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At IDEO.org, we design products, services, and experiences to improve the lives of people in poor and vulnerable communities. We practice human-centered design, a creative approach to problem solving that starts with people and arrives at new solutions tailored to meet their lives. We've organized our work into four main programs, areas of deep focus that ea...
Job Description
IDEO.org has an opportunity for a Managing Director focused on partnerships and strategy to co-lead our growing Nairobi studio. As a leader of a dynamic, diverse, and multi-disciplinary team, you’ll develop the strategy for the organization in Sub-Saharan Africa, build and maintain partnerships, own the pipeline of new business for the studio, and guide projects and programs to ensure IDEO.org is maximizing our impact. In this role, you will serve on IDEO.org’s global leadership team and report directly to the CEO.
You will co-lead the Nairobi studio to develop, shape, and execute the organization’s strategy on the continent. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities, pursuing the right partners, bringing in compelling and impactful work, guiding our teams to deliver strategic and creative work, and maintaining key relationships. This will mean engaging with a broad set of players, including large-scale foundations, donor agencies, companies, NGOs, social enterprises, and grassroots organizations across Africa. You will co-lead IDEO.org’s global partnerships team, working alongside three Managing Directors based in the U.S.
IDEO.org’s Nairobi studio was launched three years ago and is still in start-up mode in many respects--as is IDEO.org itself. We’re looking for a leader who is excited to build and grow the team and our presence in the region in the coming years. Your leadership will be critical in building and maintaining the creative culture of the Nairobi studio, supporting talent recruitment, growth, and development, serving as a business lead and mentor to four-to-six employees, and guiding studio operations. You will partner closely with IDEO.org’s finance, operations, talent, and communications teams to ensure the studio is running efficiently and effectively on all counts.
You have a proven track record as a leader of teams, are skilled at building relationships internally and externally, love supporting the growth of others, and are excited to serve as a leader of a global organization. While you may not be a trained designer, you embrace creative processes and are eager to explore new ways of building solutions and changing systems in service of widespread social impact.
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IDEO.org Commitment to Diversity
At IDEO.org, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our mission to design a more just and inclusive world is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, and the partners and communities we work with.
As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.
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