Capacity Building Manager

About the role

Kiva is a global nonprofit that expands financial access through crowdfunded loans. The Capacity Building Manager ensures Kiva's impact strategy is realized by supporting lending partners to scale and deepen their impact through capacity building and technical assistance. The role focuses mainly on partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia, while supporting the programmatic grants portfolio overall. It sits in the impact team, reports to the Senior Director of Impact and works closely with the investments team.

Key responsibilities

• Drive capacity building activities with lending partners, vendors and consultants, implementing engagements in line with grant obligations and impact pathway objectives
• Work with the Impact Investments and Strategic Partnerships teams on fundraising priorities, grant management, proposal content, grant reporting and renewals
• Ensure grant obligations are met and reporting is delivered on time and on budget
• Develop and maintain multi-year partnerships with vendors and consultants, acting as primary relationship manager and ensuring deliverables under MOUs are met
• Support the development and reporting of grants and funds, including investor quarterly reports and ongoing requests for impact data and insights

Required profile

• 3 to 5 years of experience in impact investing, international development or a related field
• Passion for capacity building
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proactive approach to troubleshooting, able to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong multitasking, organization and prioritization abilities
• Must be authorized to work in Colombia permanently and full-time; visa sponsorship is not offered

Preferred qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Political Science, Government, Data Analytics, International Development or International Relations
• Experience providing or supporting capacity building to partner organizations in other countries or continents
• Microfinance, impact investing, impact monitoring or impact evaluation experience
• Experience managing grants and reporting on grant deliverables

What we offer

• A work-from-home position
• Health, dental and vision insurance, parental leave, professional development and unlimited PTO (some benefits have eligibility requirements)
• JOON, a flexible spending account for wellness, professional development or working from home