Head of Africa Region

Global Fishing Watch

. Design, implement, and regularly evaluate the Africa regional strategy and work plans .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • Senegal, KenyaLead💰 F CFA 49,000,000 - F CFA 59,000,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing large-scale, multi-country programs with a focus on compliance, financial oversight, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in developing political strategies and adapting data tools to meet the needs of diverse partners in the ocean conservation sector.

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Progressive Management ExperienceMulti-Donor Grant ManagementGovernmental Relationship NavigationProfessional Fluency in English and FrenchFinancial Oversight and KPI Reporting

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Hard Skills

Program ManagementFinancial OversightGrant ManagementKPI ReportingData Tool AdaptationBudget FormulationStakeholder EngagementSub-Grantee ManagementMonitoring and EvaluationProject Management Frameworks

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationInspiration

Industry Keywords

International NGOOcean ConservationAfrican UnionMinisterial NetworksCompliancePublic CommitmentsVessel TrackingData SharingRegional StrategyPartnership Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and regularly evaluate the Africa regional strategy and work plans
Develop and deliver political strategies to secure public commitments for fishing vessel tracking and vessel registry data sharing
Adapt data tools to the needs of partner governments and NGOs
Build and maintain a prioritized continental stakeholder and partnership pipeline
Oversee Africa regional grant deliverables, compliance, execution, and reporting
Coordinate complex sub-grants to local and regional partner organizations
Formulate and track the regional budget with the COO and Business Finance Director
Supervise, mentor, and inspire a distributed regional team
Establish OKRs, manage day-to-day performance, and review progress
Ensure safe, secure, compliant, and welcoming operations across multiple African jurisdictions
Share cross-regional insights and identify joint initiatives with other regional heads and project staff
Contribute to organizational initiatives and working groups
Identify and secure funding streams for the Africa portfolio
Represent Global Fishing Watch with governments, fisheries bodies, civil society, and funders at regional and international forums

Requirements

What you’ll need

Progressive management experience leading large-scale, multi-country programs in Africa, ideally within an international NGO, intergovernmental agency, or ocean conservation space
Proven track record of managing large, complex, multi-donor grants, including robust financial oversight, sub-grantee management, and rigorous KPI reporting
Demonstrated success navigating high-level governmental relationships, ministerial networks, or regional bodies such as the SRFC/CSRP or African Union
Experience working with matrixed internal operations teams to implement standard operating procedures, project management frameworks, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning structures
Professional fluency in both English and French
Candidates must be legally authorized and based in Senegal or Kenya
Visa sponsorship is not supported
Candidates must be independently authorized to work without visa sponsorship for at least two years after the start date, or for the entire contract duration
Student visa holders must be eligible for full-time employment and have valid work authorization for the required period
Candidates relying on a spouse’s visa for work authorization are not eligible

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pension/retirement benefits
Health and other benefits commensurate with similar level GFW employees in the country of employment
Remote work arrangement
Inclusive and accessible recruitment process
Accommodations or adjustments during recruitment, if needed