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Employer: Rights and Resources Initiative

Job Status: Full Time -Remote

Deadline: June 19, 2026

About RRI:

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is a global coalition of over 200 organizations dedicated to advancing the forest, land, and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples (IP), Afro-descendant Peoples (ADP), local communities (LC), and the women within these groups. RRI leverages the power of its global coalition to amplify the voices of local peoples and proactively engage governments, multilateral institutions, and private sector actors to adopt institutional and market reforms that support the realization of rights. Its members capitalize on each other’s strengths, expertise, and geographic reach to achieve solutions more effectively and efficiently. By advancing a strategic understanding of the global threats and opportunities resulting from insecure land and resource rights, RRI develops and promotes rights-based approaches to business and development and catalyzes effective solutions to scale rural tenure reform and enhance sustainable resource governance.

About CLARIFI:

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and Campaign for Nature (C4N) launched the Community Land Rights and Conservation Finance Initiative (CLARIFI) in January 2022 to bridge a critical funding gap: while Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples protect the world’s most biodiverse regions, they currently receive less than 1% of global climate finance. CLARIFI serves as a “trusted bridge,” acting as an international funding mechanism that provides direct financing and technical support to rightsholders’ organizations rather than implementing projects itself. Governed by the rightsholders themselves, the initiative aims to contribute to the sector’s goal of raising US$10 billion by 2030 to secure land rights for an additional 400 million hectares and protect 30% of the planet. CLARIFI deploys direct grants ranging from US$100,000 to US$1 million and functions as a pass-through mechanism for larger-scale investments between US$1 million and US$50 million to advance the integrated goals of justice, climate, conservation, and development. For more information, visit www.clarifirights.org.

Terms of Reference

The CLARIFI Grantmaking Facilitator for Africa will be based in the sub-Saharan Africa region (preference but not limited to candidates based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Cameroon) and will work remotely. The CLARIFI Grantmaking Facilitator will work under the overall supervision of the Africa Program Director, with day-to-day coordination on CLARIFI matters with the CLARIFI Director, and in close collaboration with the CLARIFI Associate and relevant RRI staff. The CLARIFI Grantmaking Facilitator works independently and does not represent any individual RRI Coalition member during pipeline development or grant implementation. The CLARIFI Grantmaking Facilitator will perform their duties according to an established work plan for 2026, which may be adjusted in accordance with CLARIFI/RRI´s strategic priorities and will support RRI’s planning cycles. The CLARIFI Grantmaking Facilitator will focus mainly on CLARIFI-related work, including pipeline development, proposal support, grant implementation follow-up, and support to monitoring, reporting, and learning processes for CLARIFI-funded grants. In addition, the position will support the Africa Regional Program to ensure alignment, complementarity, learning, and strategic coherence between CLARIFI grants and other regional initiatives supported by RRI.

Consultant Activities

1. CLARIFI Grantmaking and Team Activities (Approx. 80%) a. Project identification and selection

• Continuously gather information and assess potential projects in the region, for CLARIFI projects.
• Maintain a continuous analysis of emergent needs in the region.
• Promote the submission of potential project ideas to CLARIFI.

Participate in the selection of the pipeline of CLARIFI projects in line with the priorities and strategy for the region.

1. Project idea development

• Support the CLARIFI and Africa program teams, as well as potential grantees, in the development of project ideas, including uploading them to the CLARIFI Platform.
• Support the review of ideas on the CLARIFI Platform and help facilitate the selection process with the Selection Committee.

1. Project proposal development

• Coordinate and support the proposal development stage with potential grantees, including assessment and strengthening of grantee organizational capacity.
• In coordination with the CLARIFI Associate, provide guidance on budget development.
• Review narrative proposals and provide technical guidance to grantees. • Support the CLARIFI grant approval process by ensuring proposal quality, completeness of required information, and effective coordination between grantees and CLARIFI decision-makers.
• Serve as the primary liaison between grantees and CLARIFI/RRI teams, sharing and explaining feedback on narrative proposals, budgets, organizational assessments, and M&E frameworks, based on comments from CLARIFI/RRI teams.
• Project implementation support

• Support approved grantees throughout grant implementation, administration, and reporting to ensure adherence to RRI/CLARIFI quality standards.
• Provide ongoing technical backstopping and capacity strengthening support to ensure the projects are implemented on time and within budget.
• Maintain regular contact including in-situ visits, if necessary, with grantees during implementation, accompany grantee onboarding meetings led by the CLARIFI Associate, and assist in linking grantees with relevant government, research, and civil society actors, as needed.
• Ensure the timely submission of mid-term and final reports.
• Based on reviews conducted by the M&E consultant, work with grantees to revise reports or respond to questions as required.
• Support field visits from the CLARIFI team, as needed, to implement the M&E, communication strategy, and overall strategy.

