The END Fund focuses on delivering neglected tropical disease (NTD) treatments to those in need by growing and engaging a community of activist-philanthropists, managing high-impact strategic investments, and working in collaboration with government, NGO, pharmaceutical, and academic partners. We aim to take a systems approach to understanding, engaging with...
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Senior Associate Director, Investor Relations
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldMedia / Advertising / Branding  , Project Management 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES
- Relationship Management
- With limited oversight, lead management of a portfolio of foundation grants, including responding to questions, preparing information as requested, and other cultivation and engagement activities beyond formal reporting requirements, including through email, video calls, and at times, facetoface meetings
- Ensure grant requirements are fully met, on time, and with highquality standards.
- Advancement Support
- In coordination with Investor Relations team members driving new business, provide critical support for new funding opportunities that align with the END Fund’s mission and funding priorities through:
- Leading the concept note and proposal development process by systematically collecting information, determining and enforcing timelines, and fostering crossteam collaboration to align on the proposed scope and budget.
- Writing evocative, datadriven, and concise proposal narratives and developing and producing outreach materials requested by potential and interested donors.
- Contribute to the maintenance of donor records in Salesforce for assigned portfolio, with support from the Senior Associate, Investor Relations.
- Grant Writing & Reporting
- With minimal oversight, manage the full grant cycle of a portfolio of foundation investors from proposal development to award process to report writing.
- Lead donor reporting for a portfolio of investments, including securing templates from the donor, coordinating and communicating crossdepartmentally for necessary data inputs, and assembling narratives in a manner consistent with the END Fund’s expected level of quality, accuracy, and professionalism.
- Crossdepartmental Collaboration
- Coordinate with the Finance team on fundraisingrelated initiatives, including grant spending, revenue recognition, financial reporting, and reconciliation.
- In concert with varying actors across the organization – Board Development Committee, Investor Relations team, and other colleagues – engage in the execution of a fundraising plan to secure funding towards the END Fund’s multiyear revenue goals.
- Liaise with programs and other END Fund staff to gather information, materials, and updates and translate them into proposals and/or donor reports
- Work as needed with the END Fund’s communications team to produce supporting materials for proposals and reports and to develop other external communications as needed.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in a writingintensive field, such as (but not limited to) English, communications, journalism, or marketing preferred, but not required; and/or equivalent level of related, transferable experience
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant relationship management and communications (written and verbal) experience, preferably in nonprofit (corporate or trusts and foundations) fundraising and grant management, with a successful track record of donor relationship management, grant writing, and reporting; knowledge of private foundation grantmaking strategies a plus
- Exceptional ability to convey complex and often technical ideas in a clear, direct, and lively style (both written and verbal)
- Confidence and poise to interact with philanthropic leaders and champions, including those at the executive leadership level, using all forms of communication (email, phone, videoconference, and facetoface interaction)
- Experience with and competency to maintain relationships with foundations from a variety of global geographies, preferably including the US, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East
- A selfstarter who works well independently, as well as part of a team, and with minimal oversight; flexibility and comfort navigating shifting and highpressure, deadlineoriented environments; ability to anticipate change and adapt accordingly.
- Familiarity with global health issues, and NTDs specifically, and/or appetite and interest to learn
- Fluency in English required
- Experience with project management tools, such as Asana, G Suite and Salesforce a plus
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to The END Fund on jobs.lever.co to apply