Partnerships Director, Africa

Based in Nairobi, Kenya the Partnerships Director,Africa responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Contribute to executing bespoke partnerships construct across the alliance’s targeted market of Africa.
• Manage an emerging partnerships portfolio and support the design and execution of significant partner convenings and dialogues that amplify the vision and aims of the alliance.
• Assist in expanding the alliance’s network of influential validators, decision-makers, and institutional leaders while building its reputation.
• Manage a portfolio of partnership activities and events to activate global knowledge and curate alliance contributions to addressing Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13.
• Landscape prospective funding and co-investment partners (philanthropies, national donors, private investors, international financial institutions, national leaders, and social sector partners).

The desired candidate will have but not limited to:

• Minimum of 7-10 years experience in complex, fast-paced, and highly professional roles in global organizations with multiple offices preferred.
• Proven leadership managing global partnership efforts and diplomacy experience with key stakeholders: national government, multinational organizations, philanthropic, and private sector partners.
• Able to effectively communicate complex findings to decision-makers, policymakers, and non-experts, including the media.
• Self-starter and possesses a strategic, entrepreneurial, and highly collaborative mindset in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and effective in developing positive and productive relationships across all levels of the organization and with external interlocutors.