Partnership fund director , Kenya

Chemonics seeks a partnership fund director for the anticipated USAID East Africa U.S. Trade and  Investment Center Program. The program will aim to increase economic growth, resilience, and integration by promoting an enabling environment for trade and investment intra-regionally and internationally between East Africa and the United States. This position is located in Kenya. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Work to provide a mix of grants, subcontracts, and purchase orders to local associations and firms and select international organizations to implement elements of the program's activities
• Build relationships and award grants
• Solicit and analyze grantee and subcontractor proposals according to USAID guidelines

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent in management, business administration, or related field 
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, five of which should be in Africa or other developing countries
• Minimum five years of experience managing and directing funds or facilities comparable to the partnership fund
• Experience managing a partnership fund under a large, complex development program
• Ability to prepare guidelines, carry out advertising campaigns, and manage fund operations
• Ability to conceptualize, articulate, and explain the vision and purposes of the partnership fund
• Ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private sector partners and stakeholders in a multi-country setting
• Excellent writing and communications skills
• Ability to use the latest ICT and computer software programs, including but not limited to, tracking and reporting on grants and subcontracts under the fund
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity​
• Fluent English required

Application Instructions: 

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references toEastAfricaTrade@chemonics.com by December 1, 2013. Please note the position title in the subject of the email. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries please. Finalists will be contacted.​

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "Partnership - East Africa Trade" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

 

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.​