Global Philanthropy Development, Senior Lead

Save the Children

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Millions of children are dying from preventable causes, face poverty, violence, disease and hunger. They are caught up in war zones and disasters they did nothing to create. And they are denied an education and other basic rights owed to them.

All children deserve better.

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Global Philanthropy Development, Senior Lead

Job Objective

We are seeking a strategic, forward-thinking, industry-connected, and student-centric academic leader to lead teaching for student success and with entrepreneurial acumen to foster research and innovation ecosystems. The ideal candidate has a demonstrable capability to bridge academia and industry and can leverage industry insights to create and implement market-driven curricula. They are an administrative expert with excellent people leadership skills and are adaptable to a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and collaborative working environment.

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Dean - School of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences, the position holder will be responsible for:  

  • Overseeing curriculum development and review, ensuring relevance to industry needs for high graduate employability. 
  • Processing students' admissions, receiving and orienting them. 
  • Maintenance of quality standards by overseeing all teaching and examination processes in the department. 
  • Timely resolutions of students and staff concerns. 
  • People management, including performance, work attendance, leave, and discipline management, among others.  
  • Establishing and maintaining high-value industry, academia, and research partnerships and collaborative networks. 
  • Spearheading Research and Innovation. 
  • Designing and executing the departmental growth strategy. 
  • Any other duties that may be assigned. 

Qualification and experience

  • Principal Accountabilities
    The Head of Global Philanthropy Development will:

  • Lead and drive the implementation of the Global Philanthropy strategy to achieve Horizon B objectives, with a focus on Save the Children’s priority fundraising markets
  • Lead on identifying, developing and promoting best practice in philanthropy across the Save the Children movement, in order to build internal capacity and increase long-term income.
  • Take responsibility to support, strengthen and grow the global community of Major Donors practitioners. 
  • Lead on building capacity across our global movement, including building expertise and skills in philanthropy prospecting, proposition development, pitching and market analysis for new and growth opportunities with major donors to drive increased value and impact at national and global levels. 
  • Be responsible for supporting the identification, shaping and development of strategic growth opportunities with a wide range of key prospects by working in close collaboration with colleagues globally.
  • Be responsible for accelerating growth in key markets, working alongside Members’s teams, virtually and/or in person. Also potentially being deployed to other markets for limited periods (weeks, months) where appropriate. 

  • Experience and Skills
    Essential

  • A deep understanding of the breadth of NGO models that exist across the sector globally and a clear vision for how Save the Children can differentiate itself among its peers to be the organisation of choice 
  • A proven track record in leading and delivering within a large, complex organization with multiple stakeholders, preferably in an international development charity or similar
  • A demonstrable and sophisticated understanding of the complexities of international philanthropy and associated challenges and solutions
  • Proven experience of leading a new initiative or strategy to achieve desired growth outcomes 
  • Proven track record of developing and managing a major gifts portfolio and a proven track record for prospecting, cultivating, and closing gifts in a large charity or international organization
  • Excellent written and presentation skills and confident ability to deliver verbal and written proposals up to CEO level
  • Experience of negotiating, influencing and delivering results internally and externally 
  • An established leader with personal gravitas and ability to work with senior executives
  • Ability to network with, and influence, senior people both internally and externally in order to achieve a pre-defined outcome
  • A strategic thinker who is able prioritise and balance a busy work load     

  • Desirable

  • Experience with wealth advisory work, venture capital, or private equity is preferred, as many individual contributions stem from Save the Children’s work with corporations
  • Experience providing creative and innovative approaches in developing new initiatives that contribute towards departmental targets
  • Second language of Member country

  • Education and Qualifications 
    Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

  • Desirable

  • MBA or business-related masters

Method of application

If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,

https://www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply/details?jid=17060&utm_source=Jobinkenya

 

Deadline  27 Jul 2026 - 23:59 UTC

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