Associate, Strategy and Operations Job, Latest Communication Jobs Kenya,



About the role


The END Fund is seeking a resourceful, curious, mission-driven professional to support the initiatives of the Strategy and Operations team. The Associate will provide project management, editorial and internal communications support for initiatives advancing Board and donor relations, impact reporting, team management, and operational effectiveness of the organization. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, goal-oriented, organized individual with strong writing/editing abilities who is interested in growing their skills in organizational development and nonprofit management. This role is remote, working on a distributed team that communicates regularly via Zoom and Slack. 


Core Competencies:


Support good governance and fund management through regular impact reporting to priority audiences



  • Manage the production of recurring narrative and financial reports to priority stakeholders, including quarterly Board of Directors briefing books and quarterly narrative reports on the END Fund’s investment funds for donor steering committees 

  • Coordinate deadlines and collect inputs from a range of internal stakeholders across departments; serve as primary liaison for colleagues contributing to reports 

  • Edit and proofread content as needed to ensure appropriateness for target audiences 

  • Support agenda development and materials preparation for donor steering committee meetings 


Strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of the Strategy & Operations team



  • Schedule S&O team meetings, take minutes, and assign and track follow-up tasks

  • Support budget development and budget management for the department 

  • Provide limited administrative support for the Senior Vice President, including expense reporting, travel and logistics management, scheduling, etc.

  • Manage department invoices and payments to vendors, including consultant contracts and recurring vendor payments


Support ongoing internal communications and organizational development for a complex global organization with a distributed workforce



  •  Manage agenda, preparations and follow-up for monthly Full Team Meetings with the END Fund’s global staff in partnership with the SVP 

  • Support initiatives to improve internal workflow, project management, information sharing and data collection, including inputting and tracking team-based or interdepartmental projects in Asana, preparing or editing slide decks for internal or external stakeholders, and participating in interdepartmental working groups

  • Support scheduling and administration of organization-wide trainings on various topics, including anti-harassment, travel safety, and cybersecurity 


Support special projects and complete other tasks upon request for the team and broader organization



  • Support logistics around quarterly Board of Directors Meetings, as needed, and ad hoc Board trips

  • Other duties as assigned by Senior Vice President


Experience & education



  • 1-2 years of operations, communications, executive assistance, or other directly relevant experience in a virtual or physical office environment

  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with excellent editing and proofreading skills in English 

  • Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Google products (Drive, Mail, Calendar)

  • Strategic about achieving objectives with strong organizational skills; handles multiple projects simultaneously with excellent follow through and attention to detail

  • Proactive communicator and collaborator who enjoys working in a dynamic, evolving, globally distributed team

  • Passionate about philanthropy, international issues and public health, with a global mindset and perspective 

  • Comfortable working virtually on a globally dispersed team






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