South Africa or Tanzania - Investment & Partnerships Manager

 

Closing date: 6pm BST, Monday 25th May 2015
Length of Contract: Two years
Salary:Gross annual salary: ZAR 413,325, or £30,282. (Salary will be in local currency based on our Global Salary Scale. Here represented in GBP and ZAR for reference)
Location:To be negotiated: South Africa (preferred), or Tanzania

Restless Development is the banner carrier for youth-led development, demonstrating from the grassroots to the global policy levels that young people can and must play a lead role in development. Restless Development has more than tripled the size of its budgets and programmes in the past five years, has been the recipient of international and national awards, and is repeatedly cited as a model of best practice in youth-led development by the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), UNICEF, UNAIDS and others.

As part of Restless Development’s Global Strategy 2011-2015, we are working towards a sustainable and diverse revenue model and we aim to raise 50% of financing from in-country sources. This includes bilateral and multilateral donors, national governments, partner NGOs, corporates and trusts and foundations. TheInvestment and Partnerships Manager (Africa) will provide sustained hands-on support and technical direction to in-country fundraising activities across our Africa Country Programmes working closely with Country Directors.

This role will lead Restless Development’s new regional strategy for East and Southern Africa acting as a liaison with strategic regional partners, engaging Directors and members of the international team from investments and partnerships, programmes, and policy and practice appropriately. This will include planning the set-up of a future regional hub such as Pretoria or Nairobi where the role will be based. This is an exciting role which involves close working with many teams, often remotely, and with regular travel across Africa.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply please visit our website to download the job description, and then sending completed applications to jobs@restlessdevelopment.org, stating the vacancy job title International - Investments & Partnerships Manager (Africa Based