American GHC Fresher Careers - Fundraising and Communications Fellow at Actions for Community Development (ACODEV)

• Research and Learning: ACODEV initiates, conducts and
  
  disseminates findings of participatory community studies, research,
  
  assessments and evaluations on issues pertaining to all its program areas.


• Raising Awareness: ACODEV raises community awareness and
  
  enlightenment on issues pertaining to all its program areas for increasing
  
  demand for services.


• Capacity Building: ACODEV builds communities’ capacity to
  
  take self-owned actions and ably utilize and sustain community support
  
  structures and systems relevant to all its program areas.


• Advocacy and Community Activism: ACODEV supports effective and
  
  participatory advocacy and community activism work in all its program
  
  areas.


• Networking and Collaboration: ACODEV promotes networking with
  
  relevant government sectors and other developmental actors in
  
  strengthening effective implementation and support for all.

• Work
  
  closely with management to finalize a fundraising strategy based on the
  
  organization’s strategic plan


• Implement
  
  a fundraising and resource mobilization strategy for the organization to
  
  diversify revenue streams and develop mechanisms for effective fundraising


• Technically
  
  support the business development of ACODEV’s East Africa Centre for
  
  Leadership Development-ACLED


• Manage
  
  ACODEV’s grant-making process in all program areas, including concept
  
  development, development of project proposals, grants, and concept notes,
  
  and identification of potential sources of funding/collaboration


• Capacity
  
  building for ACODEV staff and partners in proposal development and resource
  
  mobilization skills

• Support
  
  the documentation of project successes and lessons learned across program
  
  areas of reproductive and child health, HIV and AIDS and human rights


• Collect,
  
  collate and analyze data useful for documenting learning experiences from
  
  ACODEV programs to be used for ACODEV information materials/publications


• Coordinate
  
  editing and production of various documents from workshops, seminars, and
  
  conferences organized by ACODEV and partners


• Actively
  
  facilitate capacity building of ACODEV staff and partners in documentation


• Take
  
  part in planning and implementation of ACODEV-U programs


• Communications:


• Play
  
  a role in preparing and disseminating a range of public information
  
  materials including newsletters, Facebook posts, tweets, blogs, annual
  
  reports, brochures, flyers, and radio jingles/spot messages


• Work
  
  in liaison with the ACODEV website manager to keep the website information
  
  and content up to date


• Maintain
  
  ACODEV’s social media platforms


• Actively
  
  facilitate capacity building of ACODEV staff and partners in
  
  communications

• The
  
  ideal candidate should hold a Master’s Degree in International
  
  Development, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or equivalent
  
  professional work experience in the area of communications


• At
  
  least two years’ experience in development communications, with experience
  
  supporting advocacy efforts


• Proven
  
  skills in preparing a range of public information materials including
  
  newsletters, annual reports, brochures, flyers, radio jingles/spot
  
  messages and website content


• Originality,
  
  innovation and creativity in design and packaging of information for
  
  communications


• Creativity
  
  in concept development and fundraising proposal writing


• Ability
  
  to collect, collate and analyze data to document learning experiences/best
  
  practices and write reports


• Good
  
  computer skills, especially in website management and desktop publishing


• Possess
  
  the ability to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines


• Willingness
  
  to travel and document program work


• Ability
  
  to demonstrate initiative


• Willingness
  
  to work occasional evenings and weekends as may be required


• Sympathetic
  
  to the aims of ACODEV


• Reliable,
  
  self-motivated and flexible; able to respond to new opportunities


• Possess
  
  the ability to work in a team and form productive, supportive &
  
  professional relationships with all staff at ACODEV


• Excellent
  
  facilitation/training skills

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