About the Opportunity
This position plays a critical role in our growth and sustainability by overseeing our reporting and communications to key funder partners who support our mission. This role requires a strategic thinker to work closely with other members of the organisation – including senior leadership – as well as current and future funders, and other organisations in the community. Regular travel to Inkomoko’s countries of operation will be required. Inkomoko is unable to sponsor work visas for this position.
Responsibilities
Strategy and People Management
Help chart the future direction of the Development team by shaping our 2030 strategy, driving towards its implementation, and building out our existing funder reporting function as Inkomoko scales and increases the number of funders we partner with
Manage a growing team of program managers and report writers, with particular focus on building internal capacity around narrative reporting and financial analysis
Build systems that streamline reporting and increasingly automate the management of our external relationships, such as through a CRM (eg Salesforce) and program management (eg Asana)
Report Writing
Own the preparation of funder narrative reports ranging from detailed biannual narratives, to short monthly updates and periodic PPT presentations
Oversee the development of financial reports by working closely with our Finance team to prepare budget vs actuals analysis
Maintain accurate and up to date program status and impact tracking to deliver relevant activity updates that can be used at short notice
Regularly visit Inkomoko program sites across countries to stay abreast of key developments and gather interesting insights into the work being done
Relationship Management & Communications
Organise deeply immersive and experiential learning visits for funders to build their fluency in Inkomoko’s work and strengthen our relationships with them
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 relevant for our funder audiences
Attend conferences and external stakeholder events/meetings to represent Inkomoko and advocate for the work we do
Internal Coordination
Work closely with program teams to help ensure program delivery happens in accordance with funder agreements in terms of timelines, deliverables, milestones, and budgets, and flag any delays or deviations from plans to senior leadership
Align openly and regularly on funder updates with internal teams so that everyone is clear on external progress reporting
Collaborate with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to plan for impact studies that reflect the metrics we are required to report on to our funders
Minimum Qualifications
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
8+ yrs experience donor management and fundraising
Experience in grant reporting, building teams, and developing reporting strategies
Strong project management skills with a particular focus on budgeting and financial reporting
Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
Proven success in project coordination
Deep experience with data and financial analysis
Demonstrated experience and results in nonprofit fundraising and reporting
Strong computer skills in MS-Office and G-Suite
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inkomoko-job-portal.web.app
