We are hiring a Grants Officer!
www.hatuanetwork.org
About Hatua Network:
In Kenya, 30% of employers cited an inadequately skilled workforce as a major barrier to growth (WEF, 2017). The unfortunate reality in Kenya, and many parts of the developing world, is that the education system is not preparing youth with the soft skills they need to succeed in the workforce. As a result youth unemployment stands at 26.2% in Kenya (UNDP, 2018) -- and these numbers do not even take into account youth that are underemployed or working in survival jobs.
Over the past 12 years, Hatua has worked to enable Kenyan youth from low-income families to realize their potential through education, soft skills development and career guidance. Through experience we have learned what youth need in order to excel: access to quality secondary and tertiary education, mentoring focused on values and character development, CV building experiences while still in school, and connections to professional networks that can help them access career opportunities after graduation. Hatua Network provides youth with these essentials. We reach youth during the most formative years of their lives and provide support that transforms their future prospects. We unlock their future potential, from trying to survive with no credentials, no connections and no opportunities, to instead becoming university graduates, ready to work, earn, and contribute to Kenya's economic growth.
To date we have reached 500 young people, including 430 of whom we are currently sponsoring and mentoring through secondary and tertiary education, and 70 who have completed college or university. Of those who graduated more than 6 months ago 100% are working, earning an average income that is 3X the combined average income of their parents. This is a total transformation from poverty to professional careers and living as role models to others.
In Kenya, and across the continent, today's youth bulge is a unique opportunity for development and economic growth. Imparting youth with career success skills simultaneously addresses the needs of youth and employers, thereby strengthening the supply and demand sides of Africa's employment market.
If you are passionate about helping us expand our model to reach 1,600 youth with transformative programming, while helping to move the field of youth empowerment towards better meeting the needs and leverage the opportunities of the private sector, you should be applying for this role.
About the role
To meet our ambitious and exciting growth goals we have created this new full-time fundraising role focused on building relationships with new international institutional partners, writing grant applications and proposals, and strengthening Hatua's relationships with existing partners.
Local and international donors have been instrumental to help Hatua Networks grow over the years. Because of our proven track record we now have the opportunity to seek support from a wealth of international funders who are interested in addressing the challenges youth face in Africa.
You will position Hatua's programs to donors in ways that resonates with their mission and motivates their engagement and share Hatua's successes and lessons learnt to strengthen our partnership, elicit continued support and encourage our stakeholders to connect us with new prospective donors.
As our Grants Officer you will join our small, dynamic, and growing fundraising team! This is an ideal role for someone passionate about youth development who has great writing and persuasion skills to bring Hatua's stories to life on paper in a way that excites potential partners to be part of our work.
Your responsibilities will include:
Identify, research and vet funding opportunities
Fully understand the design and impact of all Hatua programs in order to represent the organization to funders.
With guidance of the Development Coordinator, research and vet potential funding opportunities and understand their requirements.
Preparing grant applications and funding proposals
For each funding opportunity, collaborate with relevant team members and agree on the aspect of Hatua's work to propose for funding along with the relevant impact measures to be achieved.
Understand each donor's funding approach, theory of change and preferred language, in order to tailor your writing to resonate with the specific donor.
Help iterate and improve Hatua's program design throughout the writing process, based on a deep understanding of student and market needs.
Organise, prioritize and submit grants, ensuring we meet deadlines. Use the right formats, present flawless budgets etc.
Write high-quality grant proposals, sharing drafts with the Executive Director for input and feedback, until a final version is ready for submission.
Answer any follow-up questions and furnish prospective funders with supporting documents.
Communication and reporting to existing funders and partners
Select stories, photos, and layout for all external reports.
Collect impact data from all team members; think through how to communicate successes as well as any discrepancies from planned goals in a way that builds trust with donors
Create a first draft of all reports, ensuring they are professional-looking, highly informative and easy to consume. Then finalize reports with Hatua's directors.
Manage a schedule listing all reporting timelines and communicate with team well in advance to ensure we deliver on time.
Cultivate relationships with donors by engaging in regular communication, respond to all arising questions and finding ways to help donors feel emotionally connected to Hatua's work.
Draft Hatua's Annual Report.
Supporting in other activities
Update Hatua's Donor Management System with progress on each donor relationship
Support Hatua's communication's officer by editing blog posts and assisting with other communication work.
For candidates interested in engaging directly with Hatua's students we welcome you to participate in our mentoring programs by training our secondary students on writing skills.
Who we are looking for
You are highly passionate about advancing the social sector and have a strong interest in education and youth empowerment.
You have persuasive communication skills, with an ability to tell stories in a way that influences action.
Very strong writing skills, with the ability to produce drafts that don't need editing on style or grammar, acquired through years of experience or a rigorous academic degree.
You enjoy writing and can write efficiently.
The idea of mobilizing resources towards a great cause excites you, and working long hours on your laptop doesn't drain your energy.
You have sharpened your analytical and conceptual skills over time.
You are able to organize your own work, and meet deadlines.
Previous professional writing experience is required.
You have a diploma or bachelor's degree in a social science, journalism, English language, creative writing or a related field.
You have the cultural fit to work with the team at Hatua Likoni, if
You are 100% values driven and want to instil strong values in the next generation
You enjoy working with and for the community
You are a great team player, people talk about you being helpful and collaborative
You are able to work independently and bring results in an unstructured environment
You enjoy diversity and you are generally optimistic about the future
Why work with us?
We get a lot of fulfilment by working with underprivileged youth and seeing them transform their lives over the 9 years they engage closely with us. If you enjoy building deep emotional connections and seeing the impact of your work, this job is for you
Our team has a deep sense of ownership over the organization. Everyone has the chance to take a leadership role and contribute to the organization's growth
Build interesting networks
We believe in personal growth and you will have a lot of opportunity for career development as the organization grows
We have a strong sense of family within our team and understand the importance of having some level of flexibility around working hours
Other information
For this role we are open to Kenyan and International candidates. International candidates will join us on a fellowship opportunity for 18 months. Kenyan candidates should be ready to commit to this role for at least three years.
The successful candidate will start in July 2019. You will be based in Mombasa, and work between our offices in Likoni and on Mombasa Island. We'll arrange a 6-month probation period with learning and delivery objectives.
Want to apply?
First, read this guide on how to submit your application and tips on our selection process: http://bit.ly/CandidatesGuide
Apply by filling out the application survey under this link: http://bit.ly/WriteForHatua
You will be asked to upload your CV as part of the application form. Make sure it is in PDF format, no longer than 3 pages and relevant to this role.
You will be given the opportunity to submit writing samples as well. Make sure to submit at least 2 of the following 3. Please only upload documents in PDF format. a) If you have authored a grant proposal by yourself in the past, please submit the proposal as a sample. b) If you're a fresh graduate, please submit an academic paper you wrote c) Submit a piece you wrote that you're proud of that moved someone to action.
The selection process will include a personality test, case study and interviews.
Selection process in collaboration with www.edgeperformance.co.ke
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