Grants & Partnerships Officer (Fresh Graduate Jobs) – Educate!
Job Title: Grants & Partnerships Officer (Fresh Graduate Jobs)
Organization: Educate!
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Educate!’ develops young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa. Educate! provides a proven mix of a leadership and entrepreneurship course, long-term mentoring, and practical experience starting an enterprise for secondary school students. Educate! is working with over 20,000 diverse youth across Uganda, growing to a staff of 53 in just five years, and has already incorporated its curriculum into Uganda’s national education system to reach 25,000 students annually. The organization has received the Ashoka Fellowship and several international awards and grants, proving out a program model that can be replicated across Africa.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant Reporting: You’ll work with our fundraising team to ensure that Educate! meets and exceeds our obligations to donors by producing high-quality grant reports that keep our stakeholders informed and connected to Educate!’s progress and mission.
- Write and project manage high-quality grant reports and proposals, collaborating with other team members as needed
- Work closely with in-country teams to gather information needed for reporting and donor materials
- Support the team in streamlining systems and processes to make grant reporting and information sourcing more efficient
Donor & Partner Visits: We’re building the reputation and support base to position Educate! as the leader in skills-based education in Africa, and that includes being able to effectively show our partners what our work looks like on the ground. In this role, you will work with the External Relations Manager to:
- Design, coordinate, and prepare for donor and partner visits in Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya to ensure that programmed activities run smoothly
- Represent Educate! in person and over email to international donors and partners
- Lead engaging and informative site and field visits for international donors and partners visiting the program
Grant Compliance: We’re expanding our impact every year, and the additional budget to support that expansion comes with growing grant reporting and compliance obligations.
- Maintain and update internal Grant Compliance Dashboard that is used to track programmatic, financial and administrative deliverables that have been promised to funders.
- Work closely with the Grants & Compliance Specialist to coordinate and carry out grant compliance processes, including meeting with department heads to check in on compliance items and identify any gaps, and following up on any issues raised during meetings
- Support Specialist in building out a strategy for addressing and following up on compliance gaps, and maintaining an annual list of milestones to be shared with funders
Team Support: Educate! is growing, but we still embrace our start-up culture! As part of the Team, you’ll support colleagues in the U.S. and in Africa on fundraising and other external relations projects as needed. Example projects include:
- Conduct research to support Educate!’s strategy for engaging with bilateral and multilateral donors
- Source information from in-country team members and craft responses to answer donor or partner questions
- Lead in-person or virtual informational meetings to share more about Educate!’s work with peers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (related area not necessary)
- Native-level proficiency in spoken and written English
- Minimum commitment of one (1) year, with a preference for those willing to stay longer.
- This is an entry-level role well-suited for recent college graduates, those with a year of work experience, or those who have more experience but are looking to make a career change.
- Exceptional communicator and relationship-builder in diverse settings, from a classroom to a conference room
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing complex projects with many moving pieces
- A self-starter, able to prioritize and manage multiple assignments, take initiative, and work independently
- A strong writer
- A collaborative and flexible team player, excited to learn and pitch in where needed
- Experienced with traveling or living abroad, especially in East Africa (helpful but not required)
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 31st March 2018
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