Job Title: Fundraising Intern

Location: Nairobi

Reports to: Grants and Partnerships Lead

Contract Type: 6 months (fixed term)

Compensation: KES 20,000 monthly

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.

What You'll Do

• 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
  
  

What We're Looking For

• A recent graduate (within the last year) in Development Studies, Economics, Agribusiness, Communications, Public Policy, Business, or a related field
• 0–1 years of experience; exposure to grant writing, donor reporting, research, or fundraising through coursework, volunteering, or internship is a plus
• Strong written English and comfort working with data and indicators
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and slide design
• Organised, deadline-driven, and willing to travel to project sites and events
• Preferred background in agritech, climate, development, or social enterprise
  

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, send your CV and a one-page note describing one recent deal you closed — what you did, what happened, and what you learned. Include two referees. Apply via our careers page: https://synnefa.breezy.hr

Equal Opportunity Employer

Synnefa is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply, and we make all employment decisions based on merit, potential, and company needs.

Disclaimer

We want to give everyone a fair shot at joining us, so we encourage all applicants to use our synnefa.breezy.hr applicant tracking system (ATS) to apply for any openings at Synnefa and to avoid contacting Synnefa employees or management about the opening.

Any attempt to contact us or any Synnefa team member, especially management, through unofficial means — including direct emails, phone calls, or social media messages — will result in automatic disqualification from the application process.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a fair and orderly recruitment process.