NLHead of Strategic Projects
Africa Jobs FundRemote
Global health and wellbeingDevelopment finance and aid policyFinanceManagement
Why this is on the board
The leverage comes before the money: this person chooses which job-creation projects in Africa to develop and put to funders, and that choice determines where millions of dollars go. A sharp selection, for example between export industry and labour migration, therefore weighs more than anything one person can carry out themselves, though nobody knows for certain in advance which projects will lift the most people out of working poverty.
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About the role
Lead large-scale strategic projects across African job creation, from opportunity identification through funder engagement and implementation. - Find and scope multi-million-dollar projects in export manufacturing and labour mobility; build funder relationships and bring partners on board. - Write proposals, manage project diligence, and build a pipeline of 5–10 well-scoped opportunities ready for deployment. - Support project implementation post-funding: partner agreements, delivery coordina…
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