Institutional Grants Funding Officer

Bible Translation & Literacy (BTL) is a Christian organization established in 1981 to facilitate Bible translation and sustainable literacy and language development programmes among small language groups in Kenya and beyond.

The Institutional Grants Funding Officer at Bible Translation and Literacy is responsible for leading institutional grant acquisition, cultivating funding partner relationships, and ensuring overall grant management and compliance to support BTL's strategic objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead institutional grant acquisition by developing high-quality, competitive grant proposals, concept notes, and budgets that align with funding partners’ priorities and BTL’s strategic objectives.
• Identify and grow funding opportunities by researching and cultivating a strong pipeline of institutional funding partners.
• Strengthen, build, and manage relationships with funding partners, serving as the primary liaison with institutional partners.
• Ensure effective grant management and compliance by coordinating with programme and finance teams to meet funding partners’ requirements, reporting schedules, and organizational policies.
• Prepare high-quality funding partner reports and represent BTL at funding partners’ meetings, networking events, and partnership forums while collaborating internally to design fundable projects.

Qualifications and Competencies

• A Bachelor’s degree in International Development, International Relations, Development Studies, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in institutional fundraising, grant writing, or resource mobilization within a non-profit or faith-based organization with a proven record of securing institutional grants.
• Excellent proposal writing, communication, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to develop compelling funding applications.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience in proposal budgeting and knowledge of institutional donor regulations and compliance requirements.

How to Apply

An application with a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and three referees (Professional, Social, and Church), along with office and mobile telephone contacts for both the applicant and the referees, should be emailed under the subject line Institutional Grants Funding Officer by Friday, 21st August 2026 to career.igfo@btlea.org.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER BIBLE TRANSLATION AND LITERACY E.A P.O. Box 44456 – 00100 Nairobi