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By:Hiring Kenya
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Non-Profit Organization Management
Description:
Created in 2012, FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme or 'FSD’ based in Nairobi. It is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive. FSD Africa is a market facilitator or catalyst. It applies a combination of resources, expertise and research to address financial market failures and deliver a lasting impact. FSD Africa has a mandate to work across sub-Saharan Africa on issues that relate to both 'financial inclusion’ and 'finance for growth.’ FSD Africa is also a regional platform. It fosters collaboration, best practice transfer, economies of scale and coherence between development agencies, donors, financial institutions, practitioners and government entities with a role in financial market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, FSD Africa provides strategic and operational support to the FSD Network. What is FSD Africa’s theory of change? FSD Africa has three main areas of work: Finance for all: Interventions designed to increase access to finance to empower and reduce the vulnerability of the poor. Finance for growth: Interventions designed to provide capital to investment-ready sectors to drive inclusive economic growth and reduce poverty through increased prosperity. Regional platform: Interventions designed to foster collaboration, best practice sharing and harmonisation between the FSD Network and other partners to improve effectiveness and achieve value for money. What is FSD Africa’s strategy? To provide focus and to deliver on these areas, FSD Africa’s Strategic Plan (2013-2018) structures work into four pillars. Pillar 1: Skills development and training. Interventions to increase skills, capacity and performance of financial institutions, financial sector professionals and the local services markets that support them across Africa. Pillar 2: Growth and Investment. Interventions designed to build financial markets that more efficiently mobilise and allocate capital to businesses and projects that drive inclusive economic growth. Pillar 3: Inclusive programmes. Targeted, market-building interventions in five priority areas (including agriculture finance, digital payments, savings groups, housing finance and credit markets) and launched and scaled regionally. Pillar 4: Regional platform. Products and services to build and transfer skills and knowledge across countries and between financial sector development partners, especially the FSD Network. A summary of FSD Africa’s Strategic Plan (2013-2018) can be downloaded here.
Job Description
The role works closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure communications operations are well organised, timely, and aligned with organisational standards. This role is central to building the administrative systems, processes, and coordination practices that enable the Communications team to work efficiently, transparently, and collaboratively. It requires the ability to juggle multiple priorities, with work varying in intensity depending on events, campaigns, and reporting cycles.
Requirements
Qualifications and Education
- An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in Project Management, Business Administration, Development Studies with minimum of 1 year of experience or Higher Diploma with at least 2 years’ experience.
- Excellent written and spoken English
Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
- At least 1 year experience in administrative or project administration roles, with demonstrated responsibility for setting up, maintaining, or improving administrative systems or workflows.
- Proven experience working in multi-cultural, international, or regionally oriented organisations, supporting teams, partners, or stakeholders across different contexts.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to bring structure, order, and clarity to complex, fast-moving work.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams using trackers, timelines, and clear documentation.
- Ability to work effectively in high-demand environments, prioritising competing tasks, responding to shifting deadlines, and proactively anticipating needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong written English, with the ability to draft clear, concise routine communications and administrative documentation.
- Experience working with digital tools for coordination, tracking, and documentation (i.e. Excel, Microsoft Forms, CRM or stakeholder databases such as Salesforce, and project management tools).
- Basic experience working with content management systems (i.e. WordPress, Drupal, or similar) and supporting the production of newsletters or mailing campaigns
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
