Director, Girl Capital, Child Protection & Girls Education

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Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Funds
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 14/08/2026
  • Location: Nigeria
Child protection/ Children’s rights Economic justice Education
Main Purpose of the Role   
CIFF’s Africa strategy envisages an Africa where girls have the health, education, economic opportunity and agency to contribute to a thriving and self-determining Africa. To do so, the strategy takes an integrated portfolio approach that layers interventions, addresses root causes such as poverty and child marriage that prevent girls from completing school and accessing dignified jobs. The strategy also prioritises sustainability, execution excellence and localization.   

The Director will lead the design and delivery of high impact, evidence-based strategies and plans that ensure CIFF Africa’s Girl Capital ambition is realized and delivers transformational and lasting change in Child Protection and Girls’ Education and skilling for jobs. In addition, the role-holder will be required to mentor a team of Managers and Analysts, to develop their capacity in effectively managing programmes, deliver quality outputs, and furthering the broader aims and goals of the CIFF Africa strategy and priorities. 

Requirements
Skills & Experience   
  • Recognised as a subject-matter expert in Education, preferably with an extensive track record working in Nigeria 
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of the African context 
  • Detailed understanding of using cost-benefit and ROI methodologies and metrics to inform strategy and business planning 
  • Excellent leadership skills and proven ability to motivate, develop and hold to account a small- to medium-sized teams of professionals 
  • Ability to think critically and analytically to draw sound conclusions based on complex data. 
  • Proven success in building and maintaining strategic relationships and working in partnership; has highly developed influencing and negotiation skills, and effectively collaborates to deliver maximum impact 
  • Strong management skills with a background of leading, inspiring and empowering others, plus demonstrable experience of supporting workplace diversity. 
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining strategic relationships and working in partnership.
  • Experience of identifying and delivering business process improvements.
  • High-level of financial literacy. 

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