Aga Khan Foundation Partnerships Manager Job in Kampala, Uganda

Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda)
 

Employment Opportunity: Partnerships Manager, Uganda
 

Do you have the creativity and drive required to establish and maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders across Uganda, East Africa and globally? 

Aga Khan Foundation, East Africa (AKF (EA)) is searching for a dynamic, innovative Partnerships Manager to be based in Uganda. 

The Partnerships Manager will lead on cultivating a wide-ranging network of new and existing partnerships across government, civil society and the private sector 

The Partnerships Manager will also be responsible for driving an ambitious resource mobilization programme across Uganda while overseeing the management of the existing education and ECD portfolio in the region. 

The position is based in Kampala and will report to the Country Director, Uganda.

AKF is a private, non-denominational development agency promoting creative solutions to problems that impede social development.

AKF works broadly across five thematic areas: Health, Education, Early Childhood Development, Economic Development and Civil Society Strengthening. 

AKF is an equal opportunity employer.
 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Oversee the management of the existing ECD and education portfolio, ensuring all grant management requirements including work-planning, budgeting and accountability, monitoring and reporting, are met.


• Effectively mobilise resources for new and existing projects through the development of high quality funding proposals in collaboration with the Regional Policy and Partnership Team in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam


• Build and maintain a broad network of external partnerships with government, donors and other partners


• Support development of quality reports and other communications materials to position AKF as a key development partner in Uganda;


• Distil key lessons from programming to develop a strategy and materials for policy engagement with government, donors and other partners;

Qualifications / Experience:

• Minimum of Master’s Degree or equivalent in International Development, Public Policy, International Education, Public Health, Social Development or other relevant fields;


• Programme development experience with ability to write strong funding proposals and responsive bids for new programming;


• Strong interpersonal skills, initiative, ability to network with a range of development partners and organisations


• Proven management experience including ability to support and/or supervise a team;


• Exceptional English communications skills, able to make strong oral presentations and produce high quality written reports, concept notes and proposals.


• Minimum 5 years’ experience in donor dialogue and communications, preferably in the field of international development;


• At least 2 years of direct experience in managing a grant/project or programme, preferably in ECD and/or primary education with a willingness to visit programmes in the field;


• Solid experience on grant management, including work-planning, M&E, preparation and monitoring of budgets;


• Knowledge of rural economic development and health sectors;


• Knowledge of the Uganda development context and the Aga Khan Development Network will be an added advantage.

Candidates interested in this unique career opportunity with AKF (Uganda) should submit a cover letter explaining why they are best suited for this particular position, CV (not exceeding 4 pages) and the names and contact information of three professional referees by Friday 22nd May 2015, to 

the Country Director – Aga Khan Foundation, Uganda, 

by e-mail to akf.uganda@akdn.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 

Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org)