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Regional Director, West Africa

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team sits at the nexus of participatory mapping, community-led development, humanitarian response, open data and tech. As Regional Director you will open a regional office, hire a new team, and serve as HOT’s most senior representative in the West Africa region. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organization at a key point in its growth, and take a strategic leadership role in HOT’s goal of mobilising one million volunteers, and ultimately put one billion people on the map.

Country Director, Nigeria

One of the largest NGOs in Nigeria, Plan International seeks to transform power relations in favour of girls by addressing the root causes of the challenges vulnerable children face. As Country Director, you will manage a high-performing team, engage with donors and lead a gender-transformative programme of excellence for girls and young people. You are an ambitious leader with a feminist approach who knows how to navigate the political, social and environmental opportunities to effect change in Nigeria.

Programme Manager

The Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) is a newly established charitable foundation, safeguarding outstanding biodiversity areas in the countries across the Global South. The Fund will promote and sustainably finance professional partnerships of protected area authorities and local communities with experienced NGOs to ensure efficient and impact-oriented management of important global biodiversity areas. As Program Manager, you will - among other things - create, review and oversee the governance manuals and guidelines of LLF for grant applicants. You will establish long-term partnerships with key stakeholders at a local level while overseeing and implementing the long term LLF grant programme.

Director, Regional Support Team, East & Southern Africa

UNAIDS is going through an exciting time of change and transformation under the new Executive Director. As Director of the Regional Support Team for East and Southern Africa, you will play a pivotal role in influencing and shaping policy around HIV/AIDS while ensuring it stays high on the agenda of national governments in the region and world leaders. In this unique and influential role, you will provide thought leadership in the region on issues closely related to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention such as gender, education and human rights. You will lead on translating the new global strategy to one that serves this important region that carries the highest burden of HIV/AIDS.

Executive Director

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) seeks to increase the capacity of African academic institutions to produce research that informs social policy and governance. As the Executive Director, you will lead a Pan-African organisation that is faithful to African ideals while advancing social science policy. You are an academic leader in the field of social sciences, with a vision for strengthening the capacity of social policy research on the continent.

Vorstandsvorsitzende*r

Die G5 Sahel Fazilität ist eine neue Initiative des deutschen Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) in Kooperation mit der KfW. Übergeordnetes Ziel der Fazilität ist es, einen Beitrag zu Friedensförderung, Konfliktprävention und Entwicklung in fragilen Teilgebieten der G5-Sahelländer zu leisten. In Partnerschaft mit lokalen und internationalen Akteuren soll dies durch die Finanzierung von Projekten erreicht werden, die zur Minderung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Marginalisierung vulnerabler Bevölkerungsgruppen und zur Stärkung des sozialen Zusammenhalts in den Interventionsregionen beitragen. Als Vorstandsvorsitzende/r dieser Stiftung bauen Sie ein neues Team auf, gehen Partnerschaften mit wichtigen Akteuren auf lokaler und internationaler Ebene ein und beaufsichtigen gleichzeitig die administrativen und programmatischen Aspekte der Fazilität.

Program Officer – Transparency, Participation, and Accountability and Evidence-Informed Policy

As the next Program Officer for Transparency, Participation, and Accountability and Evidence-Informed Policy, your work will span two teams at the Hewlett Foundation, working on improving the effectiveness of governments in Africa. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of grants and contribute your expertise to an emerging program strategy for improving government effectiveness and accountability to their people. You are driven by building relationships of trust and empowerment and supporting creative solutions to ensure the success of individual grantees. You are organized and an effective communicator, adept at managing and drawing insights from large amounts of information.

Director, Regional Support Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

UNAIDS is seeking an experienced Director for its Regional Support Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Director will play a vital coordinating role, empowering 16 national teams in their effort to accelerate transformational change for key populations. We are searching for a leader who is a trusted partner of civil society, cosponsors, governments and communities, committed to working to end AIDS as a public health threat in this politically complex region.

Chief, Health Financing

As Chief of Health Financing at UNAIDS, you will build out the mandate and scope of this new role, developing new streams of analysis to understand how much money is needed to fund the HIV response, and where the most impact can be made. You are a capable manager, able to lead and build the capacity of teams dispersed across the organisation; as well as an expert in development economics, ready to try bold and creative approaches for ending AIDS as a public health threat.

Global Development and Population Fellow

As the next Fellow at the Hewlett Foundation for the Global Development and Population program, you will be a part of two teams working on Evidence-Informed Policy and Transparency, Participation & Accountability. This role is a growth opportunity for a development professional looking to develop in your career and support research and civil society efforts to improve governments’ effectiveness in Africa. You are a creative self-starter with some experience in transparency and accountability and a strong interest in supporting grantmaking in East and West Africa.

