Associate Partner (Anglophone Africa)

You are a social impact leader - this means that you will see the impact of your work and its effect on communities. You will focus your leadership on growing our impact and portfolio in the Anglophone Africa region, delivered through our fast-growing Nairobi office, and increasing Instiglio’s presence, proximity and influence within the regional ecosystem (Governments, donors, think-tanks, foundations and other clients). 
You will also be an integral part of Instiglio’s leadership team, helping Instiglio as an organisation to make smart and effective decisions on growth, strategy, and sustainability. As an Associate Partner, you will be an ambassador for Instiglio’s mission in Africa, and beyond. 
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Key responsibilities will include:
• Strategy: As a member of our Africa Leadership Team, you will develop our Africa regional strategy with particular focus on the anglophone sub-region, with the aim of growing our impact and operations in the Anglophone Africa region, delivered through our fast-growing Nairobi office. This includes: 
Growing high-performing teams: working with our people team and local management teams to build high-performing teams, planning, and supervising the opening of new offices.
Mapping out how and where we can scale most impact in Africa, in which countries, in which sectors, with which partners, and with which methods and services.

• Partnership development: Work with the Africa Partner to drive partnership development in Anglophone Africa, including developing and cultivating philanthropic relationships with key stakeholders and clients for high impact initiatives in the region, supervising and delivering high-impact engagements to clients.
• Delivery leadership: Providing strategic, technical and team leadership in our projects to deliver maximum social impact and exceed client expectations. Driving impact for our partners through leading on quality, innovation and excellent project delivery management.
• Thought leadership and brand positioning: Advancing thought-leadership, evolving our technical practices and communicating to our external audience. Working with our communications team to position Instiglio with relevant audiences for the sub-region, and increasing Instiglio’s presence, proximity and influence within the regional and relevant global ecosystems (donors, governments, think-tanks, foundations and other clients).
• Organizational development: In addition to being a steward of our culture, you will also oversee the performance, growth and overall health of specific organizational units or teams. This supervisory role aims to ensure high levels of team performance, team health and wellbeing, and appropriate growth strategies and operational support systems.