Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Manager at National Drought Management Authority

Position summary/ purpose

The Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Manager (RMPM) will provide strategic, technical and operational support to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and relevant stakeholders relating to mobilization of resources to enable the Authority to scale it’s investments in drought response, recovery and resilience building/preparedness, diversify its resource mobilisation partnerships with relevant agencies, organisations and investors, and support NDMA’s overall DRM and drought coordination responsibilities.

This will entail provision of support towards: -

• strengthening of NDMA resource mobilization strategies, approaches and policies;
• strengthening of internal Agency resource mobilization systems, procedures and capacities;
• formation of effective resource mobilization partnerships, and;
• entry and oversight of specific resource mobilization agreements.

The RMPM will specifically support interventions under the Kenya / EU Dryland Climate Action for Community Drought Resilience Project (DCADR) aimed at strengthening NDMA’s resource mobilization, advocacy and partnership capacities He/she shall support the Authority in mobilizing resources for the National Drought Emergency Fund (NDEF) and similar initiatives geared towards Drought Risk Management in Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

Strengthening of NDMA resource mobilization strategies, approaches, policies resource mobilization systems, procedures, capacities and partnership arrangements - 35%

• Support analysis of existing NDMA resource mobilisation, advocacy and partnership policies, strategies and concepts; best practice resource mobilisation approaches applied by other agencies; existing and new sources of funding and funding partners as needed to establish the knowledge base need for strategic diversification and strengthening of the Authority’s resource mobilisation base.
• Support formulation of a new NDMA Resource Mobilisation and Partnership Strategy and Action Plan to facilitate a coordinated approach to NDMA resource mobilisation; identification and execution of technical interventions; knowledge management; advocacy; partnership; finance management and planning.
• Support development of supporting strategies and approaches, such as strategies for establishment of Partnership arrangements, identification of climate funding and other ‘non-traditional’ funding instruments, etc.
• Provide oversight to the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Resource Mobilisation (RM) action plan progress.
• Spearhead RM action plan implementation as designated.
• Support identification of innovative project implementation and financing partnership modalities with private sector, local governments, NGOs and other potential partners to be piloted under the project.
• Support preparation/review of guidelines for prioritised innovative modalities and partnership arrangements and popularisation of the guidelines among NDMA staff and other stakeholders.
• Support entry of specific partnership arrangements for co-delivery of preparedness projects by partners and NDMA.
• Provide ad hoc support to NDMA oversight of partnerships and project implementation.
• Support review of current NDMA systems, procedures, structures and partnership arrangements pertaining to resource mobilisation and related intervention areas.
• Spearhead revision of systems, procedures, structures and partnership arrangements as needed to facilitate strategic, effective and comprehensive resource mobilisation. This may include but is not limited to:
  • Procedures to ensure that NDMA RM efforts are in compliance with all applicable laws, procedures and other applicable requirements.
  • Procedures for establishment of partnerships arrangements with donors, partners and other stakeholders for projects and activities implemented by the Authority, and oversight systems for tracking of execution of these.
  • Procedures for result monitoring to measure outputs, effects and impacts of NDMA’s RM efforts overall and at the level of individual projects.
  • Oversight procedures to ensure that the Authority’s obligations to the national government institutions, county governments, private sector partners, development partners, other partners and stakeholders are met.
  • Adaptation of recurrent NDMA planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting systems as needed to reflect the broader RM effort, including entry of partnership arrangements.
  • Adaptation of Agency level performance contract and other relevant systems to create corporate-level incentives to pursue effective RM.
• Support Agency decision-making on how to best embed the RM function in the NDMA institutional structure.
• Spearhead strengthening of internal staff incentive and capacity development systems as needed to facilitate strong staff engagement in RM efforts. This may include but is not limited to:
  • Adaptation of departmental and staff level performance contracts.
  • Development of guidelines on topics relevant to the wider RM effort.
  • Staff training and sensitization.
• Support internal capacity strengthening targeting relevant NDMA sections on new RM and partnership approach.
• Support implementation of priority RM strategy activities, including development of priority RM proposals.

 Formation of effective resource mobilization partnerships - 30%

• Support establishment of networks and partnerships with private sector, bilateral and multilateral agencies, national and county government institutions and other stakeholders for purpose of resource mobilization.
• Individually engage in recurrent networking efforts in these networks and partnerships, and support engagement of NDMA management in the same.
• Specifically support Ending Drought Emergencies/Common Programming Framework EDE/CPF) II evolution to ensure that EDE becomes an effective instrument for RM and stakeholder-inclusive DRM, response and resilience investment planning Support creation of logic and effective interfaces between NDMA’s RM, advocacy and knowledge management (KM) and visibility creation efforts to ensure creation of strong synergies between these inter-related efforts. This may include but is not limited to:
  • Adaptation of current NDMA KM platforms and products to ensure that these support and reflect RM related partnerships and contributions. This specifically includes KM systems for investment partner mapping and investment tracking.
  • Support strengthening of NDMA engagement in policy advocacy to demonstrate NDMA’s value added as an investment partner and specifically to support establishment of policy frameworks that are conducive for partnership arrangements and other investment partnership mechanisms.
  • Support visibility initiatives to highlight NDMA’s position as an attractive investment partner for DRM, response and resilience building projects.

Entry and oversight of specific resource mobilization agreements - 35%

• Identify investment projects to be developed through partnership arrangements and other partnership mechanisms in close collaboration with stakeholders and potential partners (development partners, foundations, climate funds, private sector, etc.).
• Develop and review financing and credit agreements for partnership arrangements, co-financing, grants and donor funds.
• Support negotiations and signing of new partnership and funding agreements.

Qualifications, Experience, and Technical Competencies

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Communication, International Relations, Public Relations, or another relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Six (6) years of working experience in the field of resource mobilization and partnership between public institutions and other government agencies, county governments, private sector entities, development partners, regional organizations, international organizations, NGOs, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.
• Experience in donor relations and donor engagement.
• Experience and evidence in preparation of fundable / bankable project proposals.
• Proven leadership qualities, problem solving and negotiation skills, excellent team building and organizational skills.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English with strong analytical and reporting skills. Demonstrated command of MS Office package (particularly Excel, Words, PowerPoint) and online communication and virtual meeting apps.
• Demonstrated experience in development partners funding requirements and procedures, administrative, procurement and financial regulations shall be a distinct advantage.

Language Proficiency:

• Excellent command of English and strong verbal and written communication skills including public-speaking.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of NDMA in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
• Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Professionalism: Promotes the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
• Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the NDMA One Programme approach.