Vacancies at Strathmore Business School

JOB PURPOSE: To market and sell Executive Education Customized Solutions in liaison with the Head of Customized Solutions (tailor-made programs and consultancy solutions) while building and cultivating sustainable key relationships with potential public and commercial partners, nationally and regionally. The ideal candidate would need to have considerable experience in consultancy solutions, client advisory, proposal writing, and presentation.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sales:

• Consulting, assessing, and proposing tailored solutions to meet clients’ unique needs, answer to upcoming trends, and promote the business success of clients.
• Targeting new clients for business development and proposing new initiatives for existing clients, to increase sales opportunities and achieve personal and team financial targets.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing clients, developing industry linkages to sustain SBS as their knowledge partner in transforming African leaders.
• Presenting to and consulting with client’s senior management on business trends to develop effective custom solutions.
• Continually devise ways to increase customer experience and deepen client/partner relationships and maintain lasting client and partner relationships.

Marketing:

• Analysing and managing stakeholders to maintain a close engagement and relationship with the market.
• Undertaking continuous business intelligence to understand client needs at organization, industry, and country levels to ensure proposal of relevant and timely executive education and consultancy solutions.
• Tracking client satisfaction with frequent client review meetings and effective evaluation of programs and consultancy engagements.

Operational Excellence:

• Supporting technical resource persons and key experts to ensure delivery of client promises and delivery of expected outcomes to the clients.
• Initiating and driving the program design process in liaison with the Head of Custom Solutions, Academic directors, and the program management team. This includes designing coaching projects and other unique program features.
• Preparing internal management reports and client reports as required, to support data- driven decision making for enhanced client relations and effective process improvement.

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JOB REQUIREMENTS:

The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Master’s degree in a business-related area
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in business development with proven experience in sales, managing client relations, and key account management.
• Direct experience in consultancy will be an added advantage.
• Proven experience in consultancy solutions, client advisory, proposal writing, and presentation.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Strong business development and sales skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain key client relationships.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Previous experience in executive education or related fields is advantageous.

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JOB PURPOSE:

• The job holder is responsible for ensuring the efficient, accurate, and secure management of SBS stores by overseeing the receipt, storage, issuance, and record-keeping of inventory and supplies in compliance with institutional policies and procurement procedures.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Inventory Management

• Receive, inspect, and verify goods delivered to the store.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date stock records using manual and electronic systems.
• Conduct regular stock counts and reconcile physical stock with records.

Store Operations

• Ensure proper storage and labeling of items to facilitate easy retrieval and minimize damage or spoilage.
• Monitor stock levels and generate replenishment requests based on re- order levels.
• Issue items to departments as per approved requisitions and maintain proper documentation.

Compliance and Documentation

• Ensure all store activities comply with university procurement and inventory policies.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of all transactions including delivery notes, store ledgers, and requisition forms.
• Prepare regular reports on stock status, discrepancies, and usage patterns.

Coordination and Communication

• Liaise with the procurement department to ensure timely replenishment and delivery of goods.
• Communicate with internal departments to understand and plan for supply needs.
• Assist in audit processes by providing relevant records and documentation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelors in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Good Listening and Communication Skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.
• Collaboration & Teamwork.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze operational workflows and recommend process improvements.

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JOB PURPOSE: The job holder is responsible for leading resource mobilization for the Advancing Women Leadership in Academia program by identifying new funding opportunities, cultivating donor relationships, supporting proposal writing and building the capacity of the team in resource mobilization. The role is to integrate program evidence, MEL outputs, and pillar achievements into competitive funding pitches that diversify and grow the program’s multi-donor base.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Donor Prospecting, Pipeline Development & Market Intelligence
• Identify, research, and prioritize funding opportunities aligned with the program’s pillars.
• Maintain a donor pipeline dashboard covering grants, foundations, multilaterals, philanthropies, and corporate partners.
• Analyze funding trends in gender equality, higher education, academic leadership development, institutional reforms, and systems strengthening.
• Prepare regular RM intelligence briefs for PMO and leadership.

