JESUIT Assistant Development Officer Job in Kenya (130K)

JESUIT Assistant Development Officer Job in Kenya (130K)

Position: Assistant JESAM Development Officer
 

Job Ref.: JoM239575
 

Department: Programmes
 

Industry: NGO
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Role Summary: The Assistant JESAM Development Officer assists the director in all works of the JESAM Development Office (JDO).

Reports to: JESAM Development Officer (Director)

Organization Description: The JESAM Development Office fosters a “ministry and culture of philanthropy” within the leadership and Provinces of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar.  

The Jesuits are an international Catholic religious congregation made up of 18,000 priests and brothers.  In Africa there are 1600 Jesuits working with hundreds of lay partners in over 300 ministries ranging from education, HIV/AIDS ministry, education, colleges, refugees, and spiritual retreats.

In coordination with the President and 9 Provincials of the Jesuit African Conference, the development officer (director) leads staff in the design and implementation of a fundraising strategic plan that fosters the development efforts of Jesuits and their partners in 30 countries on the continent.  

This plan seeks to benefit Jesuit ministries through close collaboration with the existing leadership of 9 Jesuit development offices in Africa and among the other 5 Jesuit conferences in the world.

General Tasks of the JESAM Development Office – full staff: Assessment of needs and resources of all ministries (312) within 9 provinces, strategic planning and administration, data and donor management, research, relationships (Jesuit and non-Jesuit), communication, project proposal writing, fundraising events, travel.  

The staff is currently made up of a director, assistant director, and communications coordinator.

Rationale for the Position of Assistant JDO Officer: The Assistant JESAM Development Officer assists the director in all works of the JESAM Development Office (JDO) which is sponsored by JESAM to further the vision, promotion and financial support of the apostolic works of JESAM and to foster collaboration with existing provincial development offices.
 

The current role of assistant director is a transitional one that assumes openness to take over the role of JDO director within a 6-month period, following successful demonstration of skills and a three and six-month professional performance reviews.

The Assistant JDO Officer is most especially responsible for:

1. JESAM Project management – including assessment, proposal writing, implementation, reporting. This will be done in collaboration with the 9 province development offices and 5 formation centres.
2. Capacity building for province development offices and 5 Formation Center development liaisons and their teams.
3. Annual Visit of Formation centers and 9 Province Development Offices, assessment of needs as to the resources the JDO can provide.
4. Administrative support to the Director in the area of strategic planning, finances, staffing and personnel.

Responsibilities of the Assistant JDO
 

1. Project Management

• Oversight of all JDO projects including assessment, project writing, submission, implementation, tracking, reporting.
• Develop project proposals on identified needs for formation centers and provinces for submission to key donors.
• Track and manage projects funded by or currently with US and European Foundations – especially Porticus , Missio Aachen, Misean Cara, and Aid to the Church in Need.
• Track and manage projects funded by or currently with Jesuit based foundations and associations – especially US Jesuit Conference,  Jesuit Mission Offices of France, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain.  Rome FACSI Office and the Xavier Network.
• Monitor and evaluate formation center and province projects, including reporting

2. Capacity Building

• Support the growth in skills and abilities of the JDO as well as the staff of the existing 8-10 development offices in the Conference in light of the best practices and recommended organizational structures in the field of philanthropy.
• Assess the condition and needs of Jesuit development offices on the continent and make recommendations for their growth and better cross-province collaboration through such structures as JEDOAM, (Jesuit Development Officers of Africa and Madagascar), offering capacity building workshops, and connection with international resources in the field of philanthropy. 
• Assess the condition and needs of 5 Formation Centres (Colleges), the JDO liaison for each formation center and make recommendations for their growth. The Centres are:

1. St. Paul’s, Antananarivo, Madagascar
2. Arrupe College, Harare, Zimbabwe
3. Institute of Peter Canisius, Kimwenza, Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Institut de Theologie de la Compagnie de Jesus, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
5. Hekima College, Nairobi, Kenya

• Seek out the tools, resources, and personnel to concretize the mission of the Jesuits in Africa and Madagascar and to professionalize the JDO in light of current practices in the field of philanthropy.

3. Province and Formation Centre Visits

• Province Visits: In collaboration with the Provincial/Superior and the existing local development office establish a visit to review key projects for collaboration, evaluate existing development structures at the local level, and make recommendations to key leadership for future growth.
• Formation Centre Visits:  In collaboration with the Formation Center Liaison for the JDO, assess the needs of each center, evaluate these in relation to strategic planning for the respective college, make recommendations to the SAP Finance Committee and key leadership.

4. Administration

• With the JDO Director, insure the strategic objectives of the office are pursued. Assist the Director in the areas of strategic planning, finance, staff, and all areas of administration for the JDO while assuming these roles of leadership during when the director is completing international travels (2 to 3 months per year).

Requirements

• Three to five years’ experience in resource management, development/fundraising work; including two years’ experience in project/proposal writing.
• Strong grant-writing skills - needs analysis, project design, research, proposal completion, reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Knowledge of the African context
• Familiarity with faith based organizations
• Able to work on one’s own initiative

Salary and Benefits: 130,000 Kshs/month with benefits; negotiable; rising after 6 months with successful review

Start Time: July 2015

Application and Interview Process:
 

i. Acceptance of CV’s and Statement of Interest - May - June 2015
 

ii. Interview of finalists - July 13-17
 

iii. Final Approval – Interview with President of Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar

Beginning Date: Two-four weeks following approval of Conference President.

History of the JESAM Development Office: The Jesuit Development Officers of Africa and Madagascar (JEDOAM) was begun in 2008 as a response to the growing fundraising needs of the 1600 Jesuits and their partners working in Africa and Madagascar. 

It was hoped that development officers of the 9 provinces and regions on the continent could:-
 

a) share best practices
 

b) come together for speakers and workshops on skill enhancement, and
 

c) support collaboration across province boundaries in data collection, donor recruitment and project submissions.
 

Since 2010, it has been a stated goal of those participating in JEDOAM that greater collaboration and coordination was needed between Jesuit provinces among themselves and with non-Jesuit organizations. 

In its first few years, a strongly stated goal of the officers was for a central office to facilitate collaboration.  In October 2012, the idea of such an office, the JESAM Development Office (JDO) based in Nairobi, Kenya was begun.
 

At the JEDOAM 2013 meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe it became clear that a central office should be tasked with coordinating data, communication, tracking donors, minimizing repetition of requests, and maximizing long-term local and international funding. 

 Later approval of the Provincials of Africa (April) and a subcommittee for focused the goals of the JDO as:
 

i. Formation – support of 650 men preparing for the priesthood and the 5 colleges based in five countries that train these men.
 

ii. Province Development Office Capacity Building and Collaboration – support of the growth of 8 development offices serving in 10 provinces/regions impacting 312 projects in 30 countries on the continent
 

In June of 2014 the JDO moved to its current office at the Hekima College Institute for Peace Studies and International Relations and employed 2 full time persons in the fields of strategic planning, grant writing, and communications.

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