Senior Growth Manager

• Job TitleSenior Growth Manager
• OrganisationSpark MicroGrants
• Reports ToGrowth Director
• LocationUganda, Ghana, Malawi or Rwanda
• Experience5+ years, 3+ in direct fundraising
• DeadlineRolling

Spark MicroGrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. It has worked in 1,000+ villages in 6 countries and pioneered a community-driven development model in sub-Saharan Africa.

Its model combines facilitated village meetings with a small discretionary grant to catalyse local action, and it works with NGO and government partners, including the World Bank, to scale the approach.

The Senior Growth Manager sustains and grows Spark’s impact by securing institutional grants, working closely with country teams and representing Spark with donors virtually and in person.

Donor Pipeline

• Build systems for full-cycle donor prospecting, cultivation and stewardship.
• Lead research, qualification and management of new donor prospects.
• Develop compelling proposals and presentations, with 24-hour turnaround on urgent matters and one week on detailed submissions.
• Represent Spark with funders and partners, and support events.

Donor Engagement and Country Support

• Plan and run high-quality donor field visits that showcase Spark’s model.
• Curate sessions that engage donors as design and thought partners.
• Coordinate with country teams on country-specific funding opportunities and review their donor materials.

Data and Team

• Keep accurate donor data and revenue records, and report to management and the Board.
• Help mature Spark’s CRM use with the Grants and Report Manager.
• Manage and develop direct reports.

Requirements

• 5+ years in nonprofit fundraising, communications or development, including 3+ years of direct fundraising and donor relations.
• Proven record securing five-figure awards from foundations and institutional donors.
• Excellent writing and storytelling, strong project management across time zones.
• CRM experience, preferably Salesforce.
• Sub-Saharan Africa and East African context experience preferred; community-driven development experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proposal writing: Foundations and bilaterals.
• Salesforce CRM: Pipeline tracking.
• Donor research: Prospect qualification.
• Reporting: Board-level updates.

Soft Skills

• Storytelling: Compelling narratives.
• Professionalism: External representation.
• Collaboration: Global teams.
• Organisation: Multiple deadlines.

Salary is based on geographic location and commensurate with experience. Spark offers a community of thought partners, autonomy to shape your role and respect for work-life balance.

• Based from Uganda.
• Big-ticket fundraising.
• Board exposure.
• Community-driven mission.
• Strong pick among fundraising and business development jobs in Uganda.

Apply online through Spark MicroGrants’ careers portal. You will need a CV and answers to Spark’s screening questions, including your salary expectation and which countries you can work from. Questions cover proposals you’ve written, donor strategy and pipeline metrics.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and Spark may close the process at any time, so apply early. See more NGO jobs in Uganda.

• Quantify grants you’ve won.
• Show donor pipeline metrics.
• Share a winning proposal story.
• State Uganda as your base.
• Apply early, it’s rolling.