Proposal Development & Bid Coordination

• Coordinate full-cycle proposal development with PMO, MEL, finance, and pillar leads.
• Gather evidence, KPIs, and success stories from MEL and program teams.
• Develop high-quality concept notes, budgets, pitches, and application packages.
• Ensure compliance with donor templates, guidelines, and submission deadlines.
• Maintain a repository of reusable proposal components.
• Donor Stewardship, Relationship Management & Partnerships
• Support engagement of existing and prospective donors through meetings, presentations, and structured communication.
• Prepare tailored briefing materials for leadership and Co-Investigators.
• Coordinate donor site visits, learning sessions, and visibility events.
• Contribute to donor reporting by assembling required evidence, impact data, and narratives.
• Cross-Pillar Coordination & Internal Capacity building Work closely with:
• APM WLAP for participant stories, learning outcomes, and leadership pipeline evidence.
• APM Policy/Infrastructure/ICT for institutional reforms, system change indicators, and infrastructure achievements.
• MEL for KPIs, evaluation findings, and evidence-driven messaging.
• Align fundraising priorities with annual workplans and the master Gantt.
• Build the team’s capability in resource mobilization by equipping staff with practical skills in opportunity scanning, proposal writing, donor stewardship, and the preparation of high-quality funding materials.

Communications & Impact Positioning

• Develop donor-facing materials (impact briefs, case studies, infographics, decks).
• Coordinate storytelling, newsletters, and visibility campaigns with the Communications team.
• Ensure consistent program messaging across all RM assets.

Contribution to Institutional Learning

• Document lessons learned from fundraising attempts and outcomes.
• Support internal capacity building in resource mobilization techniques.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business, Public Policy, Economics or similar.
• At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in fundraising, proposal development, or donor relations.
• Demonstrated contribution to winning grants (not necessarily sole responsibility).
• Experience with donor-funded programs or higher education institutions.
• Excellent writing, research, and communication skills.
• Strong capacity to synthesize evidence into compelling narratives.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Gender & inclusion literacy, leadership development, and system change processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a cross-functional team.
• Stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience preparing decks, briefs, and donor communication assets.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Research, writing and presentation skills.
• Experience working with donor-funded organizations, NGOs, higher education institutions, or research environments is an added advantage.
• Demonstrable Innovative capability in problem-solving in complex scenarios

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JOB PURPOSE:

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of all WLAP pillar activities including cohort delivery, curriculum execution, mentorship and coaching systems, participant support, research capacity-building, and reporting. Ensure alignment with the PMO, master Gantt, donor expectations, and overall program outcomes.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Planning & Delivery

• Lead the development of WLAP annual workplans, ensuring all activities are well-structured, aligned with the master Gantt chart, and executed within set timelines.
• Coordinate end-to-end cohort management processes, including recruitment, selection, onboarding, orientation, and scheduling of learning activities.
• Oversee the planning and delivery of mentorship, coaching, and leadership development sessions, ensuring participants receive a high-quality learning experience.
• Coordinate facilitators, consultants, and coaches by managing contracts, schedules, expectations, and delivery standards to maintain program excellence.

Quality Assurance & MEL

• Ensure WLAP data integrity through consistent data capture, verification, assessments, and analytics aligned with institutional MEL frameworks.
• Track participant progress using dashboards and performance tools, generating periodic insights that inform program improvement and decision-making.

Research & Academic Advancement

• Coordinate research development activities including research clinics, mini-grant processes, proposal reviews, and academic writing workshops.
• Track and report on publication outputs of WLAP participants, ensuring visibility of academic achievements and contributions.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary liaison for WLAP participants, trainers, industry partners, and academic collaborators, ensuring clear communication and timely support.
• Represent WLAP in EXCO meetings, institutional committees, and working groups, providing updates and advocating for program needs.
• Foster strategic relationships that strengthen program delivery, partnerships, and participant experience.

Resource Mobilization

• Provide technical content and program insights for proposals, donor pitches, and other resource mobilization initiatives.
• Prepare WLAP sections for donor reports, ensuring accuracy, quality, and alignment with donor requirements and institutional standards.
• Support communications and visibility efforts by contributing program stories, impact highlights, and participant success narratives.

Risk & Issues Management

• Maintain and regularly update the WLAP risk register, ensuring risks are accurately captured, monitored, and escalated as necessary.
• Collaborate with the PMO to develop and implement mitigation strategies to address programmatic, operational, and strategic risks.

