The role exists to enhance organizational performance through provision of strategic leadership, coordination, and management to deepen the impact of our work at the country, regional and international level. The role facilitates external engagements with countries to develop clear policy influence targets with collective priorities the Federation is working on and policies that affect Africa. It also facilities AA members in the region to recruit, engage, organize, and activate campaign supporters to achieve short-term political change goals and develop a stronger popular base over the longer term.
Towards campaign and policy influencing the role ensures that country, regional and international policy, and campaign engagements are informed with the organization rooted campaign vision and advance our local and national programme practice and are developed in close cooperation with key feminist and social movements and allies.
The role ensures income growth through various fund-raising streams providing proactive leadership to achieve the set regional and country fund raising targets and cost recovery through the regional team and working in collaboration with countries and GS relevant programme and communication team.
The role also facilitates organizational development that strengthen countries’ capacities and enables them to effectively plan and deliver their country strategies and contribute significantly to international programmes.
The role has responsibility for the line management of Country Directors of Country Programmes, and established strategic coordination with other GS heads, particularly those who matrix manages the regional team. The role is a critical leadership position in supporting and coordinating organizational processes that require strong levels of interaction between countries and the Global Secretariat.
Who we’re looking for:
You should also have a strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.
What we offer:
ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including
- A workplace that embraces feminist principles
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay
How to apply
For more information on the role and its requirements and to apply please visit our website via the link.
Applications close at 23.59 GMT on Monday, 24 February 2025.
https://actionaidinternational.bamboohr.com/careers/205
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
ActionAid International will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.