{"id":107782,"date":"2026-08-14T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/senior-associate-strategic-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:48:51","slug":"senior-associate-strategic-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/senior-associate-strategic-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Associate &#8211; Strategic Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Associate - Strategic Accounts\", \"description\": \"Your mission\\nAs Senior Associate, Strategic Accounts, you'll help grow VIDA's portfolio across climate, energy and related sectors \u2014 building relationships with key donors, partners and clients, and strengthening our ability to win new work.\\nYour responsibilities\\nLead generation and market intelligence\\nIdentify new opportunities using tools such as DevelopmentAid, and develop them through conversations with donors, partners and clients\\nQualify leads against needs, budgets and VIDA's strategic priorities\\nTrack programmes, funding streams, donor priorities and competitor activity to spot gaps in the market\\nPartnerships\\nMap and engage potential partners \u2014 engineering firms, consultancies and other organisations across climate, energy and resilience\\nPrepare outreach materials and maintain relationships with existing and prospective partners\\nSupport partnership agreements and joint proposals\\nProposals and bid support\\nWrite and coordinate technical and financial proposals for the World Bank, African Development Bank and other key donors and clients\\nWork with our Data Solutions and Product teams to gather technical inputs\\nShape proposals and partnerships to position VIDA strongly for new opportunities\\nPipeline and materials\\nKeep HubSpot accurate so opportunities are visible to the wider BD team\\nReport on proposal and tender outcomes, and capture lessons for future bids\\nProduce and maintain BD materials \u2014 decks, one-pagers, case studies \u2014 reflecting our current portfolio and project successes\\nIs it you we\u2019re looking for?\\nAt least 2 years' professional experience with direct exposure to business development, partnerships or consulting\\nA track record of contributing to or winning new opportunities through tenders, direct procurement or partners, and familiarity with international development funding and procurement processes\\nA good understanding of climate topics, and the confidence to discuss them with clients and partners\\nExperience engaging donors, clients, consultants and senior stakeholders \u2014 with the communication and influencing skills to position VIDA in key conversations\\nComfortable working across different geographies and cultural contexts\\nA Master's degree in a relevant field international development, environmental science, climate studies, energy, geography, public policy, economics or similar is preferred but not essential with sufficient relevant experience\\nOur team is spread across Europe and Africa. We're looking for someone based in East Africa, Germany, or within a \u00b12 hour time zone from Germany.\\nWhat we offer\\nMission and impact:\\nwork that goes beyond code and interfaces to create tangible change in real lives \u2014 and the chance to shape our success story and culture from the ground up\\nDiversity:\\n15+ nationalities, spread across the globe\\nVSOP participation:\\nevery FT team member shares in our success\\nFully remote and flexible:\\ndecide when and where you work best\\nTools:\\nthe latest technology to do your job well\\nBudgets:\\n\u20ac500\/year for learning\/wellbeing, \u20ac500 for your setup\\n28 vacation days\\nplus public holidays where you live\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-14\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"VIDA\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-28T23:59:59\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> VIDA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Remote<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-28<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Your mission<br \/>As Senior Associate, Strategic Accounts, you&#8217;ll help grow VIDA&#8217;s portfolio across climate, energy and related sectors \u2014 building relationships with key donors, partners and clients, and strengthening our ability to win new work.<br \/>Your responsibilities<br \/>Lead generation and market intelligence<br \/>Identify new opportunities using tools such as DevelopmentAid, and develop them through conversations with donors, partners and clients<br \/>Qualify leads against needs, budgets and VIDA&#8217;s strategic priorities<br \/>Track programmes, funding streams, donor priorities and competitor activity to spot gaps in the market<br \/>Partnerships<br \/>Map and engage potential partners \u2014 engineering firms, consultancies and other organisations across climate, energy and resilience<br \/>Prepare outreach materials and maintain relationships with existing and prospective partners<br \/>Support partnership agreements and joint proposals<br \/>Proposals and bid support<br \/>Write and coordinate technical and financial proposals for the World Bank, African Development Bank and other key donors and clients<br \/>Work with our Data Solutions and Product teams to gather technical inputs<br \/>Shape proposals and partnerships to position VIDA strongly for new opportunities<br \/>Pipeline and materials<br \/>Keep HubSpot accurate so opportunities are visible to the wider BD team<br \/>Report on proposal and tender outcomes, and capture lessons for future bids<br \/>Produce and maintain BD materials \u2014 decks, one-pagers, case studies \u2014 reflecting our current portfolio and project successes<br \/>Is it you we\u2019re looking for?<br \/>At least 2 years&#8217; professional experience with direct exposure to business development, partnerships or consulting<br \/>A track record of contributing to or winning new opportunities through tenders, direct procurement or partners, and familiarity with international development funding and procurement processes<br \/>A good understanding of climate topics, and the confidence to discuss them with clients and partners<br \/>Experience engaging donors, clients, consultants and senior stakeholders \u2014 with the communication and influencing skills to position VIDA in key conversations<br \/>Comfortable working across different geographies and cultural contexts<br \/>A Master&#8217;s degree in a relevant field international development, environmental science, climate studies, energy, geography, public policy, economics or similar is preferred but not essential with sufficient relevant experience<br \/>Our team is spread across Europe and Africa. We&#8217;re looking for someone based in East Africa, Germany, or within a \u00b12 hour time zone from Germany.<br \/>What we offer<br \/>Mission and impact:<br \/>work that goes beyond code and interfaces to create tangible change in real lives \u2014 and the chance to shape our success story and culture from the ground up<br \/>Diversity:<br \/>15+ nationalities, spread across the globe<br \/>VSOP participation:<br \/>every FT team member shares in our success<br \/>Fully remote and flexible:<br \/>decide when and where you work best<br \/>Tools:<br \/>the latest technology to do your job well<br \/>Budgets:<br \/>\u20ac500\/year for learning\/wellbeing, \u20ac500 for your setup<br \/>28 vacation days<br \/>plus public holidays where you live<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to VIDA on vida-place.jobs.personio.de to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1306845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-28 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: VIDA Location: Nairobi Job Type: Remote Apply Before: 2026-08-28 Job Description Your missionAs Senior Associate, Strategic Accounts, you&#8217;ll help grow VIDA&#8217;s portfolio across climate, energy and related sectors \u2014 building relationships with key donors, partners and clients, and strengthening our ability to win new work.Your responsibilitiesLead generation and market intelligenceIdentify new opportunities using tools [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1413,1412,1860,2885],"class_list":["post-107782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-remote","tag-vida"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}