Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

a. Capital Mobilization Strategy

• Develop and implement a multi-year capital mobilization strategy aligned with the Foundation’s strategic plan.

• Translate institutional priorities into fundable and investable propositions.

• Build and maintain a diversified capital portfolio across grants, philanthropic funding, and catalytic finance sources.

• Ensure capital pursuits reinforce institutional mandate and delivery readiness.

b. Capital Origination and Deal Execution

• Identify, originate, and pursue capital opportunities with bilateral donors, multilateral institutions, foundations, and impact investors.

• Lead negotiations from opportunity identification through agreement execution.

• Secure new external capital aligned with Foundation priorities.

• Maintain ownership of capital pipelines and conversion of opportunities into signed funding agreements.

c. Strategic Partner Engagement

• Build and manage long-term relationships with development partners and capital providers.

• Position KCB Foundation within regional and global development finance ecosystems.

• Represent the Foundation in senior-level engagements with funding and financing partners.

d. Pipeline Management and Opportunity Development

• Establish structured systems for opportunity scanning, qualification, and tracking.

• Maintain a forward-looking capital pipeline with defined opportunity stages and value tracking.

• Coordinate internally to ensure funding opportunities are technically sound and institutionally aligned.

e. Capital Structuring and Innovation

• Support structuring of partnerships combining grants, technical assistance, and financing mechanisms.

• Support development of blended finance and catalytic capital structures in collaboration with KCB Bank and strategic partners.

• Contribute to innovative financing approaches that enable or catalyze the participation of commercial and concessional capital, in collaboration with regulated financial institutions and strategic partners.

f. Institutional Positioning

• Strengthen the Foundation’s positioning as a bank-anchored livelihoods platform.

• Develop investment-ready narratives translating program outcomes into capital propositions.

• Support thought leadership aligned with capital mobilization priorities.

g. Institutional Coordination

• Work closely with Programs, Partnerships, Finance, Strategy, and Communications teams to align capital mobilization with implementation capacity.

• Establish internal systems and processes that institutionalize capital mobilization beyond individual relationships.

• Reduce reliance on executive-led fundraising through structured institutional approaches.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• First degree in any relevant area, including but not limited to Development Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Business Administration, International Development, or related field. Possession of a Master’s degree in a relevant area will be added advantage.

• Minimum 8 years relevant experience in capital mobilization, development finance, partnerships, impact investment, or resource mobilization.

• Demonstrated track record of securing funding from international donors, foundations, or development finance institutions.

• Strong understanding of blended finance and catalytic capital mechanisms.

• Experience operating within financial institutions, development finance institutions (DFIs), impact investment organizations, or corporate foundation environments is preferred.