We are recruiting exceptional candidates to fill Programme Director positions in London and East Africa.
AFRICA PROGRAMMES DIRECTOR
This new position based in London or East Africa, will oversee and set the strategy of two or more major sector programmes. The Programmes Director will also play a crucial role on Gatsby Africa’s Senior Management Team, contributing to organisational development and the Foundation’s overall strategy in Africa. To download the full job description, please click here.
COTTON PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
This position, based in Tanzania, will lead an ongoing programme aiming to impact up to 400,000 farmers. The Cotton Programme Director will lead strategy development, manage the programme team to deliver on agreed objectives, and maintain and strengthen existing critical relationships with the Tanzania Cotton Board, local and national governments, and key private sector partners. To download the full job description, please click here.
COTTON PROGRAMME DEPUTY DIRECTOR
This position, based in Tanzania, will support the leadership of our ongoing programme aiming to impact up to 400,000 farmers. The Cotton Programme Deputy Director will provide operational leadership and manage five Programme Managers working in critical areas - including policy, ginner industry relations and M&E - to ensure successful delivery of the programme and its outputs. To download the full job description, please click here.
TEXTILES PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
This position, based in Tanzania, will deliver the rapid expansion of an existing programme focused on securing the competitiveness and growth of Tanzania’s textile and garment industry. The Textiles Programme Director will lead strategy development, oversee implementation and develop effective working relationships with stakeholders, including government ministries, key businesses, donors and potential investors. To download the full job description, please click here.
FORESTRY PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
This position, based in Kenya, will establish a new programme to catalyse the development of commercial forestry in Kenya. Building on existing analysis and preparatory work, the Forestry Programme Director will design a strategy, build a team, and develop relationships with potential partners in the private sector and local and national government, as well as other donors. To download the full job description, please click here.
Gatsby is being supported by Oxford HR in the recruitment of the above positions. For further details, please see the Oxford HR website. The deadline for applications is Monday 24th November (midnight GMT) for these five roles.
In addition, we are also looking for an experienced finance/operations manager to work closely with programme teams in East Africa and central support teams at London HQ:
AFRICA OPERATIONS MANAGER
This role provides a great opportunity to support a dynamic portfolio of programmes, working with a leading UK foundation contributing to economic development across East Africa. The Operations Manager will review programme operating environments, strengthen financial management systems, and help develop policies and procedures as well as monitoring and reporting systems. To download the full job description, please click here.
Please note that all queries about the Operations Manager role should be directed to Gatsby, and not Oxford HR. The deadline for applications is 12 noon GMT on Friday 31st October.
