Africa Partnerships Manager at Medic Mobile

Position Details and Responsibilities

We are searching for a Partnerships Manager to work with our Africa regional team to help identify and support implementing partners using Medic Mobile’s tools. This role will focus on bringing on new partners in Africa and managing communications in the region. Key activities will include: partner outreach, partnership development activities, relationship management for current partners, proposal writing, blog writing, help managing social media channels, identifying communications, marketing, and PR opportunities for the region. The Partnerships Manager will act as an ambassador for Medic Mobile at digital health and public health conferences and events.

This role will be based in our Nairobi office. This position will report to the Africa Regional Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage regional partnership development strategy to meet Medic Mobile’s regional partnership goals, as per organizational strategy
• Identify and target new opportunities, conduct outreach to Governments and Implementing partners, to educate on Medic Mobile’s digital health tools and offerings, and build a pipeline of opportunities for said tools
• Manage and prioritise pipeline opportunities, to ensure availability of support and resources with internal & external stakeholders
• Research on health systems, digital health ecosystem, countries and Partners of focus for Medic Mobile’s growth in the region
• Support new implementing partners with an introduction to Medic Mobile’s tools, development and deployment process and follow up with initial documentation, proposals and contractual agreements  
• Manage and maintain existing partner relationships through continued product education, feedback, satisfaction surveys and others
• Support partners in the preparation of bids and proposals in response to funding requests and identification of additional opportunities within existing partnerships
• Manage and coordinate the Africa regional marketing plan, partnership opportunity sourcing
• Identify stories, prepare content and collateral for blog, print and web in collaboration with the communications team at globally
• Manage regional communications strategy and support regional teams and colleagues as local communications resource

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Computer Science /IT, or any other related field of study. Master’s degree desirable but not a prerequisite
• +4 years work experience in a senior role  interfacing with the Public, Corporate, and NGO sectors or in partnerships development and planning, or with a social enterprise focused on development work in low-resource settings
• Ability to conceptualise, conduct feasibility analysis, and present information clearly. Have  experience formulating project proposals for a range of audiences to include international donors/funders, NGOs and smaller foundations
• Experience working in Africa is preferred; a familiarity with the public health and community health sectors across the continent
• Ability to communicate, negotiate and develop relationships with a broad range of people, both internal and external to the organisation, in a professional and ethical manner
• Passion for and experience in technical and creative writing (concept notes, proposals, personal blogs, websites or articles)
• Interest or experience in non-profit communications and marketing
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Social media experience

Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with a distributed team
• Superior organisational skills with high attention to detail with the  ability to prioritize, delegate and multi-task
• Ability to work under high pressure, meet deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters with minimal supervision
• Exhibit empathy and respect for other cultures
• Fluent in English; other language skills a plus
• Must have a valid Kenyan work permit and valid passport