Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 31 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Strathmore University is a Chartered University located in Nairobi, Kenya. It was the first multiracial and multi religious educational institution in English speaking Eastern Africa and more recently the first institute of higher learning to be ISO certified in East and Central Africa in 2004. Our mission is to provide all-round quality education in an atmo...

Basic job summary:
• The job holder will be responsible for overseeing the process of securing funding through research grants. Duties & Responsibilities: Grant Research
• Manage potential grant opportunities by continuously monitoring and identifying research grants. • Conduct Institutional research funding needs and perform relevant research to identify available authentic funding opportunities.

Proposal Development
• Manage proposal writing and submission.
• Establish quality assurance measures to guide and enhance quality of proposals submitted.
• Approve the training of proposal developers to increase the quality of proposals as well as the winning rate of proposals submitted.
• Guide the planning, budgeting and resource management of key proposals.
• Oversee the performance of submitted proposals. Grants & Compliance Management
• Manage the entire life cycle of a research grant from application to reporting.
• Audit compliance with grant requirement and regulations.
• Manage grant activities. Grants Relationship Management
• Build client relations and influence partners to increase research funding
• Manage relationships with funding agencies, donors and other stakeholders.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in a relevant field Experience:
• Over 7 Years working experience in a busy environment with a proven track record in business writing and proposal development with at least 4 years in a managerial position Competencies and Attributes
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Planning and organizing

skills
• Leadership
• Project management
• Entrepreneurial drive • Research and problem solving

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Method of Application Are you qualified for this position and interested in working with us? We would like to hear from you. Kindly send us a copy of your updated resume and letter of application (ONLY) quoting job title on the subject line to recruitment@strathmore.edu by 14th June 2024.

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