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  • Associate Director, Resource Mobilization Safety and Security Consultant

    Associate Director, Resource Mobilization Safety and Security Consultant

    The Associate Director, Resource Mobilization will play a key role developing and implementing strategies to retain existing, while identifying new funding support for IAVI’s scientific research and development initiatives in Africa. The Associate Director will identify opportunities for financial support of IAVI programs, while managing existing donor relationships. Focused on public, philanthropic, CSR and private sector donors, the Associate Director will create content/materials, and lead proposal development for potential funders. The AD will plan strategic events and outreach activities, and be a brand ambassador for IAVI across domains and platforms. If you want to make an impact in a mission-driven organization, learn more and apply below!

    Key Responsibilities

    Lead the IAVI Africa resource mobilization strategy development and implementation to support research and development initiatives in the region.
    Develop and implement a rigorous partner outreach and cultivation plan to ensure increased support for IAVI’s expanded work and secure strategic and sustainable funding to meet program needs.
    Partner with Operational Excellence team and Global Affairs to ensure a robust proposal process is in place to support IAVI Africa including tools, systems, policies, and workplans to support the execution of IAVI Africa Resource Mobilization Strategy.
    Support the identification and analysis of opportunities (including funding opportunities, potential partners, while managing partner due diligence) and ensure these activities are tracked, advanced and communicated to AMT and other internal teams for decision-making purposes.
    Participate in the global resource mobilization team to exchange fundraising priorities, monitor progress, share best-practices and contribute to resource mobilization process improvement.
    Project manage proposals that are led and/or supported by IAVI Africa to ensure high-quality and strategically aligned applications are submitted on time with a high rate of success.
    Develop and leverage existing proposal assets including an opportunity calendar, a repository for IAVI Africa submissions, a donor profiles database and a proposal progress tracking tool.
    Create key content including drafting pitch materials, writing concept notes and detailed proposals, responding to open applications and calls for proposals and other content to facilitate and support new/existing funding relationships.
    Participate in external networking events, workshops and meetings to present the IAVI story and case for support to potential funders across the CSR and Philanthropy sectors.
    Support cultivation of relationships with funders, partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders and manage strategic relationships with key funders.
    Garner competitive business intelligence, and create inroads and new relationships with potential funders.

    Education and Experience:

    Master’s degree in business, international development, political science, Public Health or relevant field is required.
    Minimum of 8 years’ experience in an international or similar non-profit organization with a focus on resource mobilization for global health and R&D and innovative funding mechanisms (e.g., CSR, social impact investment) required.
    Experience working with public and private or philanthropic funders, especially those engaged in Africa global health and R&D.

    Qualifications and Skills:

    Proven track record of successful resource mobilization and establishing long term relationships with public and private entities.
    Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively with others from a range of disciplines and cultures.
    Demonstrated ability to design, implement and monitor fundraising strategies.
    A strong team player with experience in guiding project teams.
    Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required; proficiency in another language is desirable.
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
    Understanding of research and fundraising for non-profit organizations.
    Previous work in a multicultural environment is required.
    Willingness to travel at least 20-25% of the time to IAVI regional offices and hubs.
    Passion for the IAVI Mission.

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  • Senior Manager, Solutions Sales Specialist

    Senior Manager, Solutions Sales Specialist

    Job Description

    We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager, Solutions Sales Specialist. The ideal candidate will have significant experience within the b2b sales in tech industry and be able to understand and navigate the unique challenges brought forward by evolving payments ecosystem.
    This role of the Solutions Sales Specialist will report into the regional portfolio leads and will be part of the larger Value-Added Services Sales function. Internally, the role requires collaboration with a wide range of cross functional teams, including but is not limited to Generalist Sellers, Sales Operations, Strategy, Client Services, Digital Partnerships, and Marketing. Moderate to extensive travel is required for attendance of client and partner meetings.

