Voluntary Service Overseas Opportunities in Kenya

Voluntary Service Overseas Senior Business Funding Lead (Pursuit) Opportunities in Kenya


  • Significant experience of managing a globally dispersed and highly technical team including proven ability to manage competing priorities
  • Experience of developing funding strategies and delivering income against targets
  • Proven ability to research new funding opportunities and to make appropriate judgements about their potential to realise significant restricted income
  • Experience of establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income
  • Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies - including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change
  • Experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, etc) for different donor and partner audiences
  • Excellence in working at a senior level in an international organisation and leading and influencing a globally dispersed team; effective development of individuals and teams
    Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings - experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training
  • Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates - strong administrative and organisational skills
  • Experience
    of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development including experience of working with the major development contractors
  • Understanding of commercial contracts
    Strong analytical and financial skills
    IT skills including fluency in Microsoft Office suite and database usage
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken).
    Ability to travel globally (estimated 15-25% travel required)
  • Knowledge of the relevant geography, and existing networks/contacts with donors, etc.
  • Desirable Master's degree in International
  • Development or a related subject
  • This role will be based in Nairobi.

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply inline by 10th October, 2017

    For more information and job application details, see; Voluntary Service Overseas Senior Business Funding Lead (Pursuit) Opportunities in Kenya

    Find jobs in Kenya. Jobs - Kenya jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Kenyan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Kenya.

    Jobs in Kenya - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Kenya.

    Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Kenya posted and updated daily - click here!

  • Click here to post comments

    Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Jobs in Kenya.