Luminate is hiring a Senior Leadership Team position to manage existing relationships and expand our funding and operational work across the Africa region. Success in this role requires maturity, analytical ability, creativity, strategic insight, and business acumen, including the ability to manage an end-to-end grant making or funding process, as well as interest in working collaboratively in... multi-cultural, global environments.
In addition, the VP for Africa will have responsibility for supporting the office of a Nairobi-based team of operational experts who work across the organisation. This is a full time and in-person role, based in Nairobi.
SUMMARY
Priorities for this position will be to:

Direct the strategic work across the region, primarily executed through grant making, and advocacy work in Kenya and Nigeria, with some regional work in South Africa, along with a small team of direct reports
Identify a healthy pipeline and portfolio of partner organisations 
Make grants and provide other support, including support to partner organisations to grow and help them have impact
Lead work on policy issues that can strengthen governance in the relevant countries 
Represent Luminate in Africa, by participating in strategic opportunities for public engagement and by building a strong network of partners in civil society, private sector, media and government
Contribute to the development of Luminate as a key member of the Leadership Team
Oversee the smooth running of a small office in Nairobi

TEAM
This position reports to the CEO who is based in London, UK.  The role has direct management responsibility for a team of five who are based in Nairobi and Abuja, Nigeria, as well as oversight of Nairobi based employees working for other teams across Luminate. Successful candidates must have the right to work and be located in Nairobi, Kenya.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership

Actively contribute to leading Luminate as a key member of the Leadership Team
Manage the Nairobi Office providing a supporting function to the VP Operations & Finance as well as the Senior Director of People & Culture
Attend to duty of care of staff members operating in uncertain or fluid circumstances

Programme

Define Luminate's approach in the priority countries and identify high impact opportunities to deliver against Luminate's strategic goals
Manage Luminate's grants and investments budget for Africa
Supervise a team to review and analyse business plans, investment proposals, and organisation budgets; prioritising opportunities, conducting necessary diligence on prospects
Execute funding transactions by taking shortlisted opportunities through a well-defined approval and closing process, including definitive documentation, legal and financial due diligence (as applicable)
Identify, develop and coordinate support to partner organisations by curating networks, making connections between partners, identify relevant consultants or other opportunities to build capacity
Represent Luminate's perspectives with a broad array of stakeholders in government, civil society, academia, and private sector and expand Luminate's profile/influence in the region
Identify key trends in philanthropy and emerging policies that could help advance Luminate’s strategy and define strategic recommendations to respond to those trends 
Serve as key point of contact in relationships with other foundations and partners to identify potential areas of collaboration and grant co-funding/collaboration
Engage regularly with other regional and global programmatic teams leads to help shape strategy, provide inputs on specific funding opportunities, and work on common areas of interest and impact
Track learning and impact goals for Luminate's work in Africa and contributing to our knowledge management efforts by sharing key learnings and providing feedback on similar themes/ opportunities across Luminate’s target countries/regions

QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE
Note: We view this section as a guide, not a checklist. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list.

A track record of achievement in the area of governance, including the participation of underrepresented groups in civic and political life, media and information ecosystems – including the role of tech platforms.
Demonstrated ability to make thoughtful judgement calls, drawing on prior grant-making and/or meaningful operating experience
Willingness and interest to invest across non-profits and research, where relevant, to drive the impact we seek to have in the broader sector
Significant experience working and living in Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa
Strong analytic, strategic thinking and project management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
An understanding and appreciation of the concepts and practice of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice – especially in the African context.
Experience managing team members across multiple locations and comfort working in an organisational structure that is geographically distributed
Prior demonstrated interest in/experience with social entrepreneurship and creating positive social impact
Flexibility to travel both within the African continent as well as to other team locations in the UK, US and beyond more

ROLE
The Global Support Assistant will provide administrative support to the Nairobi team and play an active role as a member of the Global Support team, supporting organisational operations, project management, and administrative procedures in the Nairobi office. 
This role requires a dynamic administrative professional who is self-driven, has strong organisational skills and excellent... attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks successfully. The ideal candidate will be able to create relationships with key stakeholders, react quickly to the changing demands of the job and use good judgement to make decisions. 
As an integral member of the Nairobi office, the priority for the Global Support Assistant will be to provide administrative support to the staff based in Nairobi. They will be an active member of the Global Support team – with whom they will work closely on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, this position reports to the Global Support Coordinator, Nairobi and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Successful candidates must have the right to work in Kenya.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative Support:

Assist with successful diary management of the VP, Africa, through the prioritisation and scheduling of internal and external meetings. 
Assist the VP in filing and submitting monthly expenses through online reporting tool. 
Assist in the coordination of domestic and international travel arrangements, including meeting agendas, accommodation, and ground transport during the trip, as well as securing visas and additional travel documents as required. 
Assist with planning locally hosted Luminate events.  
Support the team in Nairobi in coordinating meetings, workshops, and other programme activities.   
Support the Africa team in documenting meetings and preparation of minutes and reports. 
Support in maintaining up-to-date leave schedules, celebrations, and other special events for staff based in the Nairobi office. 

Nairobi Office Administration: 

Monitoring and replenishing office supplies; ensuring areas are organized and well maintained on a consistent basis. 
Assist with coordinating internal and external staff events and business meetings within the office, including conference room set-up and breakdown, reserving and setting up meeting rooms, preparing and distributing agendas and other materials, managing any catering requirements, etc. 
Assist in managing relationship with vendors and be the secondary point of communication for maintenance and repairs. 
Support in the front office management and reception activities, including manning the front office desk, answering, and directing telephone calls, receiving and directing guests. 