    Key Responsibilities

    Actively prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close opportunities within assigned territory.
    Identify high potential issuing clients to target and cultivate relationships with key decision-makers within these organizations.
    Ensure high levels of client/ prospect satisfaction through proactive outreach with relevant insights and regular follow-ups.
    Partner with the Generalist Sales team to prepare proposals, presentations, and other sales materials that highlight Visa solutions’ technical capabilities and advantages to address client needs.
    Develop and execute sales strategies tailored to issuers that align with Visa’s Purpose to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
    Successfully structure, negotiate and close deals, ensuring that client needs are met.
    Ensure timely and accurate updates on sales activities are captured in Microsoft Dynamics, offering Insight into market trends and competitive analysis.
    Work collaboratively with various teams, including Client Services, Finance and Technology, to ensure optimal client experience and continuous product improvement.

    Essential Functions

    Accountable in driving and achieving bookings across Value Added Services portfolios and revenue lines through collaboration and partnership with Account Executives and Account Managers through acquisition of net-new customers or upsell of existing clients.
    Acquisition of new clients and retention/ growth of existing clients.
    Understand clients’ complex challenges/ problems and uses of Visa technology to drive solutions with said technology.
    Champion and lead from the front with Visa’s value-based sales methodology, post-sale commercialization, mutual success planning with clients and across Visa to ensure client outcomes and Visa revenue realization.
    Partner with the sales team to prepare proposals, presentations, and other sales materials that highlight our solutions’ technical capabilities and advantages.
    Engage with internal cross functional teams including Product Management, Product Development, Client Support and Product Marketing to relay market feedback and provide input into the design of new solutions.
    This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
    Proven track record in b2b sales role in tech industry or related role.
    Deep knowledge and extensive experience in financial services is preferred
    Proven ability to navigate complex sales cycles and manage large, complex deal negotiations with strategic clients.
    Strong understanding of the payment’s ecosystem, specifically issuer side needs, including key players, competition, and trends.
    Proficient in CRM software.
    Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
    Ability to travel extensively.
    Work independently as well as collaborate within a team environment.
    10 or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, or MD)
    Strong technical skills and ability to understand complex technological solutions and business issues.
    Deep understanding of the payment’s ecosystem including, risk, client experience and engagement, payment security and regulatory requirements.
    Natural ability to understand and articulate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
    Confident speaker with ability to present, interact, and connect with executives and engineers.
    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

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  • Targeting Strategies for Youth – Jiinue Growth Program Communications and Marketing for Young Women and Men

    Targeting Strategies for Youth – Jiinue Growth Program Communications and Marketing for Young Women and Men

    About The Program

    The Jiinue Growth Program (“JGP” or the “Program”) seeks to address the funding gap for MSMEs in Kenya by pairing financial support with well-tailored technical assistance and a hands-on coordination strategy between various partners in the ecosystem. Therefore, JGP is implementing interventions on access to finance, business skills training, and more, bundled with relevant technical assistance and purposeful learning and adaptation. To aid loan application, assessment, disbursement, and collection, JGP will host a loan origination and servicing platform to facilitate the allocation of short- and medium-term finance and appropriate technical assistance to Kenya’s young women, men, and qualified enterprises.
    The partnership in delivering these interventions reflects an assessment of project needs and involves partners to address them. Three financial intermediaries (Powered by People, Grassroots Business Fund, and 4G) will lead in financial disbursements and pre- and post-financial access technical assistance to the 229,500 enterprises segmented by sector and size. JGP recognizes the need to carefully reach, onboard, and follow the progress of these MSMEs. Therefore, three Business Membership Organizations are brought on board as pipeline partners. The project governance and implementation will be managed by the Grassroots Business Fund with implementation support from DT Global.