1. Team Activities

• Support the design of, and participate in, learning events to capture lessons from grant implementation and support organizational capacity building.
• Contribute to preparations for future strategies.
• Provide regular written and verbal updates to the CLARIFI and Africa teams and Directors on grantee implementation, achievements, challenges, delays, and lessons learned, including any unforeseen difficulties in complying with planned activities.

2. Africa Regional Team Activities (20%)

• Contribute to the execution and implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy and 2026 work plan activities, to ensure CLARIFI projects are aligned and contribute to the strategic impact sought in the region.
• Contribute to the collection of impact stories and the integration of lessons learned into regional strategies.
• Ensure alignment, complementarity, and communication between CLARIFI grants and other initiatives supported under the RRI Africa Regional Program.
• Provide logistical and technical support to grantees to promote synergies and cross-regional learning among RRI partners, collaborators, and resource persons.
• Participate in regional planning meetings to support the integration of CLARIFI grantees and initiatives within regional strategies.
• Arrange and participate in meetings with government entities and civil society organizations, as requested, to discuss CLARIFI grants, thematic priorities, and forest land tenure and rights, ensuring timely information-sharing with the RRI secretariat and grantees.
• Provide technical expertise, as requested, to support regional analysis on forest tenure, rights, community forestry, and relevant political, social, and economic trends affecting the RRI strategy in Africa.
• Follow up on and provide critical feedback on consultant products, including reports, research, and analytical documents, to ensure the delivery of high-quality and impactful outputs.

Consultant Deliverables

Monthly technical narrative report providing updates on the status of CLARIFI proposals and grants in the region including any foreseen delays, risks, or impacts for regional strategy objectives. Timeline August to December 2026 with the possibility of renewal.

Eligibility Criteria Minimum Qualifications

• Consultant must be based in sub-Saharan Africa and be a resident of and/or have a permit to legally work in the country where they are located.
• At least seven years of relevant experience in project and budget planning and development, and facilitation with grassroots organizations throughout the project implementation cycle.
• Proven experience of seven years facilitating and guiding the implementation of projects and institutional or programmatic processes with Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities in Africa.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following thematic areas: Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Afro-descendant Peoples’ rights, local community issues, forest governance and land tenure, climate change, biodiversity, and conservation.
• Professional-level proficiency in French and English required.
• Experience drafting documents and reports in French and English with originality, professionalism and adequate tone.
• Ability to travel within the region to meet with Coalition members, and occasionally to global meetings.
• Demonstrated ability to develop teamwork with the RRI office based in Washington, DC, and Montreal, Canada, especially through virtual communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to candidates based in Francophone African Countries.
• Proficiency in Spanish (in addition to French and English) is an asset
• Expertise in social sciences, international development, environmental studies, program management, or related fields.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including NGOs, government agencies, and international donors.
• Relevant experience in the capacity building of civil society organizations in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience in grant making, donor reporting, monitoring, or evaluation of Civil Society Organizations in Africa.
• Experience with public policies, government coordination, and facilitation. • Experience solving problems in project development.

Key Contract Terms Contract Type

This will be a time plus materials contract for seven months, with the option for renewal or transfer to an employment agreement at the end of the contract term. The consultant will be paid an hourly fee for all activities undertaken in accordance with the terms of reference, plus reimbursement of any approved expenses/materials. It is estimated that a contractor would need to plan for an average of 15 days per month with 8 hours per day. If an employment agreement is approved for this position after seven months, the Facilitator would be engaged through an Employer of Record in their country of residence and receive a salary in the local currency.

Budget

The budget for consulting fees under this contract is up to US$20 per hour. Cost reasonableness and comparison will be used to evaluate proposals. We encourage submissions to reflect value for money.

Expenses

RRI will directly pay for expenses, including: • International and domestic flights and lodging, when required for travel in the region or to international meetings.

The following expenses will be reimbursed at cost based on receipts/documentation of actual expenses:

• Other approved travel expenses for meals, ground transportation, and incidentals.
• All other projected costs/expenses must be included in the consultant’s proposed rate. Consultant is responsible for ensuring that they have all required insurance, certifications, and/or licenses, and that they meet all legal requirements to provide services in the location where the work is being performed.