Resource Mobilization Support

• Provide technical inputs specific to WLAP pillars, components, and achievements for use in institutional fundraising processes.
• Support donor reporting, proposal development, and visibility activities by contributing evidence-based insights, program data, and content.

REQUISITE
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• A minimum of a master’s degree in project management or related field.
• At least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Strong program delivery skills
• Knowledge of leadership development and adult learning
• Academic/Research environment literacy
• Gender and inclusion competencies
• Knowledge of coaching/mentorship systems
• Strong stakeholder management
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Project management software proficiency and technology skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Good organization & Financial Management skills

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JOB PURPOSE: 

• To lead and coordinate project targeted reforms, policy transformation, workplace culture change, ICT platform development, and infrastructure projects (work-life integration infrastructures such as childcare facilities, mothers' room, etc). Ensure policy coherence, stakeholder alignment, vendor coordination, and integration of reforms into institutional processes.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Policy Transformation

• Lead and manage project-based policy review cycles, including planning, consultation, drafting, and approvals to ensure timely and coherent policy updates.
• Coordinate drafting, validation, and approval of policy reforms with respective departments.
• Facilitate training, sensitization, and capacity-building sessions to support departments in understanding, adopting, and implementing revised policies.

Institutional Culture & Inclusion

• Coordinate mental-models surveys, including tool design, data collection, analysis, and reporting to inform culture-change interventions.
• Manage gender champions and inclusion engagements.
• Lead the coordination and delivery of inclusion, leadership, and culture-building workshops that promote positive workplace culture, team cohesion, and leadership development.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Cultivate strong working relationships with key internal partners including People & Culture, Faculty Affairs, ICT, Facilities, and Communications to ensure alignment and smooth program delivery.

ICT Systems Implementation

• Coordinate requirement gathering, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), deployment, and maintenance in collaboration with the IT Dept.
• Lead coordination to ensure security, PDPA compliance, and user adoption.

Infrastructure Coordination

• Coordinate design, licensing, and set up of infrastructural components of the program.
• Coordinating delivery of the infrastructural components of the program.
• Coordinate vendors, facilities teams, and compliance processes.

Risk & Compliance

• Maintain and regularly update risk logs for the Policy & Infrastructure pillar, ensuring accurate identification, assessment, and escalation of potential risks.
• Work collaboratively with the PMO to develop risk mitigation plans, track implementation progress, and support adherence to institutional, legal, and donor compliance requirements.

Resource Mobilization

• Provide technical inputs for donor proposals, concept notes, and program designs, particularly on policy transformation, institutional reforms, and ICT components.
• Support donor reporting by preparing timely and accurate progress updates, data summaries, and visibility materials.

REQUISITE
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• A minimum of a Master’s Degree in Business, project management or related field.
• At least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Understanding HR policy, Organizational culture, and Institutional systems
• Ability to interpret policy and translate it into operations
• Strong program delivery skills
• Gender mainstreaming competencies
• Project coordination across multiple departments
• Strong stakeholder management
• Change Management and facilitation skills
• Project management software proficiency and technology skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Good organization & Financial Management skills.

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JOB PURPOSE:

• To coordinate Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (LME), reporting, administrative systems, and organizational learning for the Advancing Women Leadership in Academia Program. To ensure accurate data, strong reporting, timely documentation, and seamless administrative processes that support program performance, donor compliance, and evidence-based decision-making.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Monitoring & Evaluation, Reporting & Learning

• Maintain, update, and continuously improve pillar-level Learning, Monitoring & Evaluation (LME) tools, dashboards, and tracking systems to ensure accurate and real- time performance insights.
• Support the design, coordination, and execution of baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, including development of tools, sampling frameworks, and data-collection protocols.
• Ensure high-quality data collection across all departments by guiding teams on data standards, verification processes, and compliance with MERL frameworks.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights, trends, and performance narratives that inform decision-making.
• Produce timely, high-quality reports for the PMO, EXCO, and donors, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with reporting templates and standards.
• Synthesize lessons learned, develop case studies, and document best practices to enhance program learning and continuous improvement.

