Resource Mobilization Officer at Strathmore Business School

Job Purpose

The Resource Mobilization Officer is responsible for leading resource mobilization efforts for the Advancing Women Leadership in Academia program. This role involves identifying new funding opportunities, cultivating donor relationships, supporting proposal writing, and building team capacity in resource mobilization. The officer will integrate program evidence, monitoring, evaluation and learning (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 resource mobilization intelligence briefs for program management office (PMO) and leadership

Proposal Development & Bid Coordination

• Coordinate full-cycle proposal development with PMO, MEL, finance, and pillar leads
• Gather evidence, key performance indicators (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 program management office, MEL, finance, and pillar leads on resource mobilization activities
• Build team capacity in resource mobilization practices and processes