Geschäftsführer*in

Der/die neue Geschäftsführer*in bei HelpAge e.V. begleitet die Organisation durch eine organisatorische und strategische Phase des Umbruchs nach Ausscheiden des Mitgründers und aktuellen Geschäftsführers. Die Geschäftsführer*in wird den strategischen Ausrichtungs- und Wachstumsprozess der Organisation antreiben und begleiten und repräsentiert HelpAge lokal, national und global.

Dirección Ejecutiva

Greenpeace España abre un proceso de selección para cubrir el puesto de Dirección Ejecutiva. Su función es liderar, aportar visión y ejercer la dirección de la organización. La Dirección Ejecutiva, con el apoyo del Equipo Directivo, impulsa la organización para que alcance su más alto rendimiento y la representa para influir en la agenda ambiental. GPE está buscando una persona con capacidad de liderazgo, empoderamiento, pensamiento estratégico y mentalidad internacional, comprometida con la acción directa no violenta para generar conciencia y cambio social, con el objetivo de hacer frente a la crisis ambiental.

Executive Director

As one of the first global affiliates of the ActionAid International federation, ActionAid International Kenya has an important voice in the General Assembly. As the Executive Director, you will be leading this country affiliate to implement the next three years’ strategy and strengthen national brand recognition. You are a strategic leader who will work closely with a vibrant and outspoken team, to strengthen programmes that empower women living in poverty and exclusion. Furthermore, you will ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation through resource mobilisation. Using a human rights approach based on feminist values and principles, you will engage with the government and other partners to ensure alleviation of poverty for communities living in remote parts of Kenya.

Deputy Regional Director, Campaigns – East Africa, Horn and Great Lakes

Amnesty International is seeking a Deputy Regional Director of Campaigns for the East Africa, Horn and Great Lakes region to provide strategic leadership in the development, management and delivery of high impact campaigns. As Deputy Director, you will explore new tactics and influencing techniques, and work with a strong team of advocacy and movement-building experts as well as identify and foster opportunities for partnership and cooperation. This is an exciting opportunity for a facilitative and inspiring leader and an experienced human rights advocate.

Head of Neglected Tropical Diseases Programmes

CBM International addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability and works in partnership to create an inclusive society for all. As the Head Programmes for Neglected Tropical Diseases, you will lead and develop the global team’s capacity to implement organisational strategy and serve as an ambassador and relationship builder for CBM’s global work. You are a mission-driven leader who is highly experienced in programme management with deep knowledge of the technical aspects of neglected tropical diseases.

International Development Director

Greenpeace International is seeking an International Development Director to support and drive the Greenpeace network during an exciting time of change. The Director will serve on the Strategic Management Team and drive collaboration and support amongst Greenpeace International and the leadership of 27 independent national and regional Greenpeace organisations across the world. You are a creative problem-solver with a global mindset who is committed to strengthening a global network that is working on the key challenges of our time.

Chief Executive Officer

WWF Adria is searching for a Chief Executive Officer to lead the vision, strategic planning and institutional development of the work in the Western Balkan region. As the CEO, you will lead the senior management team and drive a high-performing organisation that is influential in shaping the conservation agenda of the Adria region. You are an empowering, strategic, and internationally-minded leader committed to the conservation of forests, marine and freshwater ecosystems.

Senior Director of Communications and Campaigns

Transport & Environment is looking for a Senior Director of Communications and Campaigns to develop new and innovative communications and campaign strategies and lead and coordinate the team towards its implementation. Using robust data and evidence, you will design strategies to mobilise people across Europe and influence public policies at both the regional and national levels. You are an inspiring and empowering team leader with experience managing a high-performing team working in EU public policy, transport, and/or climate.

Program Officer – Gender and Inclusive Governance, Transparency, Participation and Accountability

As the next Program Officer for Gender and Inclusive Governance for Transparency, Participation and Accountability, you will work at the confluence of gender, social inclusion and accountability for marginalized and under-served populations in Africa. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of grants and contribute your expertise to an emerging program strategy for increasing the responsiveness of governments to their people. You are driven by building relationships of trust and empowerment, and supporting creative solutions to ensure the success of individual grantees. You are organized and an effective communicator, adept at managing and drawing insights from large amounts of information.