Global Support Team Activities: 

Work in partnership with members of the Global Support Team across the organisation to support process improvements, provide a consistent office experience and enhance Luminate’s shared cultural values. 

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS  
Note: We view this section as a guide, not a checklist.  We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list.

Experience working in professional administrative roles; experience of working for a senior executive is highly preferred. 
Deep passion and motivation to support teams through being tech savvy and are comfortable using different and best-in-class diary management software. 
An excellent project manager with the ability to manage one’s workflow while prioritising multiple projects successfully. 
Exemplifies great people skills and is quick to establish rapport and build relationships. 
Demonstrated confidence in managing an executive’s schedule, including making appointments, travel arrangements, and prioritising the most sensitive matters.  
A great communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills. 
Proven ability to work as an individual contributor with minimal supervision but also collaboratively as part of a team spread across different geographic regions.  
Comfortable and proficient with Microsoft Office suite (preferably in a Mac environment); Expensify and Salesforce experience is highly preferred. more

Job Roles
We are seeking an outstanding leader to become our Vice-President, Strategy and Learning. Reporting to the CEO and as a member of the Leadership Team, the Vice-President, Strategy and Learning will play a key role in driving forwards the evolution and implementation of our new five-year strategy.  

You will lead the Strategic Functions Team including Strategy & Insights, Impact &... Learning and in doing so will to ensure that Luminate’s learning framework delivers insights and evidence to support or challenge our strategic assumptions.
You will help Luminate to navigate complex systems in which we operate, to create more effective strategies and achieve our impact goals.
We are interested in candidates from a broad range of backgrounds who will bring a clear commitment to impactful philanthropy and our vision for a future where everyone has the power to shape society.
You will demonstrate an excellent track record in strategic leadership and the ability to develop clear, cogent, and relevant strategies that allow for course correction.
Your strengths will include leading organisations through systems change, dynamic and visionary leadership, expert stakeholder engagement skills and experience in partnering with multi-disciplinary teams for strategic change and impact.
You will bring an understanding and application of the concepts related to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice and a willingness to listen, learn and embrace diversity in all of its forms.
Perhaps most importantly, you will embody our values of dedication, imagination, dynamism, inclusivity, and integrity. more

The Analyst, Partner Support, will be an integral member of the Partner Support team. They will be the “engine” that keeps our operational and administrative functions running smoothly.  They will work closely with and across our global organisation, supporting everything from virtual peer learning events to data collection; contract execution to help-desk management. Therefore, the ideal... candidate will have language skills beyond fluent English and have experience living and working in one or more of Luminate’s priority countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria). 
The Analyst, Partner Support will be based in one of Luminate’s global hubs (São Paulo, Nairobi, London, or DC) and report to the Director, Partner Support.   
RESPONSIBILTIES  
Our Partner Support team divides its responsibilities into four categories, as listed below. Responsibilities for the Analyst, Partner Support are listed under each.    
 Support global/cross-Luminate Partner Support initiatives  

Execute grant and contract records in Salesforce and liaise with Finance & Operations to ensure accuracy and resolve any issues prior to finalisation and execution
Provide administrative support for the execution of all Partner Support projects and Luminate-wide events   
Conduct due diligence on consultants; build, update and maintain Luminate’s consultant database   
Organise and run events (in-person and virtual) for Luminate staff and partners

Collaborate with Luminate’s regional / functional teams  

Respond to and/or appropriately route partner requests through the Partner Support Helpdesk Service 
Collaborate with Finance & Operations team to process contracts, grants and conduct data analysis  
Contribute to the design of, and facilitate the implementation of, virtual Partner Support projects in three regions (Africa, Asia and Latin America) 
Collaborate with Learning & Impact team to help gather and track valuable insights and lessons from Partner Support work 

Contributions to the Partner Support team  

Manage team administrative/logistical duties   
Collaborate closely with team members on priority projects  
Support internal project planning, management, monitoring, evaluation, data collection, analysis, learning and reporting using project management tools like Stackfield  
Coordinate Luminate’s Partner Support advisory services, track and provide analytics of Partner Support activities by funding leads on the Salesforce platform   
Support the drafting and reviewing of internal and/or external communication products   
Administer the day-to-day operations of the intranet and our repository of resources to support funding leads and our partners  

Direct support to partners  

Aggregate job opportunities from partners and publish them on jobs portal   
Respond to and/or appropriately route partner requests through the Partner Support Helpdesk Service
Conduct research on issues affecting partners, and produce resources for dissemination  
Support implementation of our new Organisational Health Fund, a stipend program for partners

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS  
The ideal candidate is aligned with Luminate's values, including Luminate's diversity policy.  

You excel at project management; you’re enthusiastic about tracking multiple work streams concurrently while paying superb attention to detail
You have experience efficiently coordinating operations for programs, projects and events; including the ability to work on several projects across multiple geographies and time zones 
You have a proven track record of managing competing deadlines, and the ability to exercise good judgement prioritising tasks
You have prepared slide presentations, written and designed data-driven reports, supported colleagues on project implementation, and love process-oriented work
You have great people skills; you possess strong interpersonal skills, and consideration for team dynamics -- with the goals of supporting a positive work culture
You are experienced working with Salesforce (or another CRM or grants management platform) and familiar with process management
You are highly comfortable and proficient with Microsoft Office suite (preferably in a Mac environment)
You have language skills beyond fluent English, and ideally you have experience living and working in one or more of Luminate’s priority countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria) more