    About The Opportunity
    DT Global is seeking expressions of interest from consultancy firms or individual consultants with a proven track record of creating sustainable impact for the marginalized young people, supported by evidence. The objectives of the assignment are to:

    Conduct a comprehensive assessment, including primary research and a literature review centered on Kenya, to identify priority needs, constraints, best practices, and evidence-based strategies for youth entrepreneurship, as well as lessons learned from similar initiatives which were not successful.
    Develop a comprehensive youth targeting strategy document detailing the approach, channels, and messaging for effectively reaching the target audience of youth entrepreneurs.
    Recommend specific intervention areas with a high probability of success, based on best practices and evidence.

    To access the full Term of Reference of this assignment, please copy and paste this link into a web browser: Targeting Strategies for Youth on The Jiinue Growth Program .
    About You
    Required Expertise and Qualifications

    Proven track record of creating sustainable impact for the marginalized young people, supported by evidence.
    Strong understanding of Kenyan youth and their sectors of focus.
    Practical understanding of SME business operations, competitiveness, and a realistic view of the types of businesses that have future growth potential.
    Ability to develop tailored strategies targeting the youth.
    Proven expertise in research assignments and engagements with the marginalized young men and women.
    Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences, including youth.
    Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

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  • Client Solutions Manager TikTok Client Partner TikTok

    Client Solutions Manager TikTok Client Partner TikTok

    The Role

    The Client Solutions team is responsible for digital campaign execution and success, working closely with the Client Partner team to deliver a first-class service to clients.

    Main Responsibilities

    Participate in strategic planning with sales to grow or generate new business opportunities.
    Act as a consultant for top key accounts
    POC for clients to deliver campaign management and reporting in time, provide actionable insight to clients and sales with quantitative and qualitative analysis on campaign performance drivers (products, budget, costs, and creatives efficiency metrics against defined KPIs) and delivery.
    Ensure that SLAs are respected to become 1st class in client service.
    Performance side: optimize accounts to increase spend and on the reservation side, you will need to manage the project to success.
    Drive education on products, company updates and share company best practices as relevant to client or agencies’ business.
    Work and collaborate with a diverse group of internal cross functional teams, support the team to identify, create, and implement creative ad solutions grounded on achieving measurable business results for client partners.
    Maximize ROI for brand campaigns through optimization and up-sell recommendations supported by client facing reports.
    Ability to manage large customer relationships and manage through conflict, driving groups to collective business decisions.
    Ability to manage large customer relationships and manage through conflict, driving groups to collective business decisions.
    Organize & manage account information, assets & data, and reports.
    Keep accurate record of all pending and active campaign plans, assist to maintain campaign schedule and availability of ad placements.
    Work with the product and campaign execution team to ensure ad specifications and rates are accurate as well as being responsible for the reporting of and optimization of campaigns.

    Skills & Experience Required

    At least 5+ years of experience in client relationship management & digital media.
    Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, marketing, business or tech
    Deep understanding of the digital landscape and a passion for social media intimately familiar with online media planning, design and art control of advertising pieces.
    Experience managing campaigns across digital platforms and ad tech products.
    Strong communication and people skills (working directly with clients).
    Detail oriented, with exceptional organizational skills.
    Aptitude, creativity, and a preference for working in collaborative teams and across business units
    Strong time management and problem-solving skills
    Ability to multi-task under challenging deadlines still focusing on details.

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  • Senior Lifecycle Marketing Specialist Senior Backend Engineer, Markets (Kenya)

    Senior Lifecycle Marketing Specialist Senior Backend Engineer, Markets (Kenya)

    In this role, you will be leading efforts around the planning, development, deployment and performance reporting of lifecycle campaigns across SMS, in-app, push and email in our Kenyan market. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the responsibility of seeing campaigns through from early stage to deployment and analysis, and has a strong passion for CRM software, execution and leveraging data to create relevant, personalized communications.

