Position Title: Grant Application Officer
Job Summary: Reporting to the Finance director, the Grants and Institutional Fundraising Specialist will develop and implement a robust fundraising strategy to grow the companies’ impact and programs in the implementation of its 5-year strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the institutional fundraising strategy.
- Build strong, effective networks and relationships with donors.
- Manage key institutional awards and grants including delivering all financial and technical reporting and close-out processes.
- Collaborate with management to develop high-quality funding proposals and deliver on grant accountabilities. Fundraising
- Grow and sustain an institutional income in line with clean energy strategic plan.
- Develop high-quality funding applications including proposals, budgets, log frames, and theory of change in accordance with funder guidelines.
- Research, identify, and plan approaches to new institutional funding opportunities for the initiatives.
- Provide guidance and ensure understanding of any implications, risks, and opportunities of institutional funding applications/awards.
- Remain abreast of institutional donor trends in line with global development goals and share knowledge as appropriate across the organization.
- Represent Lean energy at networks and forums relevant to institutional funding and funders.
- Support other areas of fundraising as required in the development of effective fundraising proposals. Grant Management
- Develop and guide grants implementation ensuring M&E systems and procedures for awarded grants are in place.
- Lead on institutional donor grant agreement/contract negotiations and compliance ensuring reporting requirements for all institutional donors are met and reports to partners meet set deadlines.
- Regularly update all key internal stakeholders on the terms and conditions of donor grant agreements/contracts, including key deadlines.
- Manage due diligence processes, facilitate donor audits and coordinate with the Head of Programmes on external evaluations.
- Collate and manage data for publication to the companies learning system.
- Implement the donor management system ensuring all donor contacts, engagements, and deliberations are recorded and tracked towards meeting programme needs.
- Other duties will be assigned by the management.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Business, Communications or any other related fields.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in institutional fundraising, grants acquisition, and management in a complex multi-country NGO with demonstrable experience in raising 5 to 6-figure incomes from multi-lateral, bilateral, trusts, foundations, and the private sector.
- Well-informed on the latest trends in the grants sector with specially honed skills in proposal development and grants monitoring systems.
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills to work across a complex organization structure
- A results-orientated leader with the ability to handle tight deadlines, and an intensive
- Workload and manage multiple conflicting organizational, donor, and other stakeholder demands.
- Working knowledge of programs/projects cycle management.
- Demonstrate leadership and team-building ability.
- Working knowledge of proposal writing and negotiation skills.
How to Apply
If you meet the requirements, kindly send your CV to vacancies@jantakenya.com with “Grant Application Officer” in the subject line by 20th July 2022.