Job Description
About the role
Sanergy has an opening for an exceptional individual who can contribute to Sanergy’s expansion fund-raising campaign, in particular by giving it a good technical base. This three month fellowship position will work closely with the Business Development Team to organize, develop and execute a pipeline of funding including technical assistance, debt and equity. The fellowship will provide training and hands-on experience as a member of the expansion assessment team, as well as networking and mentorship opportunities.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders to gather and analyze needs and requirements.
• Conduct self-directed research to identify potential funders in new locations
• Creation and management of a pipeline database
• Creation of appropriate presentation materials to approach and win over funders
• Participation in meetings with potential funders
• Responding to information requests from funders, including due diligence in the final phase of funding arrangement
• Creating an organized reference system for diligence documentation within google drive
• Provide assistance and encouragement to team-members with less experience with research, and data management and analysis applications.
• Presenting data or analytic findings in a variety of formats (reports, PPT, graphs, figures and tables).
• Perform data analytics functions that generate knowledge via data mining, visualization, or other forms of data analytics.
Qualifications
• On-going or completed Graduate Degree from an accredited degree program providing training in business, finance, international development, or a related field of study (MBA and/or 1-2 yrs work experience would be a plus)
• Experience in research development & analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively across multiple focus areas
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast–paced, high–energy environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and Google applications (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides), as well as Dropbox
• Basic understanding of and interest in circular economy and waste management
• Language: English required.
• Humility, integrity and a sense of humour.
Job Location: Nairobi
Application Deadline: 15th October 2021
Apply online for this job via https://portal.saner.gy/#/apply?requisition=aHk4G000000XeqK