    What You’ll Do

    Design, build, implement, measure, and iterate on lifecycle strategies that build personalized relationships with prospects and customers through all stages of their journey
    Partner with Marketing, Product, and CX to execute and optimize high-performing lifecycle marketing campaigns
    Generate data-driven hypotheses and execute A/B tests to inform new marketing strategies and drive outsized ROI
    Use data, analytics, and experimental design to drive improvements across a wide variety of business objectives
    Lead the lifecycle production process from ticket creation through to deployment and analysis, identifying process flows to maximize team efficiency
    Execute on lifecycle marketing campaigns per requests of stakeholders
    Problem solve in real time to address service interruptions impacting customers
    Learn business rules, product flows, and underlying data to support rapid delivery of reliable solutions with the highest level of precision and data quality
    Work with data, product, and engineering teams to define any new requirements to ensure the right data are available for relevant, personalized, and real-time campaigns
    Manage, develop, coach, and motivate team members in a highly engaged, high performance culture

    What You’ll Need

    Minimum of 5+ years of relevant lifecycle marketing and mobile/CRM experience
    Hands on experience with marketing automation platforms; experience with Braze a plus (experience with MoEngage, Iterable, Responsys, ExactTarget, LeanPlum, Klaviyo also considered)
    Solid understanding of email, in-app, push & SMS including campaign automation, data feeds in and out, and segmentation queries
    Passion for analysis of results; intermediate SQL knowledge strongly preferred
    Data analysis experience, with proven ability to push through ambiguity to interpret data with minimal guidance
    Passionate about data QA and finding the “why” behind data discrepancies
    Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt to change and effectively prioritize and multitask
    Strong attention to detail and project management skills with ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
    Effective communicator with a collaborative, can-do attitude
    Proven ability to process and synthesize data with a strong analytical approach to funnel activation metrics measurement, campaign performance, and optimizations.
    Analytically minded; able to effectively communicate analysis results to drive decisions
    Experience writing clear, compelling copy
    Experience with HTML and CSS
    Cross-cultural skills with a passion for serving our customers and working with global teams across Mexico, Philippines, Kenya, and India

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  • Senior Bus Development Leader, Indian Ocean Islands

    Senior Bus Development Leader, Indian Ocean Islands

    Job Description

    The Senior Business Development Leader, Indian Ocean Islands is responsible for managing a dynamic portfolio of assigned clients (Financial Institutions & Fintechs) with the objective of increasing Visa’s strategic value in the region, growing client and Visa revenue, and strengthening executive relationships through innovative growth opportunities. This person will set the strategic direction of business objectives while driving critical projects & implementations of new products and services across the named area of responsibility. Success will be measured against designated growth targets (e.g. revenues from core, commercial and money movement, and value added services lines of business) and development of new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will actively collaborate with myriad internal partners to monitor business results, anticipate challenges, and take proactive measures to accomplish the above stated objectives. Finally, this role reports into Visa’s East Africa Cluster Lead, and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

    This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
    Qualifications
    Principal Accountabilities:
    Strategic Planning

    Monitor & analyze industry trends (e.g. market, country, regional, global, competitors) and consumer/commercial behavior across banking, financial services, and technology sectors to predict business impact to Visa and develop comprehensive plans in assigned markets.
    Develop ambitious & holistic strategic plans for assigned Clients based on market information, Client objectives & capabilities, Visa priorities, and competitor activities while simultaneously supporting Visa’s East Africa strategy.
    Oversee the development of operational plans for each assigned Client, including: objectives, corresponding tactics and actions, and desired key results.
    Drive Visa’s Innovation agenda via thought leadership on emerging capabilities including mobile, Visa Direct, and paywave to name a few.
    Meticulously lead core Profit / Loss (P/L) activities in markets of responsibility with discipline, rigor, and little supervision (e.g. marketing plans, product launches).

