A leading international organization with a global mandate is inviting applications for several strategic roles and consultancy opportunities based in Nairobi, Kenya. These opportunities are designed for professionals who are committed to advancing knowledge, governance, community action, and institutional effectiveness at regional and global levels. The organization works across borders, sectors, and disciplines, engaging partners from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector to deliver impact-driven programs and initiatives.
The available opportunities span senior administration, program management, knowledge leadership, and consultancy engagements. Each role contributes to strengthening institutional systems, supporting partnerships, managing complex programs, and delivering evidence-based solutions aligned with global priorities. The organization encourages applications from individuals with the relevant experience, professional maturity, and capacity to work in diverse, multicultural, and dynamic environments.
This job advertisement provides a comprehensive overview of all available positions, including detailed job descriptions for each role. All positions are based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a global scope of responsibility. Interested candidates are encouraged to review the details carefully and submit their applications before the respective deadlines.
Position 1: Senior Administrator, Governance and Strategic Partnerships
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type: Global Position
Application Deadline: 15 January 2026
Role Overview
The Senior Administrator, Governance and Strategic Partnerships plays a central role in supporting the organization’s governance structures and strategic partnership frameworks. This position is responsible for ensuring effective coordination, documentation, and operational support across governance bodies while also facilitating engagement with strategic partners at global, regional, and national levels.
The role requires a high degree of organizational discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to manage sensitive information. The Senior Administrator works closely with senior leadership, board members, advisory committees, and external partners to ensure that governance processes are well-organized, transparent, and aligned with institutional policies and strategic objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Administrator is responsible for coordinating governance-related meetings, including board meetings, committee sessions, and high-level strategic forums. This includes preparing meeting schedules, developing agendas in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, compiling background documentation, and ensuring timely distribution of materials.
The role involves maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of governance decisions, resolutions, and action points. This includes drafting meeting minutes, tracking follow-up actions, and supporting the implementation of governance decisions across departments.
The position supports the development and management of strategic partnerships by coordinating communication with partner organizations, donors, and institutional collaborators. This includes managing correspondence, supporting partnership agreements, and maintaining databases of strategic partners.
The Senior Administrator contributes to the review and improvement of governance policies, procedures, and frameworks. This involves supporting periodic assessments, documenting best practices, and assisting in aligning governance processes with international standards.
The role also provides administrative and logistical support to senior leadership on governance and partnership-related matters. This may include coordinating travel, preparing briefing notes, and supporting high-level engagements with external stakeholders.
The Senior Administrator ensures compliance with internal governance policies and external regulatory requirements by supporting audits, reporting processes, and institutional reviews related to governance and partnerships.
Position 2: GLF Program Manager, Communities and Action
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type: Global Position
Application Deadline: 17 January 2026
Role Overview
The GLF Program Manager, Communities and Action is responsible for managing and coordinating programs that engage communities and stakeholders in action-oriented initiatives. This role focuses on translating knowledge into practice by supporting community-driven solutions, facilitating collaboration, and ensuring effective implementation of programs aligned with the organization’s mission and strategic priorities.
The Program Manager works across teams and with external partners to design, implement, and monitor programs that empower communities, promote inclusive participation, and deliver measurable outcomes. The position requires strong program management capabilities, stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to manage complex, multi-partner initiatives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The GLF Program Manager leads the planning, implementation, and coordination of community and action-oriented programs. This includes developing work plans, timelines, and budgets in alignment with approved strategies and available resources.
The role involves coordinating with internal teams, regional partners, community organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure coherent and effective program delivery. The Program Manager facilitates collaboration and information sharing across diverse actors involved in program implementation.
The position oversees program monitoring and reporting processes, ensuring that activities are tracked against agreed objectives and indicators. This includes compiling progress reports, documenting lessons learned, and contributing to institutional learning and knowledge sharing.
The Program Manager supports the design and delivery of events, workshops, and engagement platforms that bring together communities, practitioners, and decision-makers. This includes coordinating logistics, supporting content development, and ensuring meaningful participation.
The role contributes to resource mobilization efforts by supporting proposal development, donor reporting, and engagement with funding partners related to community and action programs.
The Program Manager ensures that programs are implemented in a manner that promotes inclusion, equity, and participation, with particular attention to engaging underrepresented groups and local stakeholders.
Position 3: Team Leader, Knowledge Hub – Internal Vacancy
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type: Global Position (Internal Vacancy)
Application Deadline: 23 January 2026
Role Overview
The Team Leader, Knowledge Hub provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s internal knowledge hub. This role is responsible for managing knowledge products, platforms, and processes that support evidence-based decision-making, institutional learning, and effective communication of insights across the organization and with external audiences.
As an internal vacancy, this position is intended for current staff members who bring institutional knowledge and experience. The Team Leader works closely with program teams, communications units, and leadership to ensure that knowledge is systematically captured, curated, and shared in ways that enhance impact and organizational effectiveness.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Team Leader is responsible for setting the strategic direction and work plan of the Knowledge Hub, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and global strategies. This includes defining objectives, key outputs, and performance indicators for knowledge-related activities.
The role involves managing a team responsible for producing and maintaining knowledge products such as reports, briefs, databases, and digital platforms. The Team Leader provides guidance, supervision, and performance management to team members.
The position oversees the development and implementation of systems and processes for knowledge management, including documentation, archiving, and dissemination of information across programs and departments.
The Team Leader collaborates with program teams to support the integration of evidence and learning into program design, implementation, and evaluation. This includes facilitating learning processes, supporting synthesis of lessons learned, and promoting best practices.
The role ensures that knowledge products meet quality standards and are accessible, relevant, and tailored to diverse audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, and partners.
The Team Leader represents the Knowledge Hub in internal coordination forums and contributes to cross-functional initiatives that require knowledge management and analytical support.
Position 4: Special Call for Applications – Consultants Roster
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type: Consultancy
Application Deadline: 31 March 2026
Opportunity Overview
The organization is establishing a consultants roster to support current and future projects across thematic and functional areas. This special call for applications is intended to identify qualified consultants who can be engaged on a short-term or intermittent basis to provide specialized expertise, technical support, and advisory services.
Consultants on the roster may be engaged for assignments related to research, program design, evaluation, facilitation, knowledge management, policy analysis, communications, and other areas relevant to the organization’s work. Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee an assignment but provides an opportunity to be considered for consultancy engagements as needs arise.
Scope of Consultancy Engagements
Consultants may be engaged to conduct research and analysis in support of programs, policies, or strategic initiatives. This may include desk reviews, field studies, data analysis, and synthesis of findings into reports and briefs.
The consultancy roster may be used to support program design and implementation by providing technical inputs, developing frameworks, and supporting pilot initiatives in collaboration with internal teams and partners.
Consultants may be called upon to support monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, including designing evaluation methodologies, conducting assessments, and facilitating learning processes.
The organization may engage consultants to facilitate workshops, dialogues, and capacity-building activities with stakeholders, communities, and partners at local, national, and global levels.
Consultancy assignments may also include support to knowledge management and communications activities, such as developing knowledge products, supporting digital platforms, or contributing to content development for events and publications.
Consultants are expected to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines and to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Application Process and Important Notes
All positions listed in this announcement are based in Nairobi, Kenya, with responsibilities that extend to global and regional engagements. Each position has a specific application deadline, and applicants are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the closing dates.
Applicants should carefully review the job descriptions and ensure that their applications clearly demonstrate their ability to perform the duties and responsibilities outlined for the respective roles. Only the information and requirements explicitly included in the job descriptions should be considered.
The organization is committed to fair and transparent recruitment processes and encourages applications from qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds.
