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OSIEA is a part of the global Open Society Foundations network. Founded in 2005, OSIEA plays an active role in encouraging open, informed dialogue about issues of public importance. We support individuals and groups to participate in matters that affect them in order to demand fair treatment, delivery of services and accountability from their leaders and ins...
We’re seeking a fixed-term Project Manager based in Nairobi (we will consider Johannesburg or Dakar for the right candidate) to support the Open Society’s Transformation Team for an 18 month assignment. Part of a tightly-knit Transformation Team, the role reports to the Executive Advisor and is helping to manage a number of transformation projects with a primary focus on the One Africa strategy roll-out and implementation of a One Africa structure agreement amongst African foundations.
Open Society Foundations is going through a transformation to change our structure and ways of working to increase our focus, integration and ability to work at scale. In Africa it has been agreed to bring together our various Africa-based offices under one strategy and structure, called One Africa. This will involve changes to our structure, systems, tools and ways of working with the goal of being better set up to use our combined strengths to become significantly more impactful in combating some of the greatest threats to open society in the Africa region.
This will entail new approaches to collaboration, decision-making and operationalisation of strategy and structure in Africa. As part of the wider Transformation Team, the Project Manager will also work on other transformation projects related to the design and implementation of new structures and ways of working across Open Society as required. The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex projects and matrix organizations’ restructuring processes.
Open Society Foundations works to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.
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If this sounds like a position of interest to you, please submit your cover letter and CV; we look forward to learning more about you.
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