    Business Development and Relationship Management

    Establish trust, cultivate deep relationships between Visa and assigned Clients (e.g. financial institutions, merchants, fintechs), and ensure a customer centric mentality so we may:
    Understand clients’ business priorities, processes, and strategies
    Anticipate end users’ needs as we design and build the future of payments
    Offer Visa solutions and strategies that drive impact for customers and growth for our clients
    Enthusiastically serve as a passionate consultant between Visa & assigned clients in the areas of (but not limited to): solutions, implementation, operations, marketing, finance, government engagement, compliance, and risk – ensuring responsiveness & high quality support.
    Achieve & exceed assigned revenue targets while driving acceleration and expansion of Visa’s business across client portfolios in the East Africa Region.
    Identify & lead new business development opportunities that drive mutual growth for clients and Visa.

    General

    Responsible for leading & monitoring Visa projects/operations across the assigned territories within East Africa and playing a key support role in other territories where assigned clients operate.
    Manage budgets & achieve profitability and earnings targets across assigned territories and portfolios.
    Effectively communicate across Hub (East Africa), Sub-Regional (Sub-Saharan Africa), and Regional (CEMEA) functional departments to ensure alignment of strategic objectives, business plans, escalations, and best practices.
    Have a natural bias for enabling team success, building comradery and a shared purpose of positively impacting client’s business performance.
    Actively contribute to the professional development of the larger East Africa team through mentorship & coaching.
    Lead & support ad hoc projects / strategic initiatives as directed by East Africa Cluster Lead.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification
    Extensive business experience in the payments and digital commerce industry, with an applied working understanding of how banking, payment networks, mobile networks, fintechs, and other constituents come together to deliver differentiated services to clients.
    Working knowledge of payment products, banking industry, and payments industry trends.
    Strong commercial acumen & experience managing P / L across multiple markets.
    Strong sales leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and track record of excellence in execution and commitments with results in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, globally matrixed environment.
    Results driven individual with exceptional understanding of risk management, compliance, legal, marketing, and other core business functions that may influence Client needs & decisions.
    Fiercely collaborative and able to effectively partner with executives at Visa and from Visa’s clients to leverage the company’s products and services that in turn, enhances Visa’s client relationships.
    Superior ability to influence people and work across boundaries to execute highly complex programs with multiple interests involved (e.g. closing complex, competitive projects with clients and sales processes).
    Proficient in navigating cultural, political, governmental, and regulatory environments across multiple countries/markets.
    Exceptional ability to manage & grow varied internal, external, and cross functional relationships at all levels of Visa and Client organizations.
    Proven ability to creatively & collaboratively drive innovation and lead change in successful top tier companies.
    Entrepreneurial and comfortable with ambiguity – eager to seek a challenge and willing to chart new territories and disciplines.
    Excellent communication skill (e.g. written, verbal, presentation).
    Fluent in English and French with the ability to thrive in varying geographical

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  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Senior Graphic Designer

    Role Purpose:

    Responsible for working with the brand team in the entire process of defining requirements, visualizing and creating graphics including illustrations, layouts, posters, logos and videos. In addition, this role specializes in website design, requiring a deep knowledge of determining the structure and design of web pages, departmental portals, and smart applications.

    What you will do:

    Illustrating concepts by designing examples of art arrangement, size, type size and style and submitting them for approval
    Coordinate outside agencies, art services, web designers, marketing, printers, and colleagues to ensure quality and timely service
    Prepare rough drafts of material based on agreed brief 
    Create a wide range of graphics and layouts for product/service illustrations with software such as photoshop
    Participate in reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary
    Undertake research to assist plan concepts in response to client briefs
     Determine the structure and design of web pages/portals/smart apps in response to client briefs
    Build reusable code for future use
    Optimize web pages for maximum speed and scalability
    Write quality web pages through the utilization of a variety of markup languages

    What we are looking for:

    Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or relevant field from a recognized university 
    At least 4 years of experience as a senior graphic designer in a busy design environment from a credible institution Experience in video editing/video animation a/o production
    Training and experience in 2D and 3D design; Color and design fundamentals; Digital imaging and illustration o Graphic design history or theory: Logo and visual identity; Motion graphics: Package design: Print layouts and publication: Spatial dynamics: Typography: Webpage design: Photoshop

