Development Manager at Inkomoko

Inkomoko’s vision is an Africa with thriving communities where young people and refugees are engaged, communities have access to relevant innovations for self-determination, and where African solutions are unleashed to solve African problems. Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has provided business advisory and access to finance for thousands of entrepreneurs ac...

 

Development Manager

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience6 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldProject Management 

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY & RESPONSIBILITIES

This position plays a critical role in our growth and sustainability by cultivating relationships with key funders to support our mission and goals. This role typically involves working closely with colleagues throughout Inkomoko, as well as external stakeholders such as current and future donors, implementing partners, and other organizations in the sector.

This role requires a strategic thinker to build on and implement our five year development strategy, collaborating with members of the senior leadership team across countries to meet our funding targets. Regular travel to Inkomoko’s countries of operation will be required. The position holder can be based in any of our offices: Addis, Kigali, Nairobi, Juba or N'Djamena.

Strategy and People Management

  • Help chart the future direction of the Development team by implementing our 2030 strategy and increasing the number of funders who support our work
  • Manage a growing team of grant writers, with particular focus on building internal capacity around creative writing and storytelling
  • Build systems that streamline funder management and track external interactions through a CRM (eg Salesforce) of past, current, and prospective funders

Funder Acquisition

  • Identify, research, and fully analyze funding opportunities from corporates, bi/multi-laterals and foundations 
  • Lead writer on concept notes, full grant proposal, and budgets
  • Develop and lead a portfolio of contacts and champions

Relationship Management & Communications

  • Oversee the timely production of Inkomoko’s newsletters, annual report and other collateral materials, including an up-to-date website 
  • Work with Comms to ensure social media content is fresh and relevant for our funder audience
  • Attend conferences and external stakeholder events/meetings to represent Inkomoko and advocate for the work we do

Requirements

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Inkomoko has found that our happiest and most effective colleagues are proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, trustworthy, and accountable. They are go-getters with a can-do attitude, who support their teammates with sincerity. No task is too small and above all, they are humble and willing to give and receive feedback.

For this role, the successful candidate will have these qualities in spades. Additional qualifications and skills must include:

  • Excellent communicator in spoken and written English, additional languages preferred
  • 6+ yrs experience donor management, fundraising and team leadership
  • Experience in grant writing, building teams, and developing a pipeline of future funders
  • Strong project management skills with a particular focus on budgeting and financial reporting 
  • Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
  • Proven success in project coordination
  • Comfortable working with data and doing financial analysis
  • Demonstrated experience and results in nonprofit fundraising and reporting
  • Strong computer skills in MS-Office, G-Suite, and CRMs

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Inkomoko on jobs.workable.com to apply

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