 Equipment and Supplies

 Unless stated otherwise included the proposal, the consultant is responsible for providing all equipment, software, and/or supplies required to perform the services.

Submission Requirements

Proposals must include:

1. CV/Resume of consultant.
2. Cover letter presenting your background, relevant experience, and listing your hourly rate for services. The hourly rate should be all-inclusive, covering overhead and any other expenses required to operate as an independent consultant.
3. Brief writing sample (1-2 pages each) in French.

Please submit your proposal and required documents by email to Nelly Njinguet (nnjinguet@rightsandresources.org ) AND Margaux Mahou (mmahou@rightsandresources.org ) with the subject line “CLARIFI Grant-making Facilitator for Africa.”

The deadline for submission is 5:00 pm ET on June 19, 2026.

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be scored based on the following parameters: • Professional experience (35%) • Knowledge of sector (30%) • Quality of writing sample (10%) • Costs (25%)

Ethical Behavior

RRI is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in the procurement process. We expect all vendors and consultants to adhere to ethical business practices and comply with applicable laws and regulations. Any attempt to influence the procurement process through unethical means, including but not limited to fraud, bribery, or conflicts of interest, will result in immediate disqualification. RRI’s procurement processes are fair and open and allow all vendors/consultants equal opportunity to win our business. If any individual or organization becomes aware of potential violations of ethical standards related to this procurement process, we encourage prompt reporting to our hotline at www.lighthouse-services.com/rightsandresources. By submitting a proposal, the bidder acknowledges this commitment and agrees to conduct all interactions with RRI in an ethical and transparent manner.

Splash International-Chief Financial Officer

Employer: Splash International

Job Type: Full Time.

Location: Remote  

Position: Chief Financial Officer

Salary: $170,000 – $200,000

Position Overview

Splash is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead the organization’s financial strategy, global financial management, compliance, risk oversight, and long-term financial stability and sustainability.

The CFO will serve as a key member of the global management team and a strategic partner to the CEO, Board Treasurer, Finance Committee, Development team, and country leadership. The role requires strong technical accounting and finance skills, excellent judgment, experience operating across international settings, and the ability to translate financial complexity into clear decisions that strengthen program implementation, donor confidence, government partnership, and long-term organizational sustainability.

As Splash enters a new phase of multi-country growth, the CFO role will become increasingly important to building the financial architecture required to support government-partnered scale, donor-funded infrastructure delivery, government co-financing, VAT and tax exposure, multi-currency risk, and a broader blended-finance approach to scaling impact.

The CFO does not need to personally lead all external financing work. In support of the Development team, however, they must understand enough of the capital landscape to help Splash think holistically about how different types of funding can support different parts of the work, including infrastructure, technical assistance, government systems strengthening, operations and maintenance, and long-term sustainability.

A key part of the role will be translating that complexity into clear guidance for non-finance audiences. The CFO should be able to explain the benefits, limitations, risks, tradeoffs, and appropriate uses of different financing approaches for the CEO, Board, Development team, country leaders, and other organizational stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities

Financial Strategy, Sustainability, and Blended Finance

• Lead the development of Splash’s long-term financial strategy in alignment with organizational growth, government partnership, and impact goals.

• Help Splash build a more sophisticated capital strategy that distinguishes between philanthropic funding, catalytic capital, government co-financing, donor-funded infrastructure, technical assistance, and long-term public ownership.

• Partner with the CEO, Development team, and program leadership to assess how different funding sources can support different needs across the organization.

• Support financial modeling for government co-financing, donor match requirements, phased implementation, working capital needs, and long-term sustainability.

• Advise the CEO and Board on trade offs related to scale, risk, unrestricted reserves, cost recovery, donor restrictions, and country-level financial exposure.

• Lead scenario planning and financial modeling for multi-year growth, including delayed disbursements, foreign exchange exposure, government payment timing, implementation shifts, and funding gaps.

• Build financial models that incorporate inflation, foreign exchange exposure, country-specific cost assumptions, and implementation timing so multi-year budgets are realistic and decision-useful.

Global Financial Management & Reporting

• Oversee global budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting across Splash’s US and international operations.

• Ensure timely, accurate, and decision-useful reporting for the CEO, management team, Board, Finance Committee, donors, and country teams.

• Strengthen financial dashboards and analysis so country, regional, and global teams can track burn rates against activities, deliverables, restricted donor budgets, and implementation progress in real time or near-real time.

