Job Description
AMI is looking for an ambitious Partnerships Associate to join our Global Partnerships Team, which secures and manages our most critical partner relationships. We aim to hire a high-achieving and passionate individual to participate in transforming the impact of business support services to SMEs in Africa. S/he will report to the Director of Partnerships, while also working closely to support the central Partnerships team.
The successful candidate will play an instrumental role in a dynamic, international team focused on results. This is a chance for candidates with a passion for entrepreneurship and/or workplace learning to play a part in Africa’s transformation. S/he must be able to communicate fluently in both written and spoken English (French a plus).This is a great opportunity for a talented, impact-oriented individual who seeks to grow their experience in social enterprise/ international development and who has the potential to grow within the team and lead on their own client relationships in the future.The Partnerships Associate must be a driven, organized, tech-savvy professional with great people and project-management skills and strong attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities
There are four main core components to the role:
Partnership Relationship Building
Support the team by monitoring partnerships opportunities, scanning the market (e.g. platforms like Devex, SAM.gov, Grants.gov, eTendering) and identifying business opportunities, key relationship-building opportunities and Requests for Proposal windows across the continent. The objective of this is to help AMI build relationships with major pan-African development and intermediary partners, to position AMI as a partner of choice for the delivery of skills and enterprise development programmes.
Proposal Development
Support the overall proposal development process from scoping to formalisation
Coordinate internally to gather all the necessary documents to submit the proposal and meet the eligibility criteria, particularly compliance documents
Conduct research on specific sectors to identify key data and reports that will strengthen AMI’s proposal
Conduct proposal administrative tasks e.g. formatting team CVs to meet partner submission requirements
On occasion, lead on proposals of your own, with scope to develop in this area based on performance
Internal Project Management
Once the programme is signed with the client, coordinate internally with the other teams to launch the project and hand it over to the other teams (Implementation, Learning, Marketing)
Work with the Finance team to keep track of the necessary documents for project reporting (invoices, timesheets)
Overall Partnerships Team support
Work with the Partnerships Team to prepare presentations to potential funders, find relevant information to share, etc.
Administrate event co-ordination for partner events
Work closely with other AMI departments (Client Success, Learner Success, Learning Design, Product, Marketing, Finance) to coordinate projects and events to raise awareness on AMI and how we collaborate with partners
Take minutes in key meetings as requested and circulate
Requirements
3+ years of experience in project or partnership management
Master’s degree or equivalent experience with strong academic background.
Experience collaborating with diverse teams within an entrepreneurial or high-growth environment
Experience in the social impact sector, SME support / skills development ecosystem
Evidence of leadership/ community development experience (e.g. in community or academic environment).
Preference will be given to Kenyan nationals.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills, in English is essential (French a plus)
Outstanding attention to detail
Excellent proposal writing and report writing skills and ability to work with a team
Creative thinker with a “get things done” mindset, who can quickly adapt to new ideas
Strong Excel and Power Point skills
Project Management Skills
High level of personal energy.
Apply via :
africanmanagers.zohorecruit.com