Director, Economic Opportunity, Africa

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Full time

**The Foundation**

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

**The Team**

The Africa team works to enable the foundation’s ambitious goals of scaling evidence-based interventions that target a range of diseases and socio-economic conditions which are endemic across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The team implements its responsibility through direct country engagement to deploy interventions and delivery models, and by building the partner architecture to replicate successful interventions and models across multiple countries.

Application deadline - 29th August 2023

**Your Role**

The Director, Economic Opportunity, Africa (“the Director”) is responsible for driving and supporting the achievement of outcomes across several programmatic areas of the foundation, notably those representing the Global Growth and Opportunity division and Gender Equality division. These will include Agricultural Development and adaptation, Financial Services for the Poor, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Global Education and Nutrition. The Director collaborates closely with colleagues from these program strategy teams across the foundation to understand and support their programmatic priorities on the continent and seek opportunities to further enable impact in these areas. The Director manages staff that are based in the Africa regional team from across these program teams and ensure strong management and performance. The Director has oversight of pipeline and portfolio development and provides constructive insight and advice on content and partner engagement. As a member of the Africa Directors Forum and the Africa Leadership Team, the Director contributes to the strategic and operational performance of the Africa team, liaising with colleagues from across Africa offices and the broader foundation.

The Director role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and reports to the Director, Africa,

**Key relationships**:

- President of the Global Development Division
- President of the Global Growth & Opportunity Division
- President of the Gender Equality Division
- Other Directors in the Global Growth & Opportunity, Global Policy and Advocacy and Gender Equality divisions
- Members of the Africa Director’s Forum (ADF)
- Deputy Director for Women’s Economic Empowerment, Africa
- Deputy Director for Agriculture Development, Africa
- Multilaterals (e.g. UN agencies, World Bank, WHO) Governments across the continent Regional institutions Donors

**What You’ll Do**
- Under the overall guidance of the Africa Director and in partnership with the rest of the Africa leadership, develop and shape an overall Africa strategy for economic opportunity that supports the achievement of outcomes set by program strategy teams, in alignment with the objectives of country and regional offices of the Africa team.
- Connect the dots and bring synergies by developing an integrated “one foundation” approach across foundation programs that effectively use the strengths and advantages of each program and yield optimal results for countries and partners in the continent.
- Encourage an Africa led and owned strategy that seeks to strengthen African institutions to ensure sustainable and long-term execution in key foundation program areas.
- Partner in strategy development, programmatic bodies of work, budget planning and management; develop and implement a portfolio management approach that develops strong stewardship, effective planning, and resource allocation.
- Understand various program strategies and priorities that Seattle based PSTs are implementing on the African continent. Provide advice and insight to program teams in Seattle on strategy and program design and implementation in the continent, as well as partner engagement and partnerships.
- Represent the PSTs and Africa team at high levels internally and externally on topics relating to economic opportunity.
- Partner with PSTs to enhance impact by working with partners along with PSTs. Drive high quality interactions by ensuring clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.
- Support PSTs in driving strategic partnerships with the private sector with the purpose of optimizing economic opportunity for


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