West Africa: Regional Programme Manager

New Field Foundation

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: WEST AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER

New Field Foundation is seeking a regional program manager to coordinate and support New Field's West Africa grant making program. The regional program manager will develop and implement New Field's program in West Africa, with a focus on social change for rural women and their families in Casamance, Mano River Region, and Burkina Faso.

It is anticipated that each year some 30-40 grants will be made to smaller community-based organizations and about 10 to larger regional partners. The West Africa regional program manager will identify and assess initiatives and organizations for funding, and make recommendations to the New Field board, in collaboration with local advisors and as guided by the executive director. She/he will cross economic and cultural barriers to develop strong relationships with a range of people at different levels; will analyze trends that affect rural women, their families and communities; will work closely with rural women leaders in West Africa; and be in close contact with New Field staff and board in the US. We are seeking a person who has worked for a number of years with community-based NGOs in Africa, is committed to rural women's and children's empowerment issues in West Africa, and understands the complexities of managing and implementing grassroots grant making programs that create social change. Excellent communication skills required, with good standard of English and French. Strong administration skills, strength of character and integrity to realize New Field's mission, plus the heart and interest to travel for about a third of the year, mainly in West Africa, including hard-to-reach rural areas. The regional program manager will preferably be located in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia or Senegal. For more information about the position and the application process, please visit www.newfieldfound.org or email [email protected] for details. The position is open until filled.

New Field Foundation contributes to the creation of a safe and sustainable world by supporting women and their families to overcome poverty, violence, and injustice in their communities. Our current focus is sub-Saharan Africa. Based in San Francisco, California, USA, New Field Foundation is recently established and operates in support of Tides Foundation's international grant making.