The Manager – Gender and Partnerships, will maintain, develop and scale AECF’s portfolio of work focusing on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and gender-lens investing.
The role holder will also strengthen partnerships with key institutions and alliances, contribute to designing investment vehicles focusing on harnessing the potential of women-led or managed businesses in key value chains, and develop investment opportunities and proposals to de-risk and catalyze commercial financing in AECF gender-focused portfolio companies.
The incumbent will support the institution in growing into a gender-smart organization, contribute to developing AECF’s knowledge products and position the institution as a thought leader in gender lens investing in small and growing businesses in Africa.
She/He will lead the AECF Gender team, a fast-growing team operating from across sub-Saharan Africa.
Key Responsibilities:
Securing partnerships and resources to deploy high-impact gender-lens and women economic empowerment investments (60%)
Institutional development and gender strategy implementation (40%)
Suitable candidates should:
The AECF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered based on merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
AECF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
If you believe, you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role register and apply on:
https://recruitment.aecfafrica.org
To be considered, your application must be received by: 26th January 2023
For more information, please visit our careers page on www.aecfafrica.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Tagged as: Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya
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