Technical Assistance (TA) Director

About the role

The Generation Empowerment Fund (GenEm), a Sub-Saharan Africa-focused debt fund managed by GenEm Advisors (a subsidiary of Save the Children Global Ventures), runs a grant-funded Technical Assistance (TA) Facility of about US$10 million to strengthen investee capacity and deepen impact for children. The TA Director leads the Facility's development, delivery and growth, reporting to the Managing Director of GenEm Advisors. The preferred location is Nairobi, Kenya, with other Sub-Saharan African locations also considered; start date Q1 2027, fixed-term for two years with possible extension.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design of TA programmes, including impact-linked loans, financial institution capacity building and other priorities, adapting them to new outcomes and markets
• Coordinate delivery across the investment team, financial institutions, Save the Children country teams, technical partners and implementing partners
• Build impact-linked products into lending operations, commission and manage research and evaluation partners, and manage implementing partners, contracts, budgets and workplans
• Manage monitoring, reporting, funder requirements and the Facility's pipeline and results
• Support fundraising for the TA Facility, including proposals, budgets and donor materials
• Run the TA Committee, support SCGV's oversight, and ensure compliance with funder governance and accountability requirements

Required profile

• Good understanding of financial inclusion and lending to low-income communities
• Experience managing multi-partner grant-funded or development programmes, including partners, budgets, contracts, workplans, risks and donor reporting
• Experience developing funding proposals and working with institutional or philanthropic funders
• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience
• Desirable: experience establishing a TA facility linked to an investment fund, designing impact-linked finance or capacity building, and supporting a committee or governance body

Candidates apply by sending their CV and answers to four questions (max 200 words each) to the employer by email, with applications submitted through LinkedIn not considered; deadline 23 November 2026.