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  • Program Manager, Nairobi

    Program Manager, Nairobi

    Position Overview:

    DT Global is seeking a Program Manager based in Nairobi, Kenya to support the USAID-funded Inclusive Resilience in Somalia (IRiS) activity. The Program Manager will support overall operational, contractual, and financial management of the program and management of field office operational staff. This role will serve as a primary liaison between the field project team and the home-office Program Management Unit (PMU). Additionally, the Program Manager will ensure that DT Global program effectiveness standards are met across all areas and will coordinate with the DT Global Nairobi office as necessary. The Program Manager will report to the Senior Program Manager based in the U.S.

    Project Background:

    The Inclusive Resilience in Somalia (IRiS) program seeks to accelerate economic development for marginalized groups in the target areas of Somalia by increasing individual, household, business, and community, and system-wide resilience through rural and urban livelihood diversification and promoting inclusive economic market systems to combat real perceived grievances that contribute to violent extremism and conflict.

    The project will pursue two main objectives:

    Strengthen and diversity in rural and urban livelihoods for marginalized groups; and
    Promote economic agency of marginalized groups.

    Tasks and Responsibilities:
    Project Delivery

    Serve as a DT Global home office representative to USG clients throughout the project life cycle as delegated, including startup and closeout meetings; regular correspondence regarding implementation progress; as-needed problem solving; and delivering presentations on the project to a variety of actors.
    Manage one or multiple donor-funded projects and oversee day-to-day project management from award through closeout, including contractual compliance, financial management, and oversight of project personnel and subcontractors.
    Stay up to date on program implementation and serve as a resource for other home office colleagues regarding projects within their portfolio.
    Identify implementation bottlenecks across functional areas and rally resources to address and resolve issues
    Work closely with the MERL Director, Director of Strategic Communications, and Communications Specialist to ensure timely preparation of quarterly and annual reports. Edit and provide quality control. Collaborate with relevant technical staff to ensure that activities and achievements are captured in reports in line with workplans, AMELP, and contractual requirements.
    Proactively manage project issues, involving Senior Program Manager or Director as required. Identify and communicate, in a timely manner, any risk management issues and elevate, as needed.
    Serve as back-up support for the Senior Program Manager pertaining to PMU operational matters, traveling regionally to support project initiatives and backfill project leadership, as needed.
    Coordinate with and integrate consortia partner staff as appropriate and necessary to optimize implementation and use of expert resources.
    Assist the development of technical and HR scopes of work
    In conjunction with the contract’s representative, take accountability for project processes including contractual quality assurance and compliance; co-leading drafting and updates to relevant manuals; interface with finance and contracts departments to ensure proper financial management and contract compliance.
    Support donor approval sub-award package preparation before final review from HQ-based PMU and Contracts teams.
    Monitor project budgets, manage monthly budget projections (including ensuring the accuracy of field office projections), review budget modifications prior to submission, and ensure budgets are correct. Provide variance analysis (actuals vs budget).

    Technical Excellence

    Provide technical input on the design and implementation of programs, as appropriate.
    Contribute to the development of project work plans and help to ensure that technical work plans are executed. Encouraged to use knowledge of development issues and culture to adapt work plans to changing circumstances and seek alternative ways of achieving project implementation goals.
    Work with Senior Program Manager to ensure project financial management and compliance, including overseeing accruals, pipelines, and cost-to-complete reports prepared for both DT Global and clients.

    Business Development

    Support business development efforts from capture phase through live solicitation.
    Contribute to proposal development, including technical approach, staffing, and partnering strategies and negotiations, and decisions on information gathering trips, and oversee cost development.
    Participate in scoping and information gathering trips for anticipated and live proposals and guide staff and consultants supporting research efforts.
    Participate in recruitment activities for business development, as necessary.
    Draft proposal sections, as assigned.

