Team Leader, DFID/Nike Foundation Assets to Adolescent Girls-Kenya Jobs

Reports to:     Adam Smith International Project Manager

Location:        Nairobi, with frequent travel to Africa and Asia

Duration:        April 2014 – July 2019

Benefits:        Competitive salary, benefits negotiable

DFID/Nike Foundation Assets to Adolescent Girls

Adam Smith International and its consortium partners are seeking an experienced Team Leader for the DFID/Nike Foundation Assets to Adolescent Girls programme (D-ATG). D-ATG aims to deliver high quality technical and financial support to early stage enterprises developing innovative products that support girls’ economic empowerment. Headquartered in Kenya, the programme will run for 5 years and will roll out across East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia) and Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal).

This is a fantastic opportunity for an innovative, entrepreneurial individual to deliver a flagship global programme. Adam Smith International would therefore like to invite applications for exceptional candidates who have demonstrated their ability to deliver high-profile multi-country programmes, manage international programme networks and support social enterprises to drive innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership of the programme ensure programme activities deliver effective support to grantees, which ultimately results in girls’ economic empowerment
• Act as the key focal point for DFID and Nike Foundation, working closely with the DFID secondee
• Instil a culture of innovation into the programme, drawing from international best practice and operationalizing key strategies and approaches into the programme down to country level
• Identify and build key networks and partnerships at international and local level in order to secure effective technical assistance, mentoring and financing opportunities for grantees
• Develop international visibility as the key representative of the programme
• Responsible for delivering the fundraising objectives of the programme, identifying, building and managing relationships with key corporate and philanthropic donors
• Manage a core team based in Nairobi, including strategic oversight of M&E, Communications, Marketing, Grant disbursement, and Operational and financial management
• Oversee development of regional hubs in focus countries, manage country relationship managers to ensure strategic and timely delivery of in-country activities and support to grantees
• Responsible for the overall financial management including grant disbursement to the project’s grantees
• Oversee monitoring & evaluation, research, knowledge management and dissemination of the project

Competences:

• 10+ years’ experience working in private sector development in Africa and Asia
• Experience leading large/multi-country international donor agency programmes
• Experience supporting enterprises (from early-stage to multinational corporations) to develop innovative business models to deliver social impact
• Strong background in gender and economic empowerment
• Established networks in Kenya

Desirable:

• Experience and established networks in a number of target countries
• A demonstrable understanding of the early-stage venture ecosystem in East Africa
• A demonstrated personal interest in girls’ economic empowerment, and experience developing business models for girls inclusion
• previous experience with the Nike Foundation

Ready to apply

Qualified candidates are welcome to submit a cover letter, CV and references to privatesectordevelopment@adamsmithinternational.com, indicating ‘Team Leader – Assets to Adolescent Girls’ in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive package and must be available to mobilize by April 2014.