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Job description
Key Responsibilities:
Partnership strategy and execution:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive partnership strategy for the African region in line with organisation’s growth plan and priorities.
- Identify and engage with potential partners based on market analysis, and growth opportunities.
Stakeholder engagement and management:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government entities, industry associations, NGOs, and corporate partners.
- Ensure regular engagement with the key partner stakeholders while serving as the primary point of contact for DPI Centre in the region. Identify opportunities to fast-track DPI Centre’s programs through alignment with existing and new Government Policies, Programs, and Missions.
Growth and advocacy:
- Drive growth and country adoption initiatives through strategic partnerships, and identification of new opportunities.
- Advocacy for DPI Centre’s initiatives and solutions in the country at a national or sub-national level, including promotion of their adoption and scalability.
- Ensure DPI Centre is represented in the right forums, committees and groups to influence policy and decision-making, and participate as DPI Centre’s representative at these discussions.
- Drive/ support the development of advocacy material and collaterals including concept notes, proposals, among others.
- Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscape in Africa.
- Conduct regular market research to identify potential partners and assess market needs.
- Get participation from Government actors to build state capacity to manage digital transformation.
Collaboration with teams:
- Work closely with program, product, solutions, marcomm, and other teams to drive growth outcomes as per plan.
- Ensure adequate and timely information is available to concerned teams to engage and support the on-ground conversations and engagements.
Required qualifications and experience
- An advanced university degree (Master’s Level or higher) in one of the following disciplines: ○ Law, political science, international relations, economics, public policy or management from a reputed academic institution
- 10 years of experience with at least 5 years in a variety of external-facing roles managing key accounts / relationships / programs / growth initiatives of the organization. Exposure to digital transformation or public health initiatives would be an added advantage.
- Proficient (written and verbal) English language skills with fluency in French is mandatory.
Key skills and competencies
- In-depth understanding of how governments in Africa are structured across levels (National, sub-national and local) and government procedures and protocols
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Cross-cultural sensitivity and responsiveness
- Ability to build and nurture strong relationships
- Strategic mindset and strong analytical skills
- Ability to instill trust and is able to gain the confidence of others
- Tact and diplomacy to influence stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate and engage effectively with multidisciplinary teams across organizations
- Adept at engaging and leveraging diverse expertise to drive problem-solving and solution development Travel requirement:
This role will require frequent domestic and international travel. This role is ideal for you if:
- You are deeply motivated to work with stakeholders to drive collective action to improve the functioning of public institutions.
- You believe that technology is a key lever to change.
- You have a track record of working with stakeholders across civic society, governments, multi-laterals and markets across a variety of projects and initiatives and maintaining strong relationships to enable project success.
- You enjoy engaging with bureaucrats and multilateral stakeholders, around policy ideas and are unafraid to speak your mind with diplomacy and courtesy
Method of Application
Kindly share CV to talent@workforceafrica.co