[Hiring] Fundraising & Partnerships Specialist @ALX Africa

Role Description

Are you the kind of person who naturally creates order in fast-moving environments? Do you excel at turning conversations into action, tracking multiple workstreams, and ensuring important priorities do not slip? Are you highly organized, proactive, and calm under pressure, with the judgment to know what matters and the discipline to keep things moving? If so, this could be the role for you.

ALX and Frontier, as part of the broader African Leadership Group, are ambitious, high-impact institutions designed to expand access to opportunity, talent, and economic mobility at scale. We are looking for a highly capable Fundraising & Partnerships Specialist to help power that growth. This role sits at the center of our fundraising and partnership efforts. It is ideal for someone who combines strong writing, sharp research, excellent project management, and a high level of ownership. You will help turn strategy into action by supporting donor and partner cultivation, preparing compelling materials, managing live opportunities, and ensuring strong follow-through across a fast-moving pipeline. This is not a purely administrative role. It is a high-trust execution role for someone who is energized by helping great ideas become real opportunities and real opportunities become real philanthropic support.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support the development and management of fundraising and partnerships pipelines across philanthropy, corporate, and strategic stakeholder channels
• Conduct research on prospective funders, partners, and influential individuals; synthesize findings into clear, decision-useful briefing notes
• Prepare high-quality first drafts of concept notes, proposals, donor updates, outreach emails, meeting briefs, and other external materials
• Help manage the full lifecycle of opportunities, from initial research and qualification through follow-up, proposal development, submission, and stewardship
• Maintain clear and up-to-date pipeline tracking in CRM and related systems, ensuring next steps, timelines, and owners are visible
• Coordinate proposal development across internal teams by gathering inputs, tracking deadlines, and ensuring submissions are polished and on time
• Prepare senior leaders for meetings with tailored background notes, talking points, and follow-up drafts
• Support donor stewardship and relationship management through strong organization, timely communication, and consistent follow-through
• Improve internal processes that strengthen fundraising discipline, visibility, and conversion

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant experience in fundraising, partnerships, philanthropy, consulting, strategy, communications, or a similarly demanding role
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to produce polished, audience-specific drafts quickly
• Strong research and synthesis skills; able to move from large amounts of information to clear takeaways and recommendations
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong project management instincts, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines at once
• Good judgment, maturity, and professionalism in working with senior stakeholders and external audiences
• High ownership and reliability; someone who follows through and keeps things moving
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and sometimes ambiguous environment

Requirements

• Familiarity with CRM systems, proposal development, or donor reporting
• Experience in education, workforce development, social impact, international development, or mission-driven organizations
• Experience working in fundraising, consulting, strategy, communications, or similar high-performance environments

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.
• A sharp writer who also likes systems and processes
• Intellectually curious and highly organized
• Energised by meaningful work and high standards
• Comfortable supporting ambitious leaders and translating ideas into action

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position.