• Manage organizational cash flow, reserves, restricted and unrestricted funding, and liquidity planning.

• Partner with program and Development teams to ensure budgets, forecasts, and donor reports accurately reflect implementation realities.

• Support budget modeling for new opportunities, including overall project budgets, donor-specific restricted budgets, match or co-financing assumptions, cost recovery, and implementation timelines.

• Ensure grant budgets, cost recovery, indirect cost allocation, and donor reporting are disciplined, transparent, and aligned with Splash’s operating model.

Government Co-Financing and Public Finance

• Support the design and financial oversight of government co-financing arrangements, including contribution models, annual work plans, budget alignment, and fund-flow options.

• Help assess the financial implications of government-funded implementation, direct government procurement, contractor payments, cost-share commitments, and delayed public disbursements.

• Partner with country teams to ensure government co-financing commitments are financially realistic, well documented, appropriately accounted for, and monitored.

• Support financial analysis related to public-sector ownership, operations and maintenance, and the long-term transition of responsibility to government systems.

• Bring practical understanding of the risks and realities of operating in low-income settings, including public finance cycles, procurement constraints, documentation gaps, currency exposure, and varying local accounting capacity.

International Compliance, VAT, Tax, and Risk

• Ensure compliance with US nonprofit requirements, donor regulations, accounting and audit standards, and relevant international financial regulations.

• Oversee financial operations across multiple countries and entities, including registration, statutory compliance, local audit requirements, payroll, tax, banking, and accounting practices.

• Manage VAT, withholding tax, recoverability, exemptions, and other country-level tax issues that affect donor budgets, infrastructure delivery, and local contracting.

• Lead the annual audit process and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, legal advisors, and other technical consultants.

• Maintain strong risk management practices across global financial operations, including internal controls, segregation of duties, fraud prevention, procurement controls, and documentation standards.

Systems, Controls, and Operational Discipline

• Build and maintain strong financial systems, policies, processes, and internal controls that support a growing global organization.

• Strengthen financial technology, reporting tools, data integrity, and cross-country accounting processes.

• Build and enforce the accounting and reporting architecture needed to track restricted funds by donor, project, activity, deliverable, country, budget line, and spending status.

• Strengthen budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, cost documentation, and approval processes so they are clear, efficient, and scalable.

• Ensure finance processes support procurement, contracting, and implementation without making finance a bottleneck.

• Drive a culture of financial accountability, transparency, and timely decision-making.

Team Leadership and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead, mentor, and strengthen Splash’s global finance team.

• Build financial capacity across country teams and non-finance leaders so budget ownership is distributed and disciplined.

• Partner closely with Program, Development, Operations, and country leadership to align financial resources with program delivery and organizational priorities.

• Translate complex financial issues into clear, practical guidance for colleagues who are not finance specialists.

• Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO, Treasurer, Finance Committee, and Board.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of progressively senior financial leadership experience.

• Significant experience in global financial management, preferably in an international nonprofit, NGO, foundation-funded organization, development finance institution, or mission-driven organization operating across multiple countries.

• Experience with international accounting standards and practices, including IFRS and/or IPSAS where relevant, donor compliance, grants management, restricted funding, audits, internal controls, and multi-entity financial operations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead financial strategy in complex operating environments.

• Experience with low-income or lower-middle-income country contexts strongly preferred.

• Practical understanding of VAT, tax, multi-currency exposure, statutory compliance, procurement, and financial risk in international settings.

• Experience supporting government co-financing, public-sector partnerships, infrastructure financing, development finance, or blended finance strongly preferred.

• Strong financial modeling, scenario planning, forecasting, and analytical skills.

• Demonstrated experience building multi-year, multi-country budgets, donor-specific restricted budgets, and burn-rate analysis.

• Experience working with Boards, Finance Committees, Treasurers, CEOs, and senior leadership teams.

• Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business, public administration, or related field preferred. CPA, MBA, or equivalent experience strongly valued.

• Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial reporting systems. Experience with financial dashboards, accounting platforms, grant management tools, and reporting analytics is an asset.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is both technically strong and strategically curious. They can manage audits, budgets, compliance, and controls, but they are also energized by the larger question: what financial architecture will allow Splash’s model to scale, transition, and endure?

They will bring:

• Strong judgment in complex, ambiguous, multi-country environments.

• A practical understanding of how money actually moves across donors, governments, contractors, country teams, and local partners.

• Comfort working across philanthropy, government co-financing, restricted grants, catalytic capital, and other forms of mission-aligned finance.

