Associate Director, Resource Mobilization at

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Full time

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a global not-for-profit, public-private partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.

About Job


The Associate Director, Resource Mobilization will play a key role developing and implementing strategies to retain existing, while identifying new funding support for IAVI's scientific research and development initiatives in Africa.

The Associate Director will identify opportunities for financial support of IAVI programs, while managing existing donor relationships.

Focused on public, philanthropic, CSR and private sector donors, the Associate Director will create content/materials, and lead proposal development for potential funders.

The AD will plan strategic events and outreach activities, and be a brand ambassador for IAVI across domains and platforms.

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Key Responsibilities

Lead the IAVI Africa resource mobilization strategy development and implementation to support research and development initiatives in the region.

Develop and implement a rigorous partner outreach and cultivation plan to ensure increased support for IAVI's expanded work and secure strategic and sustainable funding to meet program needs.

Partner with Operational Excellence team and Global Affairs to ensure a robust proposal process is in place to support IAVI Africa including tools, systems, policies, and workplans to support the execution of IAVI Africa Resource Mobilization Strategy.

Support the identification and analysis of opportunities (including funding opportunities, potential partners, while managing partner due diligence) and ensure these activities are tracked, advanced and communicated to AMT and other internal teams for decision-making purposes.

Participate in the global resource mobilization team to exchange fundraising priorities, monitor progress, share best-practices and contribute to resource mobilization process improvement.

Project manage proposals that are led and/or supported by IAVI Africa to ensure high-quality and strategically aligned applications are submitted on time with a high rate of success.

Develop and leverage existing proposal assets including an opportunity calendar, a repository for IAVI Africa submissions, a donor profiles database and a proposal progress tracking tool.

Create key content including drafting pitch materials, writing concept notes and detailed proposals, responding to open applications and calls for proposals and other content to facilitate and support new/existing funding relationships.

Participate in external networking events, workshops and meetings to present the IAVI story and case for support to potential funders across the CSR and Philanthropy sectors.

Support cultivation of relationships with funders, partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders and manage strategic relationships with key funders.

Garner competitive business intelligence, and create inroads and new relationships with potential funders.

Requirements

Education and Experience:
Master's degree in business, international development, political science, Public Health or relevant field is required.

Minimum of 8 years' experience in an international or similar non-profit organization with a focus on resource mobilization for global health and R&D and innovative funding mechanisms (e.g., CSR, social impact investment) required.

Experience working with public and private or philanthropic funders, especially those engaged in Africa global health and R&D.

Qualifications and Skills:
Proven track record of successful resource mobilization and establishing long term relationships with public and private entities.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively with others from a range of disciplines and cultures.
Demonstrated ability to design, implement and monitor fundraising strategies.
A strong team player with experience in guiding project teams.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required; proficiency in another language is desirable.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
Understanding of research and fundraising for non-profit organizations.
Previous work in a multicultural environment is required.
Willingness to travel at least 20-25% of the time to IAVI regional offices and hubs.
Passion for the IAVI Mission.

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