No Experience Grants & Partnerships Officer Job Opportunities -Educate!
Job Title: Grants & Partnerships Officer
Organisation: Educate!
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About us:
Educate! tackles youth unemployment by partnering with schools and governments to reform what schools teach and how they teach it, so that students in Africa have the skills to start businesses, get jobs and drive development in their communities. Our model is delivered through practically-trained teachers and youth mentors. Educate!’s goal is to make this practical, skills-based model part of national education systems.
Job Summary: The Grants and Partnerships Officer will help us meet and exceed our fundraising goals by organizing engaging site visits for donors and partners, producing high-quality grant reports and proposals, and supporting our fundraising and East Africa teams to help us reach greater heights.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant Reports
- 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, 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.
Grant Proposals
- We are always working to expand our donor base, and grant proposals are a critical step in the funding life-cycle. In this role, you will work with the fundraising team to develop comprehensive, engaging and tailor-made proposals to submit to prospective and current funders.
- Write and project manage high-quality grant proposals that are customized to address the key focus areas and requirements of prospective and current donors.
- Help field follow-up and diligence requests from donors related to pending or submitted grant proposals.
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 and Rwanda 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.
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 ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (related area not necessary)
- A strong writer
- An 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 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)
- And we’re also requiring for this position:
- Native-level proficiency in spoken and written English
- Minimum commitment of one (1) year, with a preference for those willing to stay longer.
How to apply:
All interested Candidates possessing the above attributes please apply online at the link below