• The instincts of an operator, builder, and strategist, with the ability to create standards, systems, and financial tools that are useful across teams.

• Ability to identify financial risks early and communicate them clearly without slowing the organization unnecessarily.

• A systems mindset, with the ability to build processes that are disciplined, useful, and agile.

• Strong partnership orientation with program, Development, operations, and country leaders.

• High standards for transparency, accountability, and follow-through.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to operate across time zones and cultures with humility, clarity, and respect.

• Commitment to Splash’s values: People, Quality, Honesty, Joy, and Mistakes.

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation for this role is $170,000 – $200,000, in line with experience. At Splash, we prioritize our mission by offering benefits to support our employees and their families.

• Splash operates across time zones with flexible work schedules. Team members can set standard hours within their time zone but should be available for occasional off-hours work. This is balanced by a self-managed schedule allowing personal time.

• Benefits include 18 days of paid time off, increasing by 2 days each year up to 28 days, 11 paid holidays, and Wellness Fridays (reduced hours on Fridays). Additionally, we offer two weeks of paid time off mid-year during July 4th week and the last week of the year.

• Medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401K plan with a 3% match.

About Splash

Splash is a global nonprofit organization founded in 2007, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA. Since 2007, we have completed more than 2,500 projects that serve over 1.2 million children each day. Currently focused on cities in East Africa, Splash delivers the clean water, clean toilets, and dignified menstrual health resources that every child deserves through comprehensive water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health (WASH-M) services and behavior change programs across 100% of a city’s public schools.

Our distinctive model transforms entire cities, starting at the school water fountain, by shifting systems, infrastructure, and behaviors in partnership with local governments and communities. We start by building relationships with the local stakeholders responsible for education, health, and water management, and we negotiate financial commitments that support a full transition of operations and maintenance to local leadership.

Our vision is global impact without Splash, made possible through partnerships with national governments, co-creation with local communities, and replication far beyond our day-to-day involvement.

In 2019, we began testing and refining Project WISE (WASH in Schools for Everyone), a cost-effective and replicable blueprint designed to reach 100% of public schools in fast-growing, complex cities in partnership with local governments and community leaders. In five years, we achieved our goals in Ethiopia and India, and we began our next phase of expansion in East Africa in 2025.

Our core values guide everything we do, including every hiring decision we make. They are:

•   People – People first. People second. People third.

•   Quality – Beautiful products that function and last.

•   Honesty – No drama, no surprises, no BS.

•   Joy – Kids at heart, seeing potential everywhere.

•   Mistakes – Make them, don’t repeat them.

Splash values the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the organization, and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment. To learn more, please visit splash.org.

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The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is seeking a Capacity Building Associate.

Job Opening: Capacity Building Associate

Start Date : Q3-Q4 2026

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Salary Compensation is based on the country of hire and within range ofthe local nonprofit/NGO industry.

Location: Remote (Work from Home): Open to any timezone

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is seeking a Capacity Building Associate to join its mission to transform streets around the world. This role will report to the Capacity Building Senior Manager, and is a cross-cutting position within the Design and Research team. In this role, you will assist in the coordination of GDCI’s capacity-building efforts. Capacity building is a fundamental aspect of GDCI’s technical assistance work. As part of the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure, Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, and Streets for Kids program, GDCI provides various in-person and remote workshops and training sessions to equip local leaders, practitioners, and communities with the knowledge,tools, and inspiration to transform their streets into great urban places.

Who we are

The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) was launched in 2014, with a mission to transform streets around the world. We inspire leaders, inform practitioners, and invite communities to imagine what’s possible when we design streets that put people first. We are a team of designers, planners, and urban strategists committed to reimagining streets as places for people, shaping cities that are safe, healthy, accessible, and equitable for everyone. The strategies and best practices in our Global Street Design Guide are the foundation of our work, and they have been applied in cities across the globe, helping to update policies, build local capacity, implement and evaluate projects, and scale up impact.

Who you are

GDCI is looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and design-savvy team member to be our new Capacity Building Associate. The right candidate is passionate about creating impactful learning experiences related to great street design. You are comfortable working across teams and time zones and value diverse perspectives. You are a strong visual and verbal communicator and enjoy and see the value of translating technical urban design concepts into engaging, innovative, and accessible learning experiences for global audiences.

