Grants Fundraising Officer

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About Sanergy

Sanergy is an award-winning social venture based in Nairobi, Kenya. We undertake three exciting lines of work:

• We provide safe, sustainable sanitation services to residents living in urban informal settlements of Nairobi and Kisumu using end-to-end non-sewered sanitation solutions. Watch here!

• We implement a circular economy model to sustainably manage sanitation and organic waste generated in cities. Using technologies developed in-house, we upcycle the waste into insect-based protein for animal feed, organic fertilizer, and biomass fuel. We operate the largest organics recycling plant in East Africa. Watch here!

• We partner with cities to develop and deliver safe sanitation and waste management for urban residents. Using a systematic methodology, we match cities’ sanitation and waste management needs with technology and service delivery models, and then offer clear guidance on the steps that governments, funders, service providers and technology developers can take to develop and implement integrated service delivery systems.

Operational since 2011, Sanergy serves over 140,000 urban residents with safe sanitation services every day. Sanergy collects and treats over 12,000T of waste per year, and successfully sells its agricultural end-products to farmers in over 20 counties in Kenya, who see improved yields and increased incomes. At the same time, we have built a team of over 400 employees from diverse backgrounds who solve diverse problems, but all embody the drive, creativity, teamwork, and passion that make us achieve our goals. For our work, we have been recognized by the Gates Foundation as one of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals accelerator; by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative companies in the world doing social good and one of the 10 best companies in Africa,by Earthshot Prize as a Finalist a and the Food Planet Prize for our innovative circular economy approach.

About the role

Our growth in the next 5 years will hinge on our ability to mobilize resources and build strategic partnerships with bi-laterals, INGOs, multilaterals, and governments for the scaling of our safe sanitation services to citizens everywhere.

Sanergy is looking for an exceptional individual to join our Business Development team. The Grant Fundraising Officer will support the team to competitively position the organization for funding opportunities with philanthropic and institutional funders. The individual will be responsible for identifying fundraising opportunities, and will work with the Business Development Team to develop partnerships to meet organizational strategic initiatives, as well as secure and manage grants.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Remain abreast of funders’ trends, build organizational understanding of new funders and contribute information for prioritization of funding opportunities.

• Generate leads, identify co-funding partners, analyze opportunities, pitch ideas and develop internal stakeholder buy-in to go after opportunities.

• Craft strong business rationale and a tailored message to partners and funders.

• Support the entire proposal development process for identified funding opportunities, working closely with the Business Development, Operational and Finance teams to develop high quality funding applications. This includes developing narrative, budgets, log frames and theory of change in accordance with funder guidelines.

• Gather information from Operational teams, prepare narrative reporting and liaise with partners with regular high quality updates. Ensure reporting requirements for all funders are met and reports are completed to deadlines.

• Organize and lead site visits with funders.

• Expertly speak on behalf of the organization to funders and visitors.

• Support other areas of business development as required in the organizational strategy, especially to improve business development tools and impact reporting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience in fundraising or business development in a global development context.

• Excellent external communication and writing skills.

• Highly organized team player, with pro-active and flexible work style.

• Demonstrated understanding of and experience in international development or the social sector more broadly. Knowledge of the sanitation sector is a plus.

• Humility, integrity and a sense of humor.

Job Location

Nairobi