Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer NGO Job Women for Women International

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Job Title: Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer Date Posted: 27/07/2026 Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Management Employer: Women for Women International Industry: Sales & Marketing Salary: Open Location: Nairobi Country: Kenya Deadline: 12/08/2026 Summary: Administration Jobs. Women for Women International Jobs. Looking for an NGO job in Kenya? Women for Women International is hiring a Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer (CPPO) to lead program strategy, oversee partnership development and drive organizational impact. Experience in program management is required. Purpose The Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the senior leader responsible for Women for Women International’s global program strategy, program quality, program design, evidence and learning, institutional business development, strategic programmatic partnerships, and program delivery coherence. The CPPO acts as the International CEO’s principal strategic partner on mission alignment, program model coherence, program expansion and geographies, delivery continuity, and institutional and strategic partnerships. The CPPO does not hold permanent line-management responsibility for Country Offices once regional reporting lines are in place. To protect program quality during and after the transition to the regional structure, the CPPO holds a formal matrix role with Regional Directors and Country Directors for program strategy, technical standards, program design, evidence, delivery feasibility, and programmatic commitments. The role may retain or delegate interim line management of designated Country Directors during the phased transition, as agreed by the International CEO. This matrix role gives the CPPO clear authority on program quality and programmatic decision rights without duplicating regional line management. Regional Directors lead regional strategy, relationship building, coordination, regional representation, and agreed regional revenue contributions. The CPPO leads global program direction, program-quality standards, institutional program alignment, and final programmatic sign-off. The CPPO leads the Global Programs team in the Global Support Center through direct supervision of the Deputy CPPO, the Global Director of Business Development, the Crisis Response Fund Manager, and the GPU Coordinator. The Deputy CPPO directly leads program planning, country planning and budgeting, and coordinated execution across the technical program functions, including Program Design and Development, MERL, Grant Management, and Country Office Support. The CPPO works in close collaboration with the Chief Research, Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Communications Officer to ensure WfWI’s advocacy, communications, and thought leadership are grounded in program evidence and country realities. The CPPO also works closely with the COO to ensure programs and country offices are enabled by strong operational systems, compliance, risk management, procurement, contract management, finance, IT, safety and security, and people support. The role holds final decision-making authority on global program standards, technical quality, major program design shifts, pilots and innovations, programmatic commitments, and institutional go/no-go decisions. This includes institutional proposals, corporate funding opportunities, major donor grants, strategic partnerships, MOUs, and other commitments that include program content, delivery obligations, or implications for country capacity. A core purpose of the role is to reduce the risk of WfWI becoming donor-driven when regional and country leadership roles carry strong revenue responsibilities. The CPPO ensures that funding opportunities, external commitments, and program adaptations remain aligned with WfWI’s vision, mission, strategy, evidence, delivery capacity, and accountability to women affected by war and conflict. Engagement Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Global Leadership Team, contributing to enterprise-wide strategy, leadership, culture, and decision-making. Act as the International CEO’s principal strategic partner on mission alignment, program coherence and quality, program expansion and geographies, delivery continuity, and institutional and strategic partnerships. Work closely with Regional Directors, Country Directors, and global functional leads to ensure clear alignment between regional strategy, country strategy, program quality, partnerships, delivery feasibility, and funding opportunities. Maintain agreed matrix ways of working with Regional Directors and Country Directors, including consultation requirements, programmatic decision rights, escalation routes, and sign-off points for program quality and delivery feasibility. Work closely with the COO to ensure operational systems, risk management, procurement, contract management, compliance, finance, IT, safety and security, and people support enable effective program delivery in the contex