepreneurial approach to driving change and achieving results;
- Exceptional interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills;
- Strong proposal writing and budget development skills;
- Ability to manage and facilitate complex projects and processes;
- Experience working on the African continent with a deep knowledge of key conservation and community development issues.
- Self-motivated and tenacious;
- Ability to inspire, motivate and lead others positively, including from a distance;
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and demonstrate innovative practices;
- Willingness to travel internationally as required;
- Willingness to be on call for donor enquiries out of hours;
- Tech savvy.
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience
- Experience start-up fundraising operations and change management;
- Tendering and project management experience;
- Personal network of contacts and relationships in donor agencies;
- Demonstrable experience raising and managing at least 6 figure sums from restricted donors
- A natural ability to multi-task and problem solve, able to prioritise workload based on strategic and tactical business priorities; able to deliver results consistently on-time
Are you the right person for the job? Please address the person specification in your application as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively. Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications, consisting of covering letter explaining why you feel you should be considered for this post, a full CV and contact details for two referees should be sent to gail.thacker@olpejetaconservancy.org Please note, only applications that total no more than five pages in length for the CV and cover letter together will be considered.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 19th November 2023.
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