What will you be doing:
- Lead and manage the growing Government Relations Team (currently a team of 3)
- With the team, secure budget inclusion for the EIDU programme, proper execution of procurement processes, signing of contracts, and timely payments to EIDU
- With the team, plan and coordinate all communications from EIDU to government officials to ensure a unified communication
- With the team, establish and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders in National Government and County Governments
- Drive the implementation of our goals in the public space by making sure key public officials make them their own top priority
Who we are looking for:
Required
- You have experience leading a team
- You are charismatic, able to develop trust-based relationships, and have strong ethics
- You are a very proactive and autonomous person, with the ability to inform, influence, negotiate and connect with the relevant people
- You are a clear, compelling communicator and able to best represent EIDU when communicating with stakeholders (you are confident talking to government officials)
- You have excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a range of tasks when facing competing deadlines
- You have professional experience in working directly with government officials in Kenya
- You have at least 7-10 years of work experience, some of that time in Government Relations
- You are willing and able to travel across Kenya, if needed for weeks at a time
- You are comfortable operating in a lean, resource-constrained startup environment and flexible to adapt your role and responsibilities as needed
- You share the passion for EIDU’s mission overall and for EIDU’s customers in particular
- You speak English and Swahili fluently
Preferred
- You are willing and able to travel across Africa for our expansion
- You have experience in a fast-growing (tech) start up or NGO
- You have Sales experience (B2G or B2B)
What we offer
- Being part of a social mission-driven yet business-minded start up, founded by highly successful serial tech entrepreneurs
- Working in an entrepreneurial, fun, and result-oriented environment with highly talented people who care
- Contributing directly to solving a pressing global inequality problem by improving what we do and how we do it on a daily basis
- Growing your responsibilities as we grow our scale
- Competitive compensation package
How to apply:
If this resonates with you, there is no time to waste
Please submit your CV, a one-paragraph motivation letter, and your earliest start date to [email protected].