Since 2012 Acumen East Africa has supported 153 Fellows and each year we recruit up to 20 new Fellows from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan. Based in Nairobi, the Manager role will report to the Head of Leadership and Strategic Partnerships and have the following responsibilities:
Responsibilities
Program Recruiting:
Develop and execute East Africa’s 2021 recruitment strategy
Cultivate, secure and manage application reviewers
Design and manage a recruiting database that collates each applicants details throughout the application process
Program Management:
Design and execute logistics for the Fellows seminars and online learning
Collaborate with global teams to improve existing logistics and Fellows engagement strategy both in-person and online
Liaising with Fellows and trainers between seminars and preparing all training materials
Monitoring budget and program expenses
Processing all Fellows related payments
In some cases co-facilitating training activities
Program Reporting
Track data and stories on 2020 Fellows progress and create reports, newsletter and blogs to share updates on their progress
Support in the writing of the Fellows program grant reports
Event Production
Manage the logistics of Acumen East Africa Fellows events from transportation to event bookings and seminar venues
Manage all event vendors
Manage accommodation bookings for all events
Coordinate the invite/attendee list (in collaboration with team)
Coordinate event volunteers and day-of setup and breakdown
Collaborate with global team on standardized event planning, production, and analysis
Collaborate with Comms to ensure coordination and marketing of all events
Attending week long (Monday to Saturday) seminars four times a year
Fellows Resource Building
Identify the various resources and connections Acumen, as well as Acumen’s community can offer to Fellows
Identify and set up strategic partnerships with other companies and organizations that would benefit Acumen’s Fellows
Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree
Required relevant work experience
: 7 years
Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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