Sponsorship Officer NGO Job (50K)

NGO Jobs

Industry: NGO,

Reports to: Head of Welfare and Sponsorship,

Accountable to: Directors,

Supervises: Receptionists,

Location: Nakuru,

Gross Salary: Kes 50,000

Our client is a dynamic Christian non-profit institution committed to community development and education. Rooted in faith and love, their mission is to provide vulnerable children with a safe, nurturing, and hope-filled environment where they can thrive. They believe in empowering not just children, but their families and communities, through holistic and transformative support.

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Job Summary

The Sponsorship Officer serves as the primary conduit connecting our sponsors with the children and communities they support. This crucial role ensures the integrity and impact of our child sponsorship program by facilitating meaningful, holistic communication, managing comprehensive program records, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will be a meticulous and empathetic professional, dedicated to communicating the transformative impact of sponsorship while upholding the highest ethical and child welfare standards.

Key Responsibilities

• The Sponsorship Officer will undertake various duties to maintain good relationships with both the children and sponsors, which include but are not limited to the following:-
• Ensure all communication is participatory and reflects the child’s voice.
• Ensure the children reports prepared during the year are a real reflection of their holistic development, high quality and engaging to the recipients, both internal and external.
• Download and print all responses from the GC System from all sponsors and ensure they same are responded to and mailed out on time.
• In collaboration with the Voice Department and the International Office, prepare, edit scheduled mail and dispatch to the sponsor together with the pictures.
• Ensure accuracy and timely dispatch of information to the sponsors, children and the internal teams.
• Ensure that all the new children admitted to the institution are properly and timely registered into the GC System.
• Attend to all correspondence from the International Office, the sponsors, and the children promptly as stipulated.
• Prepare child profiles as per international office requests and as soon as any child is admitted.
• Screen parcels and letters from sponsors and distribute them to respective children on a daily or weekly basis, depending on the Flow-In.
• Review content prepared by the Children, Voice Dept, Program Assistant, verify the information included on the GC System and video for validity and approve for sending accordingly.
• Systematically build and nurture relationships with the different sponsors and children, plus the organization to ensure long term support.
• Ensure teamwork is adhered to within the department and the entire organisation.
• Support the children to understand their responsibility in contributing towards the Sponsorship program while carrying out the sponsorship M&E.
• Writes memos, takes minutes of sponsorship meetings and gives replies to general queries as instructed.
• Sorts out information for the purpose of children’s progress sponsorship letters from other departments at the organisation.
• Support the Voice Dept, International Office and Welfare Dept – the Sponsorship officer will be required to access the Children, M-Software and the GC System for information and weekly updates on Sponsorship.
• To work with the organisation’s Policies, Standard Operating Procedure Documents and other related Guidelines to enhance quality in Sponsorship work and implementation.
• Support the facilitation of annual organisational events and training for the children, community and staff members.
• Support in the process of developing the GC System and Voice Dept Digital Content at the facility level.
• Review pictures, videos and letters of individual children and make sure they are up to the standards before posting and approving for sending to sponsors.
• Maintain an organised documentation system that has been laid out for the Sponsorship Department, as well as generate feedback to the immediate supervisor.
• Work with the Education and Welfare department to ensure that all children’s files have the required legal documentation both internally and externally.
• At all times ensure that personal data of the child, sponsors, and their families as well as MMKF / MMLC co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing Kenyan and International data protection laws.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Administration, Education, or International Relations.
• A minimum of two (2) years of proven experience in social work, case management, or a child sponsorship program, preferably in an NGO setting.
• A strong understanding of child protection policies and best practices.
• Proficiency in English and Kiswahili, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence in using computer software, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Photography skills will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience in handling sponsorship activities in a child-focused organization will be an added advantage.

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How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title in the email subject (Sponsorship Officer-Nakuru) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 15th January 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any communication from us within two weeks of your application, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. We appreciate your interest and thank you for applying