Head of Program Development at Save the Children

Fundraising strategy 

• In close coordination with the Program Quality and Development (PDQI) team, and Operations team, to implement fundraising plans for each of the Country Office’s five strategic goals for 2025-27 to assist in growing the Kenya portfolio in alignment with the Country Strategic Plan and child rights.
• Supporting the monitoring system to track progress of the fundraising plans per strategic goal on quarterly basis and capture learnings for continuous improvement 

Proposal Management 

• Leads the proposal development process in line with CO procedures for all funding opportunities with PDQI, Technical Specialists including MEAL, Operations (for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Security, Awards Management, Finance, and HR (for staffing requirements).
• Produce proposal development schedules and track timelines, ensuring and facilitating coordination amongst teams (i.e. PDQI, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Security).
• Support the Finance team, PDQI, Operations, Supply Chain, and other necessary stakeholders to develop proposal budget.
• Draft key sections of the proposals that are standard inputs – such as capability statements, country context, and programme experience, while drawing on the expertise of technical specialists, MEAL, Operations, Finance, HR and Security.
• Strengthen CO capabilities to facilitate effective in-person and online proposal design workshops, and undertake design workshop facilitation when called on to do so, including developing work plans and lessons learned.
• Represent Save the Children as a generalist, alongside PDQI, in proposal development meetings and discussions.

Donor engagement and capture planning 

• Work with the existing Program Development Specialist to develop proactive donor engagement strategies and plans for key donors in Kenya. 
• Work with PDQI and Operations teams to gather and assess donor, partner, and internal information relevant to upcoming major opportunities.
• Develop proactive Member engagement strategies to improve Member fundraising for the Kenya Country Office 

Continuous Learning & Knowledge Management 

• Ensure all donor opportunities and engagement are tracked and updated on the shared informational management systems. 
• Ensure that all appropriate donor and Save the Children resources, templates, and tools are available to relevant staff, as well as a clear understanding of donor requirements.
• Maintains strong knowledge management systems (OneNet, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) to support intra-country office communication and continuous learning. 
• Ensure all proposals and related documents are saved and circulated and work with Awards and Operations teams to share programme results and lessons learned.

Humanitarian Response 

• Support effective and joined-up strategic resource mobilisation for Category 1&2 Emergencies within the country. 
• When possible, deploy immediately to support funding coordination in the first phase of major regional responses as required.

Contract Duration: 2 years

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Advanced university degree in a relevant area i.e. Development studies, international studies, social development or equivalent
• Strong background in proposal development and coordination.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in business development with 5 years in a senior management role.