Deadline: 4 September 2015
The Development Initiatives (DI) is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Africa Director based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Director will provide leadership within the DI Africa Hub team, taking responsibility for the effective management and use of all the organisation’s human and financial resources in Africa, including work on analysis, engagement and partnerships.
DI works to end poverty by making data and information on poverty and resources transparent, accessible and useable.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Africa Director will perform the following functions-
- Provide leadership and direction for the DI Africa Hub office, staff and partners ensuring that programmes, policies and standards are maintained and followed in line with DI global offices. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining strategic links and partnerships, managing a team of senior staff at the Africa Hub and ensuring that regional programme development and impact reporting is achieved.
- Build and maintain the DI brand in Africa and represent the organisation, its policies and positions nationally, regionally and globally.
- Ensure development of regional, country-specific and thematic programmes for DI in Africa, including providing leadership on annual and multi-year planning
- Work with DI’s directors, advisors and management and with partner organisations to develop shared and/or collaborative programmes; secure resources for successful implementation of programmes; and manage the Africa Hub’s plan and budget.
- Report to donors and provide financial and programmatic reports from Africa for the DI nonexecutive Directors on a quarterly basis.
- Actively pursue the professional development of DI Africa Hub staff and ensure the financial stability of office by developing and implementing a regional fundraising strategy.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Degree in development studies, politics, statistics, law, economics or other social science subject.
- Masters in development, economics, politics or other social science desirable.
- Qualifications in strategic management desirable but not essential.
- Good depth of knowledge of the global and African development sector including the policy environment and development agenda including discussions on post-2015 goals, development finance, transparency and open development agenda, Africa Union and East Africa Community development strategies and how these can be influenced through effective communications and engagement.
- Ability to engage strongly with the global development narrative, and to switch between a global and an African focus rapidly, in order to maximise DI’s contribution within Africa and to ensure that an African perspective shapes DI’s global approach.
- Experience of engaging and building relationships with a wide range of people including politicians, government and international officials, civil society organisations, the private sector, academics and journalists, especially those working on the anti-poverty agenda.
- Ability to identify opportunities and to turn these into funded Africa Hub programmes.
- Able to demonstrate excellent management and leadership skills with a sound knowledge of business administration and budgetary control.
- An entrepreneurial approach and openness to taking initiatives, creating and seizing opportunities as they arise.
- Excellent written and spoken English with strong attention to detail, the ability to communicate succinctly, accurately and rigorously, using evidence persuasively.
- A strong grasp of numbers and ability to interpret and present data.
- Fluency in other languages would be a significant advantage, specifically French and Spanish.
- Knowledge of the regulatory environment for transparency, access to information, open data and accountability at regional and national levels.
- Experience of working collaboratively across time zones within a multi-site organization would be an advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV of not more than 3 pages and covering letter via email.
For more information, please visit DI.
