Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Summary of Position
Silverleaf Academy is looking for a Program Assistant who will support members of the Silverleaf team by streamlining communication and organization. As Program Assistant, you will be working primarily with Silverleaf’s CEO and co-founder. You will assist with a wide variety of projects ranging across human resources, IT, fundraising, systems and administrative areas. This role requires excellent time management and organizational skills, technological prowess, personability, and adaptability. Perhaps most importantly, this role requires one to be a quick learner. Moreover, new tasks will inevitably arise which is why adaptability is so crucial. It would be most beneficial for the applicant to have a passion for education and a strong sense of social mission, thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, excel at working autonomously and be able to juggle multiple responsibilities. .

The specific tasks of this position include:
Fundraising:
• Researching funding opportunities and identifying impact investors
• Maintaining relations with current funders as well as actively seeking out and applying for additional funding opportunities
• Managing existing donors (maintaining email correspondence, etc.)
• Reaching out to and coordinating with potential donors

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications/Experience:
• College graduate with strong academic record
• Experience with various technological resources
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, start-up environment
• Fluency in English and preferably fluency in Swahili
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Positive attitude, self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, sense of humor and willingness to learn new things
• Commitment to excellence, outstanding work ethic, and attention to detail
• Resourcefulness and creative problem solving

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
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