Organizational Overview

Asante Africa Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes quality educational, age-appropriate life skills, and leadership development for children in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda). We partner with local families, educators and community members to create safe and healthy learning environments, strengthen teacher quality, enhance learning in the classrooms, provide merit-based scholarships, and leadership development. To learn more about Asante Africa Foundation please visit www.asanteafrica.org

Position Overview

The Fundraising, Communications & Partnerships Associate supports fundraising, donor engagement, and communication activities to strengthen the organization’s financial sustainability and visibility. The role contributes to proposal development, donor reporting, digital communications, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications and Skills

To be successful you are an experienced leader passionate about scaling impact in education. You excel at managing teams, fostering accountability, and enabling others to perform at their best. You thrive in dynamic environments, using real-time data to inform decisions, guide problem-solving, and drive continuous improvement. You are comfortable working with government officials and engaging stakeholders at various levels from the region to the ward and school level. You are also comfortable raising difficult issues with Imagine World wide’s leadership, concisely articulate challenges, and engage in solution-oriented discussions.

Responsibilities

Resource Mobilization

• Research and identify partnership and funding opportunities in Tanzania and internationally.
• Develop and implement national fundraising strategies, including grant writing, proposal development, and donor engagement.
• Build and maintain relationships with external organizations, businesses, and individuals to establish funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with Development, Marketing, and Communications teams to align strategies and increase program visibility.
• Support monitoring and reporting of fundraising activities.
• Assist in crafting key internal and external messages.
• Represent Asante Africa at events, conferences, and meetings to expand networks and promote partnerships.
• Engage with existing leads to move potential partners toward appointments, proposals, or agreements.
• Collaborate with Finance to ensure compliance with regulations and donor requirements.
• Provide timely and organized administrative support to fundraising and communications functions.

Communication & Visibility

• Support the development of communication materials including newsletters, success stories, brochures, and reports.
• Manage and update social media platforms and support website content updates.
• Assist in documenting project activities through photos, videos, and field stories.
• Support branding and ensure consistency in communication materials.
• Assist in preparing press releases and stakeholder updates.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support communication with donors, partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in organizing meetings, events, and outreach activities.
• Support internal communication by sharing updates and progress reports.

Monitoring & Administration

• Track and report on fundraising and communication activities against targets.
• Support documentation and filing in line with organizational policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Development Studies, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years’ experience in resource mobilization, communications, or a related role (NGO experience preferred).
• Basic experience in proposal writing and donor engagement.
• Familiarity with digital communication platforms and social media management.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.

• Research and identify partnership and funding opportunities in Tanzania and internationally.
• Develop and implement national fundraising strategies, including grant writing, proposal development, and donor engagement.
• Build and maintain relationships with external organizations, businesses, and individuals to establish funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with Development, Marketing, and Communications teams to align strategies and increase program visibility.
• Support monitoring and reporting of fundraising activities.
• Assist in crafting key internal and external messages.
• Represent Asante Africa at events, conferences, and meetings to expand networks and promote partnerships.
• Engage with existing leads to move potential partners toward appointments, proposals, or agreements.
• Collaborate with Finance to ensure compliance with regulations and donor requirements.
• Provide timely and organized administrative support to fundraising and communications functions.
• Support the development of communication materials including newsletters, success stories, brochures, and reports.
• Manage and update social media platforms and support website content updates.
• Assist in documenting project activities through photos, videos, and field stories.
• Support branding and ensure consistency in communication materials.
• Assist in preparing press releases and stakeholder updates.
• Support communication with donors, partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in organizing meetings, events, and outreach activities.
• Support internal communication by sharing updates and progress reports.
• Track and report on fundraising and communication activities against targets.
• Support documentation and filing in line with organizational policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Familiarity with digital communication platforms and social media management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Development Studies, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years’ experience in resource mobilization, communications, or a related role (NGO experience preferred).
• Basic experience in proposal writing and donor engagement.