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Member Support & Development Director

Kenya
Full-time
Fixed-term

Application Closing Date

9th August 2026

Context of Role

 

  • The role brings together and connects all MA facing work within a Region to ensure optimal support and services to MAs/CPs 
  • It provides an enabling environment to support free flow of information and the mechanisms to enable knowledge sharing and direct access between MAs/CPs in Region and other parts of the Federation 
  • It promotes MAs/CPs as the centres of excellence and technical expertise 
  • The role works as part of the Regional Senior Leadership Team to promote, develop and grow the work of the Federation in its geography 
  • The successful candidate will work as part of the Global Secretariat team and the Global Membership Support & Development Community of Practice to deliver the global agenda 

 

Role Purpose

This is a very crucial role that serves as a close ally to the Regional Director in supporting and developing Member Associations (MAs) and Collaborative Partners (CPs) across the Africa Region. The purpose of the role is to lead the integrated support, growth and development of MAs and CPs in the region collaborating pro-actively with other Regions and Global functions to leverage Federation wide impact.

Deliverables

  

  • Lead on all MA-centric and MA-facing work in the African Regional Office. 
  • Create a framework that builds a greater understanding and integrates MA/CP growth into delivery of the Federation Strategic Framework to widen access, expand choice, innovate and share knowledge and act with youth, advance digital and self-care. 
  • Conduct an MA health check capturing an overall picture of MA/CP capabilities, capacities, governance issues, country contexts, audiences and competition from country and MA/CP profiles to strategically connect organisations, activities and information, and update it on an annual basis. 
  • Devise an integrated plan of activities driven by MAs/CPs to achieve tangible outcomes, capacity building, stronger governance, shared learning and connection facilitation across the Federation. 
  • Create an MA/CP service delivery platform that provides funding and resource support that meets Federation programmatic requirements, leverages opportunities and achieves ‘burn rates’. Assess quality controls for data integrity used to inform decision-making. 
  • Facilitate the design and delivery of integrated programming and resource allocation, leveraging or building technical capacity in MAs 
  • Galvanise and leverage business development opportunities for MAs/CPs through proposals and donor reporting. 
  • Build, lead and mentor a diverse team with complementary technical expertise, skills, drive and determination into a seamless functional unit where people can perform at their best. Role model safeguarding, anti-racism and IPPF’s code of conduct in everything they do. 
  • Escalate MA and CP issues to the Regional Director at appropriate times.
  • Identify and target new partners in priority countries and walk with them on the path to membership.
  • Point of contact for IPPF Safe Report incident management. 

Essential Skills


  • Successfully led the effective design and delivery of multi-country/regional SRHR Programmes in international development 
  • Track record of co-constructing and implementing multi-faced business plans/budgets in diverse geographic/cultural settings with good financial understanding and budget management skills 
  • Significant experience in effective resourcing and monitoring performance to ensure delivery of objectives 
  • Understands political, economic, social, legal and environmental contexts in the Region and Globally affecting our Sector 
  • Understands the workings of MAs and how to encourage, influence, incentivize engagement 
  • Ability to scan the horizon to spot issues, leverage opportunities, mitigate risks and build a learning environment with organisational resilience and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances with agility 
  • Evidence of good judgment and decision-making in dealing with challenging situations and management of escalated issues 
  • Open to new/others ideas, strongly collaborative with good influencing skills 
  • Excellent written/verbal communication in English & French (knowledge of other languages spoken in the Region such Portuguese/Spanish/Arabic is a plus) 
  • Excellent team leader and developer with strong planning, organising and knowledge sharing skills 
  • Strong monitoring and evaluation skills 
  • Ability and willingness to work in and lead a diverse and multicultural environment that role models respect of all cultures, inclusion and no discrimination 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context. 
  • Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others 
  • An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion 
  • Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality.

About us

IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.
IPPF is a global movement delivering sexual and reproductive health services and rights. We are a diverse, feminist, and values-driven workplace - multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual, and intergenerational.
We are an equal opportunities employer and appoint on merit through open competition. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience and from the communities we serve, especially those from marginalised groups.

WHY JOIN IPPF?
  1. IPPF offers meaningful work, an inspiring environment, professional growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities around the world. Working for IPPF offers a compelling value proposition:
  2. Mission-Driven Organization: IPPF is a globally recognized leader. By joining IPPF, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities, advancing gender equality, and improving access to comprehensive healthcare services.
  3. Bringing Positive Change: IPPF brings positive change to the lives of millions of people worldwide. Reducing maternal mortality, preventing unintended pregnancies, combating gender-based violence, promoting comprehensive sexuality education, and advocating for the realization of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all, and especially marginalized people.
  4. Global Reach and Influence: IPPF works across all continents, providing a unique opportunity to work on a global scale to shape change and implement innovative approaches to combat racism.
  5. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: IPPF is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of its work. You will play a crucial role in building an inclusive and equitable organization that respects and values individuals’ backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

At IPPF, our values guide how we work, how we lead and how we partner. We: 
  • Uphold dignity by championing bodily autonomy and the full realisation of sexual and reproductive rights for all. 
  • Champion equality through feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist and intersectional practice. 
  • Demand justice for all by challenging structural inequalities and standing alongside social movements for change. 
  • Celebrate pleasure, recognising sexual and reproductive health as a positive state of wellbeing, joy and fulfilment. 
  • Build global and local community, led by those most affected and powered by youth, volunteers and partners. 
  • Act with integrity, holding ourselves accountable to people, partners, donors and each other. 
  • Foster resilience by learning, adapting and persevering in complex and changing contexts.

YOUR ETHOS
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
  • Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
  • An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
  • Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.