Chief Programme Officer

Requirements

• Masters degree.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior leadership operational role.
  
• A minimum of 10 years of experience operating in a similar context. NGO, public healthcare or other relevant experience in the private sector in our priority markets will be a plus.  
  
• Substantive knowledge and experience in 2 or more of Tikos key intervention areas for AGYW (FP, HIV ,SGBV, Mental Health or Menstrual Hygiene)
  
• Experience in  successful shaping government co-financing initiatives
  
• Experience overseeing operations in multiple countries across Africa.
  
• Extensive experience working in a complex, results focused environment.
  
• Proven responsibility of having final responsibility over 8-12 million dollar budgets annually. 
  
• Experience leading teams within a regional or global capacity, in a matrix, mostly remote and fast paced environment.
  
• Experience in representing an organization to the public and funders 
  
• You are based in and eligible to work in one of Tiko’s operational markets. We will not relocate candidates or provide for work permits. 
  
• Open to travel within the continent - at least 25% of time spent travelling will be required.
  

• Lead on ensuring Tiko maintains an integrated, AGYW- centric delivery ecosystem that provides critical services to target the Triple Threat of unwanted pregnancies, new HIV infections and SGBV
  
• Sustainably scale our impact in our core markets, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Burkina Faso from 1 million services today to 5 million girls impacted annually by 2030.
  
• Consolidate and scale our community and health systems strengthening efforts in all our operating markets
  
• Deliver on monthly, quarterly and annual impact goals in our markets.
  
• Ensure our ecosystems deliver more value through robust data driven performance management and a lean operating model, keeping a cost effective cost per service/cost per user
  
• Drive necessary delivery system/design changes to improve effectiveness and sustainability of our offers.
  
• Be a transformational and visionary leader that provides clear and actionable leadership to your department and the wider organization. Your teams will include all Country Operations, Marketing, Technical Services, Programme and Innovation.   
  
• Give guidance and provide strategic oversight and linkages  for partnerships with public and private partners. 
  
• Shape government co-financing and co-implementation opportunities for relevant countries and oversight their operationalization. 
  
• Use (Tiko) data for data-driven insights to continuously improve impact.
  
• Provide the strategic oversight and guidance that ensures your teams are equipped and enabled to thrive in a complex network organization that marries tech and NGO. 
  
• Collaborate with the NBD team to develop proposals and ensure future funding for the organization.
  
• Strategically budget and decide on staffing and fund allocation to optimize impact and quality across markets. 
  
• Be a key member of the C-suite of Tiko, which requires strategic thinking, hands-on implementation and seamless partnerships across the executive team and the organization.