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Resource Mobilisation Consultant African Agricultural Technology Foundation

Resource Mobilisation Consultant

Organizational Context (visit AATF website ( www.aatf-africa.org) for more information about the organization)

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation was founded in 2003 to access and deliver proprietary and associated technologies to smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa through public-private partnerships. In the last eight years it has established seven major projects with a solid base of funding ($100 million) from its founding partners and several additional leading foundations, including the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, DFID, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

AATF has launched a special resource mobilisation campaign, Africa Thriving: Practical Solutions for Farmers, to accelerate and expand its current projects, ensuring they successfully reach smallholder farmers and their families as well as establish several new projects. With an initial target of $10 million, the campaign has a total goal of $85 million over five years. Government, foundation, corporate and, where appropriate, individual investment is being targeted. AATF is seeking a Resource Mobilisation Consultant.

Under the responsibility of the Executive Director the Resource Mobilisation Consultant key responsibilities will include developing and implementing prospective donor strategies, implementing and supporting the campaign strategy and key resource mobilisation activities.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Assist the Executive Director in mobilizing resources from bilateral and multilateral donors, philanthropic foundations, and other sources
  • Assist establishing resource mobilization targets; projecting financing gaps for AATF and its projects
  • Deliver agreed upon annual fundraising and activity targets
  • Build and advance relationships with portfolio of current and prospective donors
  • Play integral role supporting overall resource mobilisation activities
  • Create briefing memos and donor presentations for senior leadership in preparation for donor meetings
  • Develop outstanding written materials as well as draft correspondence (outreach letters, follow up notes, etc) for senior leadership and volunteers. AATF has developed substantive campaign cases and promotional materials that the consultant can use and improve
  • Assist in streamlining the preparation of concept notes and proposals for donor funding across all AATF project portfolio
  • Track all contacts with AATF’s current and prospective donors through a ‘moves management’ system
  • Coordinate regular small events to cultivate prospective donors, handling all logistics and tasks associated with the event as necessary
  • Conduct prospect research and identification
  • Support donor stewardship activities, such as writing a campaign update and ‘good news’ report on stories from the field every other month
  • Assist in scheduling and coordination of meetings
  • Undertake worldwide travel across Africa as well as North America and Europe is required

Requirements

  • Applicants to this position must have Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Economics, Financial Management, Law, Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, Marketing/Communications and or grant writing
  • They should also have at least 5 years resource mobilisation experience including working in resource mobilization for UN agencies, private foundations or NGOs, or donor-aid programs
  • Experience working in Africa and/or in agriculture and rural development is desirable The ideal candidates should have excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work both with autonomy and with a team in diverse cultural contexts. They should also have outstanding written and oral communication skills in English, with knowledge of French as an added advantage.
  • The consultant should ideally be based in USA or Europe with few travels to Nairobi and other parts of the world if required. An appropriate compensation will be provided on monthly basis plus commission on the resources mobilised.
  • The consultancy will be for an initial period of 6 months renewable according to measurable deliverables.


If this interests you, and you believe you meet the relevant criteria for these roles, please submit your application with a motivation letter and detailed CV, stating your current function, your verifiable achievements in mobilizing resources, the list of reputable organizations/companies you have mobilized resources for, your e-mail and telephone contacts by email before 15 September 2012 addressed to:

Mrs Jacquine Kinyua

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)

Email:j.kinyua@aatf-africa.org