What you’ll do

Assist in the coordination of the capacity-building strategy and organization

• Contribute to the ongoing refinement of GDCI’s cross-cutting capacity building approach as part of a recently established team.
• Organize and maintain capacity building resources, such as presentation master decks, workshop tools, and supplemental materials, to create an easily accessible, up-to-date, and shareable library of content.
• Work closely with teams across programs to standardize and implement structures and protocols for internal and external capacity building at GDCI.
• Align and coordinate with the Communications team to streamline content between capacity building and external digital communication, including graphics, animations, and videos.
• Stay in regular communication with program teams to understand and document current and future needs, priorities, feedback, and capacity-building goals.

Support cross-cutting capacity-building content development and delivery

• Support the development of new materials, and curriculum design in collaboration with program teams.
• Support internal and external knowledge-sharing efforts related to content from new guides and publications. This could include supporting webinars, workshops for conferences, online courses and resources, and internal knowledge sharing on the content, etc.
• Support teams in preparing for and delivering high-quality capacity-building sessions to city teams, community members, and other audiences.
• Stay informed on current trends, latest technologies and AI capabilities to help introduce new ideas, tools, and approaches from the evolving field of capacity building, instructional design, and online education.
• Research and apply effective storytelling strategies informed by the psychology of learning.
• Adapt and refine content for diverse audiences, geographies, and delivery formats.
•  Coordinate translation of materials and help ensure accessibility across languages, regions, and platforms.

To be successful in this role, you will excel in the following areas:

• Street design knowledge and experience: Passion for street design, sustainable mobility, and public spaces. Commitment to re imagine streets as places for people, shaping cities that are safe, healthy, accessible, and equitable for everyone.
• Design and communication skills: Strong visual and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear, engaging, and well-structured presentations, narratives, and training materials. Familiarity with instructional design or online education is a plus.
• Organization and coordination: Excellent administrative and organizational skills, including tracking timelines, attention to detail, managing multiple work streams, and following up on tasks.
• Collaboration and adaptability: Comfortable working across teams, programs, and cultural contexts.
• Global, inclusive perspective: Ability to work across cultural and geographic contexts, with sensitivity to diverse local and individual needs and the flexibility to adapt content approaches accordingly.

How to Apply

• Deadline for applications: Applications accepted on a rolling basis—please don’t delay! Final deadline is EOD June 30th, 2026.
• Submit applications: Submit a letter of interest (maximum of 2 pages) that includes why you would be a great fit for this position, and a CV through GDCI’s application portal. If you need support, please contact careers@gdci.global.

GDCI is a fiscally sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). We are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color,religion, national origin, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a passionate working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.

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Applications are open for the Africa Fellows in Education Program 2026/2027

Provider: Partnership for Economic Policy

Deadline: June 30, 2026 (23:59 GMT)

The AFEP is calling young researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa who are committed to improving education to apply for the Africa Fellows in Education Program (AFEP), a two-year research and policy development fellowship.

Call For Application

The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI) in collaboration with PEP, invites young African researchers who are motivated to improve education and could benefit from additional support to submit an expression of interest in AFEP.

This is a fully funded two-year fellowship for young African researchers interested in education policy, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making. Open to applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries.

Funding:
USD $25,000 research grant
Up to USD $25,000 additional support for mentorship, workshops, and travel
International conferences and networking opportunities
Training in education research and policy analysis
Mentorship from global experts, including Stanford University teams
Join a regional and global network of education leaders

Benefits;

• This research and policy development fellowship introduces the Fellows to relevant research and analytical experiences as well as international networks of researchers and policy advisers
• Fellows will have the opportunity to attend two of the most prominent international conferences on the economics of education.
• Participate in a series of short courses designed to be most suitable to their needs – covering topics such as evaluation methods, communications, incentive structures – and a series of lectures on testing and performance measurement.
• Fellows will develop a research/evaluation project to be carried out under program supervision and with local scientific mentors in their home countries.
• During and after the fellowship period, a team of advisors from Stanford University and other African and international organisations will provide direct support and supervision

 Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be nationals of a Sub-Saharan African country,
• Be 35 or younger,
• Hold a Master’s or PhD in a relevant field with strong quantitative focus,
• Demonstrate experience with quantitative data analysis,
• Demonstrate interest in education policy research and analysis,
• Be affiliated with a government, research, or higher education institution,
• Be proficient in English.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply

• Submit a two-page statement of interest, a two-page essay on an educational problem in your country, and a detailed and up-to-date CV via the PEP intranet system.

Download the Call for Applications document for a full description of AFEP, the Terms of Reference, and instructions for application submission through the PEP intranet system.