Executive Director

The Legacy Landscapes Fund is a new initiative safeguarding outstanding biodiversity areas in the Global South. The Fund will promote professional partnerships with protected area authorities, local communities and experienced NGOs to ensure efficient and impact-oriented management of important global biodiversity areas. As Executive Director, you will work closely with the Board to build the portfolio to up to 30 global landscapes by 2030. You will establish long-term partnerships with key stakeholders at a local and international level, while overseeing and implementing a new financing mechanism to support the protection and monitoring of protected biodiversity areas.

Leitung Programme

Die Johanniter-Auslandshilfe ist Teil der Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. und eine der größten und renommiertesten deutschen Hilfsorganisationen. In Ihrer Rolle als Leitung Programme sind Sie verantwortlich für die strategische Planung und Umsetzung von Programmen in 13 Länderbüros. Die Johanniter-Auslandshilfe vollzieht derzeit einen strukturellen Wandel, der darauf abzielt, die Organisation strategisch und operational zu stärken. Die Leitung Programme als Teil der Führungsriege der Organisation spielt eine wichtige Rolle in der Begleitung und Umsetzung dieses Veränderungsprozesses.

Director(a) Ejecutivo(a)

Con más de 53 millones de personas en la pobreza, México es catalogado como uno de los países con mayor desigualdad en el mundo. Como Director(a) Ejecutivo(a) de Oxfam México, estarás a cargo de la implementación de soluciones prácticas e innovadoras para construir un país libre de injusticia y pobreza. Esta posición reporta al Consejo Directivo, a la vez que lidera al equipo directivo de la organización para el desarrollo de sus estrategias a nivel nacional. La persona encargada de la dirección, representará a la organización ante la confederación global de Oxfam, mientras asume el liderazgo del equipo interno para el desarrollo de las estrategias necesarias para la ejecución de sus programas a nivel nacional.

Executive Director

With more than 53 million people living in poverty, Mexico is ranked one of the most unequal countries in the world. As Executive Director of Oxfam Mexico, you will work to find practical and innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. Reporting to the board of directors, you will lead a dynamic senior team, develop organizational strategy, and represent the work of Oxfam Mexico within the global confederation. You are an experienced team leader and effective communicator who is committed to building a future free of injustice and poverty by tackling the inequality that keeps people poor.

Executive Director

As Executive Director for the Caucasus Nature Fund, you will lead vital funding support for nature conservation in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. You will manage the organization across its programs, finances, communications and operations, supporting stunningly beautiful protected areas in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. By maintaining and developing relationships with national governments, the region’s national parks and other local implementing partners, as well as with donors, you will shape CNF’s development in the Caucasus region.

Head of Engagement Support

Greenpeace stands at the forefront of global environmental challenges, working to change mindsets and power dynamics so that we can prevent the climate and biodiversity crisis. As Head of Engagement Support, you will lead a team that guides and supports Greenpeace offices across the world to develop ambitious engagement strategies and deliver impactful campaigns with people at their centre.

Air Quality Manager

Transport & Environment is seeking an Air Quality Manager to manage T&E’s air quality workstream, notably policy and campaigns on zero-emission cars in the EU institutions, and wider network. Strong applicants will have knowledge and experience of EU policy-making, sophisticated advocacy and writing skills, and the ability to think strategically and communicate effectively. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to make an impact in accelerating the transition towards zero-emission mobility in Europe.

Director, Germany

Transport & Environment is looking for a politically savvy and well-networked individual to establish its national office in Germany. The Director will lead the development of a national advocacy strategy for EU transport decarbonisation through strategic communication and collaboration with key stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned advocate that is motivated to effect regulatory change for sustainable transport in Germany and the EU.

Senior Policy Manager

Transport & Environment (T&E) is seeking a Senior Policy Manager to join its new office in Germany. The Senior Policy Manager will work for regulatory change for sustainable transport in Europe in its most important member country: Germany. You will establish working relationships with key government representatives and media outlets to position T&E as a key actor in the automotive and transport sector in Germany. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who is highly motivated to work proactively and independently on sustainable transport solutions for Germany and the EU.

Executive Director

Greenpeace Mediterranean stands at the forefront of global environmental challenges, working to change mindsets and power dynamics to protect the climate, forests and oceans, and transform energy systems. As the new Executive Director, you will lead a dedicated team based in Turkey and Israel, develop a new organisational strategy, and work to ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a determined and dedicated individual to lead an organisation celebrated for creative activism and non-violent civil disobedience.

