Description
This role will lead a transformative 12-month initiative across Nigeria, Kenya, and Zambia empowering 100+ content creators to combat AI-enabled disinformation during critical election periods.
You will manage four integrated workstreams: deploying AI tools to enhance editorial workflows; building content creator resilience against synthetic media threats; providing legal safeguards against risks arising from publicly publishing information; and developing AI infrastructure.
You will also manage delivery partners, oversee workshop delivery across at least three countries, and ensure cost-efficient logistics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex international programmes
- Manage and develop a Senior Project Coordinator
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, consultants, and stakeholders
- Establish and maintain effective project governance
- Build and manage strategic partnerships
- Lead programme monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting activities
- Provide strategic oversight of programme risks and stakeholder engagement
- Represent the Foundation externally and travel internationally as required
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstratable experience of outstanding project and/or programme management (5+ years)
- Experience of project delivery at pace and to a high standard
- Experience of working with content creators, young journalists and or in the AI and media intersection
- Experience of working in close partnership arrangements
- Experience of managing disbursed project teams and technical consultants
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating the impact of projects
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures
- Ability to manage remote and disbursed partnerships responsibly
- Pro-active and problem-solving attitude
- Ability to apply context-sensitive approaches to design and implementation of activities
- Excellent grant financial acumen and excel skills
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver at pace
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience of leading projects focused on AI and Tech or the AI-Media nexus
- Experience in the media development sector in Kenya, Nigeria or Zambia
What’s in it For You?
- Global Perspective and Impact
- Unique Approach
- Industry Competitive Benefits
- Learning & Development