Head Capital Mobilisation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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.

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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