The Family Group Foundation is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Family Bank Limited (FBL), Kenya Orient Insurance Limited (KOIL) and Daykio Plantations Limited (DPL).
The foundation initiates new interventions that are responsive to the challenges impacting Kenyan families in education, healthcare, agri-business and entrepreneurship. 
The Foundation is looking for a dynamic, proactive professional with strong credentials and relevant work experience to support our growth strategy.
 
Job Title: Executive Director
Reporting to: Chairman of The Board Family Group Foundation
 

 

Job Summary: The Executive Director will be responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its vision, mission and financial objectives. 
He/She will provide overall leadership for Strategy, organizational development, implementation, financial oversight and resource mobilization.

Station: Based at Head Office, Nairobi

Key Performance Areas (Responsibilities and Accountability)
 
Resource Mobilization
  • Increasing, strengthening and diversifying the Foundation’s funding sources.
  • Develop and implement long-term strategic plans that build sustainable mutually beneficial partnership.
  • Enhance the foundation’s capacity in resource mobilization
Program Development and Administration;
  • Ensure that the foundation has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.
  • Guide the expansion and development of the Foundation
  • Provide leadership in developing policies, guidelines and priorities around projects and their acquisitions including negotiations.
  • Provide leadership in developing program, the foundation and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff, and implementation of the same.
  • Promote active and broad participation by staff in all areas of the foundation’s work.
  • Ensure the maintenance of records and documents, and compliance with the law.
  • Collaborating with the Board of Directors to develop Board and committee meeting schedules and agendas that meet the needs of the Board and management, and attending Board meetings
  • Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.
Communications
  • Fully ensure the board is kept fully informed on the condition of the Foundation and all important factors influencing it.
  • Publicize the activities of the Foundation, its programs and goals.
  • Establish sound working relationships with Donor Partners, Cooperating Partners, Recipients, Governments and all other stakeholders.
  • Represent the programs and point of view of the Foundation to agencies, organizations, and the general public.
  • Generate goodwill from leading national and global media houses on the Foundations mission and vision.
Human Capital
  • Be responsible for the recruitment, employment, and release of all personnel, both paid staff and volunteers.
  • Ensure that job descriptions are developed, that regular performance evaluations are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place.
  • Ensure that an effective management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place.
  • Enhance and standardize staff development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the foundation.
  • Maintain a climate which attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top quality individuals.
  • Create and support a high-functioning team.
Budgeting and Finance
  • Be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices.
  • Working closely with the Financial Committee, develop annual operational and financial reports and programmatic budgets.
  • Ensure that the Foundation operates within budget guidelines.
  • Ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the Foundation to carry out its work.
  • Establish procedures for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of funded programs.
  • Ensure that appropriate methods, systems and procedures are in place to review programs.
  • Ensure adequate and appropriate financial reporting.
  • Ensure the highest level of confidence among public and private donors in the Family Group Foundation operations and impact.
Qualifications
  • Degree in relevant field
  • A Masters Degree will be an added advantage
  • Experience in direct fundraising, soliciting prospective corporate and foundation donors
Key Competencies and Attributes
  • Personality: Excellent communication and social skills. A forward planner with clear focus, mature and reliable.
  • Excellent Management, Proposal writing, communication, Public Relations, interpersonal skills; outstanding reporting skills
  • High integrity
An attractive and competitive remuneration package commensurate with one’s experience and qualification will be offered to the successful candidate.

Interested and qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing their detailed Curriculum Vitae with a daytime telephone contact, current salary, copies of testimonials and three referees and sent to the following email Address: hr@familybank.co.ke to reach us not later than 06th August 2015.
“We are an equal opportunity employer”

 



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