WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

• Provide strategic coordination across the four departments to ensure alignment and integration of initiatives.
• Support reporting and preparation of materials for Board, ExCo, Program Senior Team (PST), and other leadership meetings.
• Coordinate research partnerships and Impact Partner Organizations, managing contracts and reporting processes in collaboration with designated leads.
• Assist the Chief in managing internal Foundation matters, including developing and updating functional and departmental work plans and ensuring seamless operations with the support of the Executive Assistant.
• Oversee project management activities by coordinating partners and providing administrative and logistical assistance to Senior Directors in their strategic initiatives.
• Support budget preparation, management, and forecasting for the function’s program and Opex budgets, including handling financial tasks such as invoice processing and alignment with departmental priorities.
• Plan and manage logistics for workshops and meetings, including agenda development, travel arrangements, and scheduling, with support from the Executive Assistant and Team Coordinators.
• Promote effective internal communication through meeting facilitation, agenda development, and timely distribution of minutes, ensuring alignment with divisional objectives.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation and file management systems to support the division’s operations and team members.
• Develop and implement procedures to execute the division’s priorities effectively, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Manage the recruitment and selection process for Impact Partner Organizations, Research Partners, and Impact Lab partners, including preparing Request for Expression of Interest (REOIs) and coordinating interviews and communications.
• Oversee partner contracting processes, including proposal and budget development, due diligence, and finance and legal reviews.
• Ensure efficient project management of partners, including managing non-grant partners and supporting grant-related activities.
• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with research institutions, NGOs, and other stakeholders to advance the Foundation’s impact goals.
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration and integration, ensuring projects align with strategic goals and fostering collaborations across departments.

 WHO YOU ARE

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business management or administration, Economics, International Relations, or any Social Science Degree. Accounting qualifications would be an added advantage
• 10+ years of experience in research, project management, measurement and evaluation, gender equity, and governance initiatives, with significant expertise in Pan-African organizations and institutions.
• At least 5 years of mid-level managerial experience in the international development sector, including work with governments, mandated institutions, and private sector actors.
• Proven leadership in attracting, onboarding, developing, and engaging diverse teams across multiple locations, fostering collaboration and high achievement.
• Skilled in coordinating cross-cultural teams and facilitating external partnerships to advance organizational goals.
• Extensive project management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and budget management.
• Highly flexible, able to experiment and prototype effective solutions to emerging challenges.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a track record of adapting to opportunities and challenges.
• Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity while formulating creative approaches.
• Deep expertise in gender equity, social inclusion, and managerial capacity.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to build strong, productive relationships across organizational and cultural lines.
• Demonstrates integrity, discretion, trust, humility, and deep listening capabilities.
• Communicates with clarity, confidence, and conviction, inspiring meaning, purpose, and collaboration.
• Demonstrates professional maturity, cultural sensitivity, and impeccable integrity that align with the Foundation’s values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.