Country Director, DRC

As Country Director for the Democratic Republic of Congo, you will lead the development and implementation of country programmes and operations, while ensuring quality performance and alignment with the federation strategy. By developing relationships with local implementing partners, national governments, other development organisations, donor agencies and local communities, you will shape CBM's Disability Inclusive Development agenda in the DRC.

Consultant (German)

As a Consultant, you will be part of our search team, developing research strategies and conducting executive searches in Germany and beyond. You are persistent, thorough and enjoy analysing the international development and nonprofit landscape. You are also an organized and results-driven project manager who is at ease using multiple databases and digital platforms.

Secretary General

As Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada (AICES), you will be the primary external representative for the movement in English Canada and will lead AICES’s advocacy, research, campaigning, legal and communications strategies, initiatives and projects with respect to Canadian and international human rights issues. Working closely with the Executive Director and reporting jointly to the Board of Directors, you will represent the movement to and in front of a variety of stakeholders and audiences, including right-holders, members, supporters & donors, partners, media, political leaders, government officials & international human rights bodies and the general public. You are an experienced human rights advocate and inspiring public speaker, with a breadth of knowledge and vision for how to grow the Amnesty International movement in Canada, and an eye to advancing greater human rights change nationally and internationally.

Policy Director, Indonesia

As Policy Director for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, you will have an opportunity to lead a lifesaving movement for public health in Indonesia. Working with a small team and a range of partners and grantees, you will craft a vision and build a movement to reduce tobacco use in Indonesia. You are a strong communicator who brings new ideas and a track record in policy advocacy in Indonesia. You know that the tobacco industry is a rich and powerful adversary – and that challenge motivates you.

Country Director, DRC

Search for Common Ground is looking for a Country Director to steer its program and operations in DRC, as well as lead on fundraising, strategic orientation, and donor relations. DRC is Search for Common Ground’s largest country program in terms of revenue, portfolio, staffing and geographical reach. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader with experience managing conflict transformation, governance or human rights programming in fragile contexts.

Senior Partnership Manager, Syria

As a Senior Partnership Manager for Syria, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing one of the largest and most important portfolios of Action Against Hunger, Spain. In this senior coordination role, you will liaise with multiple partners and donors to deliver urgent assistance and emergency support for the thousands displaced by the country’s growing civil war, ensuring that displaced families have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene and other urgent needs.

General Director, Germany

MSF works in some of the most challenging areas of the world, helping those in the greatest need. The German Section of MSF, ÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN e.V., is one of the 24 membership organisations of MSF. It is now recruiting the next General Director, who will play a pivotal role in leading and setting the direction for the German section, but also contributing to the overall strategic development of the MSF movement.

Global Director, Country Operations

Right To Play works to protect, educate and empower children to rise above adversity using the power of play. Right To Play operates in 15 countries, and as Global Director, Country Operations, you will provide leadership and operational support to programs and teams active in a cluster of 8 countries. You are a natural collaborator with a drive for excellence who knows how to coach and develop empowered teams. You are resilient and independent, and can successfully lead at both the field and headquarters level.

Dirección Ejecutiva

Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDD) está buscando a su(s) nueva(s) Directora(s) Ejecutiva(s) (DE) en México. Quien asuma la Dirección Ejecutiva de CDD se encargará de guiar el posicionamiento político a nivel nacional y regional, estableciendo óptimas políticas internas y estrategias de desarrollo institucional. Esta es una oportunidad única para estar al frente de la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres desde una postura católica y feminista. Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir está en la búsqueda de propuestas innovadoras para llevar el puesto de la dirección hacia una co-dirección. Se considerarán las postulaciones individuales así como aquellas enviadas para ejercer el co-liderazgo de la organización. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que para ser consideradas como co-directoras, la aplicación debe ser enviada en conjunto con la persona con la que aspira asumir la dirección.

Senior Director – Research, Advocacy and Policy

Amnesty International campaigns for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. In this leadership role for the International Secretariat, the Senior Director for Research, Advocacy and Policy will support the organisation as it moves towards a new organisational model. This is an exciting role for a prominent human rights leader to help shape the future of Amnesty International as it decentralises and strengthens the expertise and capacity for the Amnesty International movement worldwide.

Executive Director

Forus is seeking a dynamic, motivated and creative leader to take up the role of Executive Director and guide the work of the network. The ED will work closely with the staff, members and governance bodies of Forus, to strengthen the voice and capacity of national NGO platforms and regional coalitions. This is a unique opportunity to lead a global platform working on core challenges facing NGOs today to address power imbalance to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and achieving social justice, peace and democracy throughout the world.