Technical Assistance Director at Save the Children Global Ventures: Full-Time Opportunity | Apply by 23 November 2026

Overview

Save the Children Global Ventures is seeking a Technical Assistance Director to lead, manage, and expand the Technical Assistance Facility of the Generation Empowerment Fund. This senior leadership role focuses on developing innovative financing approaches, such as incentive-linked loans, to improve outcomes for children across Sub-Saharan Africa. The position is full-time and is preferably based in Nairobi, Kenya, although other locations in Sub-Saharan Africa may be considered.

Who can apply

Applicants need a relevant university degree or equivalent professional experience, alongside a strong understanding of financial inclusion, lending to low-income communities, enterprise development, or impact investing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Candidates must demonstrate experience managing multi-partner technical assistance programmes, development programmes, or grant-funded initiatives, including managing budgets, contracts, workplans, risks, implementing partners, and donor reporting. Additional requirements include experience developing funding proposals for institutional or philanthropic funders, knowledge of research and outcome measurement, strong communication and relationship management skills, and an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving. Experience managing a technical assistance facility linked to an investment fund or financial institution, as well as background in impact-linked finance, education, child safeguarding, climate resilience, or financial institution capacity-building, serves as an advantage.

Requirements

Interested candidates must submit their applications by email to acosby@scgv.org, as applications submitted through LinkedIn are not considered. The application package must include an updated curriculum vitae and a separate document responding to four specific application questions regarding relevant experience, the value of impact-linked loans, previous experience delivering technical assistance alongside investment capital, and innovation priorities for the Generation Empowerment Fund, with each response limited to 200 words.

Key dates

The application deadline is 23 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT. The expected start date for this two-year, fixed-term position is the first quarter of 2027.