Job Description
About the Role
Synnefa Green Limited is a Nairobi-based agri-tech company making complex farming simple through smart solar dryers, smart greenhouses, and our FarmCloud SaaS platform. We work with cooperatives, county governments, NGOs, and agro-processors across Kenya.
We're looking for a Fundraising Intern to join our Grants & Partnerships team. This role is central to keeping our funding pipeline alive — from spotting new opportunities to helping tell Synnefa's impact story to funders. You'll get hands-on exposure to proposal writing, donor reporting, and funder engagement, working closely with our Grants & Partnerships Lead and across marketing and tech teams.
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- Search for and track funding opportunities — scanning calls for proposals, grants, and funder pipelines that fit Synnefa's mission, and maintaining a live opportunities tracker
- Draft and assemble funding applications, including concept notes and full proposals, for review by the Grants & Partnerships Lead — using AI tools to learn and apply global best practice in proposal structuring and submission
- Support donor reporting — helping prepare reports, evidence packages, and compliance documentation
- Help plan and execute funder visits, designing site experiences that bring Synnefa's mission and founding story to life
- Collaborate with the marketing team to create funder-facing impact content
- Work with the tech team to support funder pitch calls and brainstorm fundable ideas
- Help create a funder newsletter to keep partners updated on Synnefa's progress
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