Partnerships Manager - Kenya

Partnerships Manager 
Location: Remote, Kenya (with regular travel within Kenya and occasional travel to Cambridge, UK)
Salary: $26,000 – $30,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience. Salary is paid in USD
Basis: Permanent contract; full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in Kenya

The role

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is seeking an experienced Partnerships Manager to support the growth, reach and impact of our work in Kenya. This includes partners delivering Code Club , The Computing Curriculum , Experience AI and our annual technology showcase, Coolest Projects . 

Reporting to the Country Director, the ideal candidate will be an experienced partnerships manager with a successful track record in partnership development, delivery and management. You will be comfortable working with a range of external and internal stakeholders, including NGOs, community and volunteer-led organisations, and government (county, provincial, and national government). You will have knowledge of how school and education systems work in Kenya, including the processes through which they adopt new programmes and resources. 

We work hard to make sure that the Foundation is a place where everyone is supported to do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be joining an exceptional team of people who care about our mission and each other.

Responsibilities
- Support the identification and development of opportunities to grow the impact of the Foundation’s products in Kenya. 
- Partnership management of assigned partners, supporting effective delivery and building partner capacity to deliver high-quality learning experiences for young people and educators.
- Support the delivery of new programmes of work in the region, including end to end grant management when appropriate.
- Collaborate with the Foundation’s Impact team to improve and implement monitoring and evaluation (M&E), using the results to identify and drive partnership and programmatic improvement and ensure outcomes are consistently achieved.
- Report on progress across the partnership and programme lifecycle, identifying and actioning opportunities, challenges, risks and making renewal recommendations.
- Build the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s network in Kenya, independently and in collaboration with our partners, representing the Foundation regionally at local and international events where appropriate.
- Enhance the visibility of the impact we have created with our partners by contributing content for our newsletters, social and digital media channels, and interacting on our Slack channel.
- Line manage members of the Kenya team where appropriate. 

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here. 
- Good commercial skills and a demonstrable record of success in partnership and business development, including the ability to identify and progress opportunities, create proposals, and build productive partnerships.
- Knowledge of the workings of education systems in Kenya, including the processes through which schools and non-formal learning settings adopt new programmes and products, and the market landscape for computing education.
- Substantial education partnership management experience, including large and complex initiatives.
- The ability to engage and manage external stakeholders and a strong network of relevant contacts.
- Experience and understanding of grant management processes.
- Experience with online learning experiences and products, with an understanding of how technology is changing learning.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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