Senior Manager, Girl Capital - Africa

About the role

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is hiring a Senior Manager for its Girl Capital Africa programme, based in Nairobi with a hybrid workplace. The role converts strategy into country-level delivery plans, overseeing selected Girl Capital programmes mainly in Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Malawi. It calls for a management consulting approach, strong collaboration with government stakeholders and civil society partners, and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare analyses and research that turn the Girl Capital strategy into time-bound, resourced operating plans, and identify partnership opportunities for SRH, child protection and end child marriage programming.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multistakeholder programmes, set up monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and manage budgets, grants and reporting with Finance and Legal.
• Operationalise child protection pathways, including SBCC/edutainment, SRHR services and demand generation, and stay informed on international development trends.
• Act as a country focal point for Ministries, UN agencies, MDBs and CSOs, evaluate and manage partners, and represent CIFF at conferences and workshops.
• Shape advocacy and policy agendas, and lead Analysts and/or M1s with coaching and mentoring.

Required profile

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience, preferably in medical sciences, public health or related fields.
• Demonstrated technical depth in SRH, child protection and/or ending child marriage, and experience in at least two of the priority geographies.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, make decisions with minimal oversight, and influence government, private sector or donor policies.
• Experience in impact measurement, monitoring and evaluation, and in English verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Required skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strategic planning, policy development, due diligence and programme delivery.
• Relationship building and stakeholder management.

What we offer

• Starting salary of 13,200,000 KES annually.
• Hybrid work policy.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days.
• Discretionary bonus, training allowance, wellbeing allowance, life insurance and medical insurance.