Manager for Strategic Partnerships (East Africa) Job at Lutheran World Relief in Nairobi Kenya 2014
Vacancy: Manager for Strategic Partnerships – East Africa
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is a US non-governmental that works with local partners in Africa, Latin America, and Asia to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering.
LWR is seeking to recruit a qualified person for the Manager for Strategic Partnerships position based in LWR East Africa Regional Office in Nairobi.
Primary duties are to develop partner networks and strategic partnerships to increase the scale and impact of LWR’s work, focusing on corporate, foundation, government, bilateral and multilateral organizations in priority countries in the region of assignment, and to contribute to the development of high quality proposals related to these partnership opportunities.
- A graduate degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a field relevant to international development.
- Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in international development with a track record in new business development, and 3-5 years of experience working in East Africa.
- Demonstrated ability to produce US government and foundation grant proposals, to successfully solicit grant funding, and to manage relationships with institutional funders.
- Experience with public-private partnerships or similar engagement with corporate sector partners.
Applicants should submit their cover letter and CV to info@lwrearo.org by 9th January 2015.
The subject line should read: Application for MSP.
The body of the email message must include the following information:
- Name:
- Highest degree earned:
- Total years of partnership and business development experience:
- Salary expectation:
- Earliest date available:
Only applicants who can report for duty on February 1 will be considered.
Those who had applied earlier need not to re-apply.