Research and Analysis: Drive a strong sectoral understanding by conducting research, synthesize data, and develop insights to drive understanding of development issues, inform philanthropic investment, and guide landscape studies.
Knowledge Management and Dissemination: Develop and publish resources, thought leadership materials, and diverse content to manage learnings, integrate ecosystem building, and strengthen the philanthropy narrative.
Team and Project Management: Manage professional development, supervise and mentor the team with a GEDI (gender, equity, diversity and inclusion) lens; ensure team development towards high quality impactful delivery; and nurture a culture of continuous learning.
Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Manage multi-stakeholder projects; foster collaboration through insights-driven approaches; leverage diverse stakeholder perspectives to develop tools and resources.
Convenings and Facilitation: Lead the conceptualization and facilitation of ecosystem events to engage diverse ecosystem actors towards insight-led dialogue and action for research products.
Proposal Writing and Fund Raising: Support the organization with developing proposals and anchoring relationship management.

• Team Management: Prior experience of leading project teams of 4-5 individuals to deliver on research and insights projects is a must
• Written & Communication skills: Brings strong structure and organization to written and verbal content and can frame concepts effectively for different target audiences
• Project Management: Consistently meets deadlines, effectively manages the time, across several complex projects and identifies/resolves conflicts or roadblocks independently; is adaptable, proactive, and operates with a sense of urgency
• Research & Data Analytics: Prioritizes structures and organizes the information effectively, using spreadsheets or simple data analysis tools where needed and ensuring adequate depth and breadth of perspectives; draws accurate insights and data results from the information gathered, within the theme
• Relationship Management: Engages external stakeholders with trust and confidence and can manage multiple relationships independently towards several goals/ projects/ deliverables
• Soft Skills: Practices attentive and active listening to accurately restate the opinions of others even when they disagree; humility to learn given the diverse skillsets needed in an evolving field; ability to deal with ambiguity and exhibits an entrepreneurial mindset); a passion for the development sector and the communities we serve is a must
• Desirable: Demonstrated interest and/or experience in non-profits, philanthropy, and/or public policy, ideally with grant making organisations
• If you have what it takes but are not sure you check every box – we encourage you to apply! We would love the opportunity to determine whether you could be a good fit.