About this role
Senior Planning Officer
- Implementing and reviewing the planning and resource mobilization, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures;
- Identifying, compiling, updating and maintaining basic data on high potential planners in the private sector, academic institutions, county governments and local and international partners;
- Identifying and evaluating ideas on resource mobilization;
- Creating linkages and networks between digital health agency and relevant planners for promotion of digital health agency innovation and enterprise;
- Drafting operational plans for resource mobilization activities;
- Preparing and reviewing funding proposals, concept notes and supporting documents;
- Participating in organizing fundraising events and forums;
- Identifying funding opportunities;
- Providing technical support to researchers in crafting and refining their funding requests;
- Conducting capacity building sessions on resource mobilization skills and knowledge;
- Conducting monitoring and evaluation of resource mobilization initiatives; and
- Preparing reports on partnerships and resource mobilization engagements and programs on quarterly and annual basis.
Requirements
- Cumulative period Six (6) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Planning Officer I or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields:- Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Finance, Economics and Development Studies, Investment, Business Information Technology, Commerce (Business Information Systems, Operations Management), Marketing, Information Communication Technology, Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical Medicine or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable and in good standing;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.