ALG Fundraising & Partnerships Specialist

Are you an exceptional writer and researcher who can turn ideas, relationships, and momentum into real funding opportunities? Do you thrive in fast-moving environments where strategy and execution are tightly linked? Are you highly organized, proactive, and energized by helping ambitious leaders move from conversation to cultivation, proposal, and close? Do you enjoy synthesizing complex information into sharp briefs, compelling materials, and clear next steps? If so, this could be the role for you.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and re-skill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that supports them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

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

• Coordinate day-to-day execution across strategic initiatives, fundraising processes, and cross-functional projects
• Translate meetings and planning discussions into clear action items, owners, timelines, and follow-up
• Build and maintain trackers, dashboards, calendars, shared documents, and lightweight systems that improve visibility and execution
• Support internal planning and operating rhythms, including pipeline reviews, project check-ins, status updates, and priority tracking
• Coordinate across teams to gather inputs, resolve bottlenecks, and keep projects moving
• Manage special projects related to partnerships, expansion, fundraising, leadership priorities, and operational execution
• Flag risks, slippage, and unresolved decisions early, and help escalate issues appropriately
• Improve internal processes to reduce friction, strengthen accountability, and reduce dependency on ad hoc memory or manual follow-up
• Support leaders by helping convert ideas and conversations into clear next steps and well-managed execution plans

Skill Requirements - Essential

• 3–6 years of relevant experience in operations, project management, chief-of-staff support, consulting, startup operations, or another execution-heavy role
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders without losing clarity or momentum
• Sound judgment on prioritization, escalation, and follow-through
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset; someone who sees what needs to happen and moves it forward
• Strong attention to detail and a bias toward action
• Comfort building structure in ambiguous, entrepreneurial environments
• Strong working fluency with spreadsheets, trackers, collaborative tools, and operating documents

Skill Requirements - Preferable

• Experience in education, workforce development, social impact, or high-growth organizations
• Experience supporting fundraising/revenue operations, strategic initiatives, or cross-functional project delivery in a fast-paced environment

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.
• Highly organized but not rigid
• Proactive and calm under pressure
• Able to move between big-picture priorities and small execution details
• Motivated by helping teams operate at a higher level
• Someone who enjoys being the connective tissue behind meaningful work

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position

Work Hours

The required work hours are 40-50hrs per week

Preferred Time Zones

Africa- and US-friendly working hours preferred, with enough overlap to collaborate effectively across teams and stakeholders. The preferred time zones are GMT +2 / SAST / CAT / EAT, with flexibility where needed. Given ALX’s donors and team are spread across the world, this may include occasional nights and weekends, depending on location.

Due to the considerable amount of virtual working and interaction with colleagues and customers in different physical locations internationally, it is essential that the successful applicant has the drive and ethic to succeed working in small teams physically but in larger efforts virtually. Self-drive to communicate constantly using web collaboration and video conferencing is essential. As an employee, you will be encouraged to continually develop your capability & attain certifications to reflect your growth as an individual.