Job Vacancies

We are looking for exceptional candidates for important roles in Tanzania, Kenya and the UK.

Programme Director, Cotton Sector Development Programme

Are you a Tanzanian leader passionate about promoting long-term economic development?  Do you have strategic vision, senior operational management experience, and outstanding stakeholder engagement skills at the highest levels?  Could you lead a sector development programme aiming to trigger transformational change that could benefit hundreds and thousands of Tanzanians?

Gatsby Africa is seeking a high performing Programme Director for its Cotton Sector Development Programme.  The programme is working with stakeholders to reform the sector and build supportive markets so that more than 350,000 farmers can access the quality inputs and training they need to improve agronomy, increase yields and boost incomes. 

This exciting and visible role will set the tone and image of the programme, shape its culture and systems, refine and articulate strategic direction, and effectively position the programme with internal and external stakeholders.

For more information please download the job advert. You can download the Candidate Pack, with a full job specification and details on how to apply, by clicking here.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Are you a strategic communications professional with strong links to Africa who knows how to deliver compelling messages that will resonate with different audiences? Could you inspire and engage colleagues and empower them to be effective communicators? Would you like to contribute to change that could benefit millions of East Africans?

Gatsby Africa is recruiting a Communications Director to bring ideas and innovations to transform our internal and external communications.

For more information please download the job advert.  You can download the Candidate Pack, with a full job specification and details on how to apply, by clicking here.

SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER

Are you an experienced Senior Programme Manager with extensive knowledge of market systems development and facilitation? Do you have a proven track record of operating at a strategic level? Would you like to use your skills and experience in an organisation working tirelessly to improve a key Kenyan economic sector and benefit hundreds and thousands of people?

Gatsby Africa is recruiting a Senior Programme Manager to be responsible for a portfolio of interventions within our Kenya Commercial Forestry Programme team. While technical forestry know-how would be advantageous for the role, it is not a pre-requisite – more important is significant exposure and practice in implementation of market systems approaches.

This important new role will manage a portfolio of the programme’s intervention areas, developing strategies and innovations that can be tested and scaled with market actors. They will be responsible for intervention planning, budgeting, relationship management plus M&E and learning.  The Senior Programme Manager has a further crucial role in managing, coaching and mentoring team members, ensuring they can develop and fulfil their potential.

For more information please download the job advert.  You can download the Candidate Pack, with a full job specification and details on how to apply, by clicking here.