Organizational Learning & Knowledge Management

• Coordinate organizational learning activities including learning agendas, periodic reflection sessions, and after-action reviews to promote a culture of evidence-based decision-making.
• Document success stories, learning briefs, and knowledge products that capture program achievements, innovations, and insights.
• Maintain and organize an accessible knowledge repository, ensuring all program documents, evaluations, and materials are systematically stored and easily retrievable by staff.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Support the communication of program results, outcomes, and learning to internal and external stakeholders through well-packaged insights and evidence-driven products.
• Prepare compelling briefs, presentation decks, dashboards, and performance summaries for leadership, donors, and partners.
• Liaise with partners, schools, administrative units, and technical teams to gather data, verify information, and ensure timely submission of reporting inputs.

Resource Mobilization Support

• Prepare evidence-based inputs for proposals, concept notes, donor pitches, and fundraising initiatives, ensuring alignment with program results and MERL insights.
• Maintain and manage donor reporting calendars to ensure timely and high-quality submission of required deliverables.
• Support the development of resource mobilization materials, such as impact snapshots, data summaries, and learning digests, aligned with program performance and evaluation findings.

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JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
• A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
• 2 - 4 years in LME, project coordination, reporting, or research roles.
• Proficiency in project management systems.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Analytical thinking and data literacy.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Understanding of LME frameworks.
• Strong coordination and multitasking ability.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Stakeholder engagement and teamwork.
• Gender and inclusion competence.

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JOB PURPOSE:

• The job holder is responsible for providing high-quality administrative, coordination, and communication support to the Project Manager and the wider program team.
• The role ensures the smooth functioning of program operations, manages all internal and external communication, supports documentation and correspondence, and maintains organized
• administrative systems that enable efficient delivery of the multi-year program.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Coordination & Program Support

• Manage daily administrative operations of the program, ensuring efficient office and workflow management.
• Support the Project Manager by coordinating schedules, meetings, calendars, and action trackers.
• Prepare meeting documentation, take minutes, and follow up on action points.
• Maintain organized filing systems (digital and physical) for program documents, contracts, reports, and correspondence.
• Coordinate logistics for workshops, training sessions, travel, events, and donor engagements.
• Assist with procurement processes by preparing requisitions, quotations, and vendor documentation.
• Support budget monitoring by tracking administrative expenses and ensuring timely documentation.

Communication & Correspondence

• Serve as the central communication point for the program, coordinating all incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Draft, edit, and format internal memos, letters, briefs, emails, and announcements.
• Support the preparation of external communication materials (partner updates, invitations, newsletters, donor briefs, presentations).
• Maintain professional and timely communication with stakeholders, departments, vendors, and implementing partners.
• Coordinate information flow between Pillar Coordinators, PMO, and external partners.
• Manage program branding, templates, and communication standards to ensure consistency.

Documentation & Reporting Support

• Assist with assembling reports, including collecting updates from team members and consolidating inputs.
• Manage documentation of events, workshops, learning sessions, and program activities.
• Maintain accurate records of correspondence, decisions, and approvals for audit and reporting purposes.
• Support the team with data collation, content drafting, and formatting.

Social Media & Digital Communications Management

• Manage the program’s social media presence (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or institutional platforms).
• Draft and schedule posts highlighting key milestones, events, success stories, and learning moments.
• Work with the RM, APM’s and PMO to ensure content accuracy and alignment with program messaging.
• Monitor engagement analytics and prepare monthly digital performance summaries.
• Create multimedia content (short videos, testimonials, quotes, infographics).
• Ensure compliance with institutional guidelines and safeguarding requirements when posting content.

Stakeholder Engagement Support

• Maintain contact lists, mailing lists, and stakeholder registers.
• Coordinate communication with universities, faculty members, implementing partners, and advisory committees.
• Support donor visibility activities through documentation, scheduling, logistics, and communication materials.

Support to Project Manager

• Provide direct administrative support to the PM, including diary management, task tracking, and preparation of briefing materials.
• Assist in monitoring progress across all pillars by maintaining shared project management tools.
• Support PMO coordination activities (risk logs, agendas, quality checks, action trackers).

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The post holder will be required to have and demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Public Relations, or related field.
• 2–4 years’ experience in administrative coordination, communication, or project support roles.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office, email management, and collaborative tools.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks and priorities under tight timelines.
• High professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion.
• Ability to develop communication content with minimal supervision.
• Creativity in developing communication materials for internal and external audiences.
• Strong team player with ability to work across different pillars and functions.
• Experience managing social media and digital communication channels.