Programme Director - Future4Binti (F4B)

Core responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership to the programme, articulating a clear vision, and fostering confidence and team spirit among programme staff, partners and stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage the design, development, and timely programme execution, including setting annual budgets, goals and targets.
• Drive the programme's learning agenda, including documentation of promising practices and providing oversight for all donor reports.
• Cultivate, maintain and deepen relationships with the funding partner, and partner entities to facilitate programme growth.

This role creates positive change by leading a programme that protects girls from harmful practices like female genital cutting and child marriage, challenging harmful social norms, promoting positive behaviour change, and improving care for those affected to create safer communities where girls can enjoy better health and reach their full potential.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Master's and professional qualifications in relevant areas such as business administration, public health, or international development.
• A minimum of eight (08) years implementing complex multi-country programmes in health and/or international development, including at least three (03) years in a senior leadership role.
• Demonstrable experience managing multi-layered and socially complex programmes with solid track record in partnership management and programme delivery.
• Strategic leadership ability to rally teams behind ambitious goals and create compelling programme strategies.

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

Amref Health Africa is the largest African-based international health development organisation, implementing more than 180 programmes across 35 African countries with a vision of 'Lasting health change in Africa' and a mission to catalyse and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health.