Engagement Manager/Senior Engagement Manager at Value for Women:
Join our team in building practical pathways for inclusion through innovation in business and investment across the globe
Value for Women is looking for an Engagement Manager and/or Senior Engagement Manager who will work with the best talent in the industry, and learn from a diverse mix of critical thinkers and problem solvers who work across a variety of fields including impact investing, sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture, financial inclusion, gender lens investing, inclusive entrepreneurship; by way of offering training, advisory, research, evaluation and technical assistance. You will sit at the forefront of generating innovative ideas and solutions related to gender inclusion that drive new and inclusive ways of doing business and investment.
What does an Engagement Manager/ Senior Engagement Manager do at Value for Women?
They oversee, manage and deliver a portfolio of global projects across practice areas at VfW. They lead project delivery and client relationship management with utmost excellence, ensuring and driving high-quality and on-time deadlines and deliverables. Engagement Managers/Senior Engagement Managers have advanced levels of knowledge and expertise across VfW practice areas and they oversee complex projects with little supervision from the senior management team. Engagement Managers and/or Senior Engagement Managers also line-manage consultants and lead the team in determining clear roles and responsibilities.
What are the requirements for this role?
The ideal candidate is an expert problem solver who is quick to adapt to changing realities, is client-oriented, works efficiently against client and deliverable deadlines, and is focused on quality and timeliness. They are able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and consultancy environment, working independently as part of a remote international team.
They are a solid written and spoken communicator in English, an innovative thinker and can work effectively with diverse stakeholders. They have a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously delivering high-quality client deliverables. Our team works best with people who interact positively, and who are results-based, entrepreneurial and client-centred.
Diversity & Inclusion
It’s our mission to unleash potential and we know teams perform best when they are diverse and every team member feels they belong. It’s the unique contributions of all at Value for Women that drives our success and the meaningful work we do.
We are a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds including gender, race, ethnicity, geography, cultures and beliefs, as well as experience and education, and our hiring practices aim to deepen that. We encourage applications from emerging market professionals who are from and live in the countries we work in (primarily Africa and Asia,) as well as individuals identifying as Black, Afro-descendant, and/ or Indigenous. However, we do not ask applicants to disclose this. We aim for the composition of our team to reflect the diverse nature of both the work we carry out and the world we live in and are striving to change.
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