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Main purpose of the role     CIFF’s Africa strategy envisages an Africa where girls have the health, education, economic opportunity and agency to contribute to a thriving and self-determining Africa. To do so, the strategy takes an integrated portfolio approach that layers interventions, addresses root causes such as poverty and child marriage that prevent girls from completing school and accessing dignified jobs. The strategy also prioritises sustainability, execution excellence and localization.    The Director will lead the design and delivery of high impact, evidence-based strategies and plans that ensure CIFF Africa’s Girl Capital ambition is realized and delivers transformational and lasting change in Child Protection and Economic Empowerment. In addition, the role-holder will be required to mentor a team of Managers and Analysts, to develop their capacity in effectively managing programmes, deliver quality outputs, and furthering the broader aims and goals of the CIFF Africa strategy and priorities.   Roles and responsibilities As a subject-matter expert in child protection/economic empowerment, provide up-to-date, professional advice to the Girl Capital Africa Senior Management Team on related issues, to support the development of strategies, policies and initiatives.   Provide compelling, consistent and united leadership to ensure that CIFF’s investments in Malawi are strategically anchored, implemented with excellence and embedded withing government systems where possible for long-term sustainability.   Develop and maintain excellent external relationships within the sector specialism, always acting as a corporate ambassador for CIFF, to help build the organisation's reputation and profile as a professional, visionary and collaborative philanthropy.     Strategy & planning   Lead CIFF’s strategic direction on the intersection between child protection and Economic Empowerment, with specific accountability for results achieved through the Ending Child Marriage investment.  Champion the layering model – ensuring the same girls in the same geographies benefit from comprehensive services in SRHR, education, GBV prevention, WASH and nutrition.  Build a pipeline of innovative, evidence-based and/or evidence-generating investments that further the aims and ambitions of Girl Capital Africa in transforming the design, delivery and support of girls’ agency in Malawi.   Proactively seek investment opportunities that integrate Girl Capital with other CIFF Africa pillar priorities, in support of shared higher-level outcomes.   Collaborate with broader CIFF teams to identify intersectional, sustainable approaches to delivering investments including but not limited to gender transformation and DEI.    Take a leadership role in coordinating the Girl Capital annual business planning process, identifying short-, medium- and long-term ambitions, and distilling these into annual objectives, key results and investment pipelines.    Programme development, delivery & performance    Drive quality execution of the ECM programme in Malawi ensuring strategic alignment and timely delivery of key outputs.  Allocate and monitor achievement of individual and team performance targets including but not limited to, new investment design, programme management (forecasting accuracy and disbursements), investment performance, personal development and progression.   Conduct regular reviews of programmes in delivery, to monitor compliance with agreed due diligence and risk management protocols, ensuring the interests and reputation of the Foundation are appropriately and proportionately protected.  Intervene to take corrective action where necessary.   Ensure all programmes are underpinned by appropriate monitoring and evaluation processes and procedures, in accordance with organisation’