Regional Director Africa
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Women for Women International
Remote (local)- Location: Central Africa, East Africa, Northwest and Northeast Africa , Southern Africa
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 10+ years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 14/06/2026
- Location: Central Africa, East Africa, Northwest and Northeast Africa , Southern Africa
Background
Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.
Purpose
Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.
Purpose
The Regional Director, Africa serves as the senior leader responsible for growing Women for Women International’s revenue, partnerships, and strategic influence across Africa, while also providing line management, coordination, and leadership support to Country Directors across the region.
The role strengthens WfWI’s unitary model by ensuring that country strategy, program delivery, operations, and revenue development are better aligned across the continent. The Regional Director, Africa drives a multi-year regional strategy that combines philanthropy, institutional funding, corporate partnerships, diaspora and high-net-worth giving, and selected earned-income or investment-aligned opportunities.
In addition to leading regional revenue growth, the Regional Director, Africa plays a critical leadership role in mentoring and managing Country Directors, supporting cross-country collaboration, strengthening planning and performance discipline, and ensuring that opportunities and risks are surfaced early and managed in close coordination with Programs, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Communications.
The role represents Africa on the Global Revenue Team and other relevant global forumsand serves as WfWI’s primary external representative for regional partnerships and market development across Africa.
Engagement
- Serve as the primary external representative for WfWI in Africa with regional donors, corporates, philanthropic networks, intergovernmental bodies, and strategic partners.
- Dedicate substantial time to external engagement to raise funds, build alliances, and strengthen WfWI’s regional profile.
- Collaborate closely with Country Directors and global colleagues to ensure integrated regional planning and execution.
- Maintain regular engagement with the CEO, CPPO, COO, and other relevant leaders on regional priorities, risks, performance, and support needs.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with African philanthropic, corporate, institutional, and diaspora networks to position WfWI as a credible and compelling regional partner.
Requirements
All criteria tagged (A) for Application must be addressed in your covering letter or the application will be disregarded.
All criteria tagged (A) for Application must be addressed in your covering letter or the application will be disregarded.
- Located in one of the African countries specified with the existing right to work in that country of employment (A)
- Master’s degree required. (A)
- Minimum 10 years of combined senior leadership experience in fundraising, partnerships, business development, international development, or related fields. (A)
- Ability to articulate donor trends and revenue opportunities in Africa, particularly relevant to WfWI’s mission, with a track record of raising a minimum of $5 million a year from at least two types of donor sources, including corporate sources, for social impact causes, inclusive of women’s empowerment. (A)
- Strong familiarity with market-based revenue strategies, social enterprise, or blended finance approaches, as evidenced in past employment. (A)
- Experience designing and implementing strategic Africa-focused partnerships with regional and global development entities, evidenced by clear outcomes. (A)
- Experience overseeing multi-country programs in Africa, inclusive of strategy development and budget planning, revenue forecasting, team management, financial reporting, and liaising with a global office. (A)
- Participation in women’s rights and or economic empowerment networks and strategic spaces. (A)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
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