Resource Mobilization Officer Job at Kenya Girl Guides Association… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Kenya Girl Guides Association.
Descriptions;
Kenya Girl Guides Association is one of the oldest youth focused organizations that works to empower girls and young women using non formal education.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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