    Overarching Responsibilities
    Leadership

    Help identify project and team capacity gaps across all functional areas and assist with developing plans to improve effectiveness.
    Provide training on systems and procedures relating to the job and ensures new staff are properly prepared for the job they were hired to do.
    Set an example as a leader by holding yourself and others accountable, communicating professionally, being a team player, and embody DT Global’s values daily.
    Represent DT Global at professional events/conferences.

    Learning and Innovation

    Proactively engage in self-driven professional development and growth activities.
    Contribute to DT Global’s learning agenda; and,
    Proactively incorporate learning best practices into all aspects of work.

    Education and Minimum Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree in related field, including international development or relations, economics, political science, government, or business; or a relevant combination of education and work experience required.
    Minimum 4-6 years of direct USAID project management and support experience, responsible for overseeing project implementation and business development initiatives.
    Substantial experience in managing international donor projects and extensive knowledge of donor regulations and policies (including AIDAR and FAR), especially as they relate to contracting and procurement.
    Solid background in managing programs, including complicated budgets.
    Ability to serve as in-country program manager in the event of a vacancy or absence.
    Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently as well as on a team.
    Strong organization and prioritization skills with keen attention to detail.
    Long-term field experience working outside the US, particularly in developing countries, required.
    Knowledge of U.S. foreign policy in the Africa, the Middle East, or other relevant regions.
    Ability to be based in Nairobi and spend at least 70% of time in Mogadishu, Somalia.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Master’s degree in international development or relations, economics, political science, government, business, or a related field
    Economic growth or market systems development expertise and experience preferred
    2 years staff management experience
    Experience working within or managing awards made up of consortium partners is a plus
    Experience with project start-ups and/or closedowns preferred
    Experience working with multiple donor countries preferred
    Fluency in Somali, Arabic, or French

    Core Competencies:

    TEAMWORK: Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals. Participates in building a culture characterized by inclusion, trust and commitment.
    COMMUNICATION: Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts professionally. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts.
    ADAPTABILITY: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
    CUSTOMER/CLIENT FOCUSED: Anticipates, monitors and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate and responsive manner.
    DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Conveys respect for diverse individuals and perspectives; models inclusive behavior and treats everyone fairly.
    PROFESSIONALISM: Displays appropriate and ethical behavior, integrity and personal presentation in the workplace always; demonstrates respectful communication for others, both verbal and non-verbal.

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  • Tax Specialist Talent Acquisition Manager

    Tax Specialist Talent Acquisition Manager

    This role will report to the Head of Tax and the role will encompass handling quarterly and annual Tax reporting, Tax accounting, supervise Tax compliance obligations including transfer pricing documentation, assisting the local entities with their Tax audits and keeping up-to-date with global legislation which directly or indirectly affects the Jumia group.

    What you will be doing:

    Operate as a key business partner to provide high quality tax compliance and reporting services for the Jumia group;
    Ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and group policies;
    Manage group tax reporting and automation processes in terms of current and deferred tax assessment, ETR and accounting under IFRS;
    Take an active role within the central tax team in the assessment, documentation and reporting of group uncertain tax positions;
    Review income tax returns and, more generally, supervise and be accountable for the compliance with filing obligations for direct and indirect taxes, including transfer pricing;
    Support and coordinate tax audits. Manage external tax service providers and coordinate the preparation of the materials to ensure the Jumia interests are well represented;
    Contribute to tax compliance automation projects.

    What we are looking for:

    Background in Economics/Business Management/Law/Accounting;
    2/5 years of experience with exposure to a broad range of Tax issues in international Tax law, contracts, Tax audits management, Tax reporting, financing in an international environment;
    Experience within the e-commerce sector would be a plus;
    Detail-oriented mindset;
    Ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
    Passion for making things happen and getting excited about identifying and delivering simple solutions to complex Tax problems;
    Fluent in English both verbal and written;
    Previous exposure to a multinational environment is a plus.

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