The Universities Fund was established under section 53 of the Universities Act, 2012 for financing Universities in Kenya. The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees known as the Universities Funding Board (UFB) which has been in operation since 2016. The function of the Trustees is to generally manage the Universities Fund

Job purpose 

To collect, collate, and provide credible data and reports of the resource mobilization, and partnership initiatives

Person Specifications

For appointment to this Grade an officer must have

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Strategic Management, Business Development, Development Studies, and Business Administration or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Must have served at the level of Resource Mobilization Officer I for two (2) years or its equivalent.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Proficiency in IT;
• Communication and reporting skills;
• Team player
• Research and data analysis skills
• Analytical skills
• Computing skills
• Presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem solving skills

Responsibilities

Job specification 

An officer in this level shall perform the following functions:

• Resource Mobilization & Investment
• Collecting data to facilitate formulation, implementation and review of the Fund’s partnerships policy, guidelines and strategies;
• Drafting strategic fund-raising proposals for the Fund;
• Determining how much risk is involved in a particular investment based on the nature of the investment
• Monitoring the administrative aspects of an investment program, including filing required paperwork with regulatory agencies
• Drafting MoUs, Contracts and Agreements for negotiation with partners to safeguard Fund’s interests;
• Drafting monitoring and evaluation reports on implementation of MoUs, Contracts and Agreements with partners;
• Collecting and collating data to facilitate departmental risks identification, analysis, evaluation and propose risk mitigation strategies;
• Drafting quarterly and annual reports on income from investments and new donors;
• Drafting proposals for submission to the potential development donors;
• Collecting and compiling data to inform the development and review of quality management system documents for the Directorate.

Partnership

• Collecting data to facilitate formulation, implementation and review of the Fund’s partnerships policy, guidelines and strategies;
• Updating and maintaining database of strategic development partners;
• Formulating and documenting partnerships initiatives;
• Analysing and documenting potential areas of partnerships;
• Preparing periodic reports on the outcome of partnerships and linkages programmes implemented;
• Drafting MoUs, Contracts and Agreements for negotiation with partners to safeguard Fund’s interests;
• Carrying out research on strategies and processes, in partnership development and management
• Preparing periodic reports on the outcome of partnerships and linkages programmes implemented;