Mastercard Foundation recrute 01 Head, Policies & Markets – WAEMU
About Mastercard foundation
Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. Through its Young Africa Works strategy and Canadian EleV program, the Foundation works with partners to ensure that millions of young people, especially young women, access quality education, financial services, and dignified work. Mastercard Foundation was established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company. The Foundation is independent with its own Board of Directors and CEO.
The work at the foundation
We are currently in an exciting period at the Mastercard Foundation as we intensify the implementation of the Young Africa Works strategy, aiming to empower 30 million young people throughout Africa to access dignified and fulfilling employment.
To ensure the Foundation’s accessibility to our partners and program participants, we have established offices in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. These offices provide strong in-country support for the implementation of Young Africa Works. We collaborate with governments, the private sector, educators, and other funders to enhance the quality of education and vocational training, equip young individuals with the necessary skills for the workforce, expand access to financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, and facilitate connections between job seekers and meaningful employment opportunities.
Our values serve as our guiding principles, transcending and surpassing all other considerations. We wholeheartedly encourage you to bring your bold ideas, curiosity, and expertise to your work.
If you are an experienced Programs professional looking to increase your impact, read on!
The opportunity
Reporting to the Country Director, WAEMU, the Head, Policies & Markets will be responsible for developing and delivering strategic orientations and the Foundation’s agenda across the various WAEMU markets. S/he will influence national and regional policies development, legislations and promote greater understanding of value chains and the Foundation mandate amongst governmental institutions, critical stakeholders, and influencers.
Ways you can contribute
- Design and implement outreach strategies in the WAEMU countries.
- Develop and maintain relationships with government, national bodies, and other key stakeholders on behalf of the Foundation.
- Track and measure the impact of policy initiatives and support campaigns by implementing research and analysis.
- Support program teams in informing strategies in alignment with the WAEMU Roadmap.
- Participate in the design and implementation of Programs with potential to drive impact and influence in the WAEMU countries.
- Support program teams to regularly collect and collate learnings from implementation of programs to advance policies and legislations reforms.
- Facilitate learning sessions with program teams and partners.
- Synthesize, socialize, and integrate learning from across the delivery platforms in collaboration with Research and impact teams.
- Facilitate team access to leading technical expertise in policies conception and perspectives.
- Manage effective relationships with key stakeholders and networks in the public, private and non-profit sectors to promote the Foundation agenda.
- Maintain effective business partnerships with other teams across the Foundation.
Who you are
- Master’s degree (MBA) in a relevant field.
- 15 Years’ experience, with at least 5 years in senior management.
- Experience working in West Africa, Africa for a global or regional organization in international development and/or commercial banking, microfinance, or private equity.
- Working experience in the Francophone West Africa region, with deep knowledge of the policies, networks, business landscape.
- Native level of French and fluency in English are mandatory.
- Experience working in a start-up or ‘build’ environment and across sectors is preferred.
- Experience and ability to effectively influence, build relationships and leverage the formal and informal organizational structure.
- Excellent strategic planning skills with the ability to merge technical and operational demands of various delivery platforms into a cohesive structure.
- Proven ability to think in a strategic and transformative way and able to co-design initiatives/processes that will drive large scale change.
- Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Innovative and entrepreneurial individual.
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
- Proven excellence in verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures and to distill complex information and data into accessible conversation and written pieces.
- Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
- You have a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.
Deadline for Applications is August 3, 2023.
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