Communications, Grants & Partnerships Manager

Responsibilities:

• Corporate communication, strategic advisory, social media, website maintenance, stakeholder engagement, events management, events coordination, and events’ fieldwork.
• Ensure that all social media and digital channels (including the website) are updated accordingly with fresh, engaging, and innovative content.
  
• Organize, plan, and oversee fundraising activities and campaigns. 
  
• Manage overall grant efforts, and optimize the grant administration process which includes, reviewing grant proposals, ensuring compliance with grant regulations, and managing grant databases.  
  
• Donor engagement with new individual partners and maintaining relationships with existing partners.  
  
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to evaluate specific fundraising projects and ensure a steady increase in funds raised.   
  
• Lead the development of proposals for submission to donors in coordination with sector leads and the finance and operations teams; contribute to budget development/management in coordination with Finance through budget review to ensure that the budget aligns with the proposed intervention and the correct costs are included. 
  

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Graduate degree or Bsc in Management, Communications, or a related field
• 3- 5 years of experience in a related mid or senior-level management role.
  
• Proven record of fundraising experience in a for-profit or nonprofit organization.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.
  
• Project management skills.
  
• Exceptional strategic planning abilities, attention to detail, and delivery.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; highly organized with concern for detail and a commitment to rigor.
  
• Strong time management skills and the ability to manage teams, departments, and projects simultaneously.
  
• Ability to work in a diverse cultural environment with multiple stakeholders (including government authorities, beneficiaries, implementing partners, program staff, donors
  
• Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment and the ability to solve problems with minimal guidance