Our team

A core contributing factor to the influence Instiglio has had thus far includes our collaborative, highly skilled and diverse team. We are a team of 100+ people, representing 15+ nationalities, with offices in Colombia, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius and the USA. Our team of practitioners has extensive development and government experience, including previous roles in international development banks, management consulting, national governments, multilateral agencies, INGOs and academia.  

Our Impact Journey

Instiglio’s mission is to unlock the full impact potential of governments and donors to deliver results. We orchestrate system transformations to realize impact strategies and drive improved outcomes. We support our partners in integrating results-based approaches into delivery systems and practices, with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of public and development finance. Over the last 12 years, we have influenced practices, capabilities, and policy frameworks of governments and aid institutions in over 300 countries aimed at improving the outcomes of development programs. We work across sectors including education, livelihoods, workforce development, health, water, energy, agriculture, finance, gender, and climate, shaping the deployment of hundreds of millions of dollars. 

Some of our important milestones include advising the design and implementation of the world’s first Outcomes Fund in Uganda and Kenya to improve poverty alleviation results; the launch of performance-based contracts to catalyze employment outcomes in Morocco; structuring a $60 million results-based transfer system for local school districts in Peru, and facilitating the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s effective use of RBF through a four-year strategic partnership. We are likewise playing a key role in driving new and effective climate finance instruments, such as pioneering the role of climate pull finance for clean tech with the UK Government and supporting the World Bank’s emerging use of Results-based Climate Finance. Please visit our website  for more information on our work and its impact. 

How you will make an impact

You are a social impact leader - this means that you will see the impact of your work and its effect on communities. You will focus your leadership on growing our impact and portfolio in the Anglophone Africa region, delivered through our fast-growing Nairobi office, and increasing Instiglio’s presence, proximity and influence within the regional ecosystem (Governments, donors, think-tanks, foundations and other clients). 

You will also be an integral part of Instiglio’s leadership team, helping Instiglio as an organisation to make smart and effective decisions on growth, strategy, and sustainability. As an Associate Partner, you will be an ambassador for Instiglio’s mission in Africa, and beyond. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Strategy: As a member of our Africa Leadership Team, you will develop our Africa regional strategy with particular focus on the anglophone sub-region, with the aim of growing our impact and operations in the Anglophone Africa region, delivered through our fast-growing Nairobi office. This includes: 
• Growing high-performing teams: working with our people team and local management teams to build high-performing teams, planning, and supervising the opening of new offices.
• Mapping out how and where we can scale most impact in Africa, in which countries, in which sectors, with which partners, and with which methods and services.
• Partnership development: Work with the Africa Partner to drive partnership development in Anglophone Africa, including developing and cultivating philanthropic relationships with key stakeholders and clients for high impact initiatives in the region, supervising and delivering high-impact engagements to clients.
• Delivery leadership: Providing strategic, technical and team leadership in our projects to deliver maximum social impact and exceed client expectations. Driving impact for our partners through leading on quality, innovation and excellent project delivery management.
• Thought leadership and brand positioning: Advancing thought-leadership, evolving our technical practices and communicating to our external audience. Working with our communications team to position Instiglio with relevant audiences for the sub-region, and increasing Instiglio’s presence, proximity and influence within the regional and relevant global ecosystems (donors, governments, think-tanks, foundations and other clients).
• Organizational development: In addition to being a steward of our culture, you will also oversee the performance, growth and overall health of specific organizational units or teams. This supervisory role aims to ensure high levels of team performance, team health and wellbeing, and appropriate growth strategies and operational support systems. 

Who you are

An ideal candidate will have:

Minimum requirements

• Education: A relevant master’s degree focused on the development process of developing countries (public administration, public policy, development economics, governance and institutions).
• Experience:
  • At least 12 years of experience, including 8 years of relevant work experience in international development, in the public sector, management consulting and/or in development policy and innovation.
  • Demonstrated experience in government institutional reforms and or/transformation. 
  • Demonstrated experience in evidence-based policy design, results-based financing, theories of change, delivery management, and/or performance management or related fields. 
  • Successful track record in sourcing and managing partnerships (multiple stakeholders in complex settings). 
  • Extensive experience growing and managing teams. 
• Skills:
  • Exceptional strategic and innovative thinking.  
  • Strong organizational oversight and continually looking to add value. 
  • Proven experience managing and maintaining relationships with public sector leaders, and international funding agencies. The ideal candidate will bring their own personal relationships in the region.  
  • Outstanding problem-solving and structured thinking skills.  
  • Excellent project management skills, managing multiple teams at complex tasks.  
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills including proven success in presenting ideas and concepts effectively and persuasively. 
  • Leadership skills and empathy with the ability to influence people positively. 
  • Impact-driven, resilient, results-oriented. 
  • Strong commercial acumen. 
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English. 

In addition, the following are desirable:

• Existing right to work in Kenya.
• Work experience in management consulting.
• Strong operational and financial management experience.
• Knowledge of Results-Based Financing mechanisms and/or experience related to the field.

How you will grow with us

Associate Partners at Instiglio have the opportunity to develop a variety of skills and lead client-facing projects, with the guidance of Partners. You will be trusted with the opportunity to deepen your network with high-level government officials and leaders in the international development space. Together with the Africa Leadership Team, the Associate Partner will shape the Africa portfolio and team, and the wider regional trajectory.

Instiglio has a strong feedback culture, with all staff receiving quarterly formal, structured reviews, in addition to real-time feedback. Additionally, a mentorship system and development plans are in place to ensure that staff receive proper support in their professional development. This will also grow your leadership and mentorship skills as you walk with junior team members on their career development journey.

Working model and benefits

This opportunity is open to both local and international candidates, and is based out of our Nairobi, Kenya office.

Instiglio offers generous benefits, which include a flexible hybrid working model, personal days, remote workdays, travel and health insurance, a company holiday additional to vacation, and parental leave, among others. 

Interested? Join our team!

Submit your application on the career page by attaching an English version of your CV and cover letter. In your cover letter answer the following questions: (1) Why are you a good fit for this role? (2) What is your motivation to apply to Instiglio? Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Instiglio is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to giving everyone a fair go.