Senior Manager/Manager

<h3><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Senior Manager/Manager – Scaling and Innovation Team (Global)</strong></span></h3> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">You will join Instiglio’s&nbsp;<strong>Scaling &amp; Innovation Team</strong> — the engine driving Instiglio’s ambition to go from impact to impact at scale. Our mission is threefold: develop pathways to scale Instiglio’s proven approaches, incubate Instiglio’s presence in new regions, and design and spearhead new impact solutions that push the frontier of what’s possible in development.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">We pursue this mission through two primary strategies:</span></p> <ol style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong> Scaling partnerships with large development institutions: </strong>The core of this team’s work. We partner with major multilateral development banks (MDBs), bilateral agencies, and large philanthropies to strengthen how they drive outcomes at scale — combining impact strategy with deep change management. This isn’t traditional consulting: we embed ourselves in institutional transformation, helping partners overhaul their impact strategies, build internal capabilities, and implement reforms that cascade through the systems they fund. A flagship example is our four-year engagement with the Global Fund, where we supported the scale-up of results-based financing (RBF) to 15 countries, built core institutional capabilities, and helped embed a results-oriented performance culture. Similar partnerships are underway with institutions like the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Swiss Development Cooperation, the IDB, and leading philanthropies.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong> Innovation: </strong>Beyond scaling, the team spearheads new impact solutions. Recent examples include an AI-driven reform assistant for government decision-makers, pull finance mechanisms for adoption of climate technology, and practical work on making health regulations drive better outcomes. This is where we prototype the next generation of Instiglio’s tools.</span></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">The team also leads the <strong>Government Empowerment Network (GEN)</strong> — though this is a secondary focus of the role. GEN is Instiglio’s global network that inspires and empowers civil service champions to drive transformational change from within their institutions. It combines an eight-month reform incubator — providing mentorship, peer exchange, and real-time coaching grounded in reform science — with an AI-powered platform connecting public leaders to curated knowledge and global practitioner networks. Launched in Uganda in 2025, with cohorts in Colombia and Morocco following, GEN aims to support 1,500 champion teams and drive 200 institutional transformations impacting 190 million citizens by 2030.</span></p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">How You Will Make an Impact</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">This is a role that sits at the intersection of strategy, change management, and innovation — not in the abstract, but in practice. You will lead complex, high-stakes engagements that directly shape how billions of development dollars are spent, and how governments serve millions of citizens.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Specifically, you will:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Lead high-impact scaling partnerships: </strong>Take ownership of multi-year engagements with MDBs, bilaterals, and philanthropies. This means diagnosing how institutions invest and manage performance, designing strategies to strengthen their impact orientation, and driving the change management work needed to make reforms stick. You will translate sophisticated analysis into clear recommendations that senior decision-makers can act on — and then stay in the room to help implement them.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Spearhead innovation: </strong>Help design and pressure-test new impact solutions — from AI-enabled tools for government reformers to new financing mechanisms for climate outcomes. You will bring structured thinking to ambiguous, frontier problems and turn concepts into pilots.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Manage complex stakeholder environments: </strong>Build trusted relationships with senior counterparts in governments, development agencies, and philanthropic organizations. Navigate multi-stakeholder dynamics with confidence, knowing when to push, when to listen, and how to build coalitions for change.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Lead teams and delivery: </strong>Manage multidisciplinary teams across workstreams, geographies, and time zones. Own budgets, timelines, and quality — and develop the people around you.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Contribute to thought leadership: </strong>Help shape Instiglio’s intellectual contributions in results-based financing, performance management, and global partnership strategy, feeding into a growing body of work that influences policy and practice globally.</span></li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Who You Are</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">We are looking for someone who is energized by complexity, undaunted by ambiguity, and deeply motivated by impact. You combine the structured rigor of a top-tier consultant with the entrepreneurial instinct to build something new.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Experience</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Significant professional experience (typically 9+ years for Manager; 11+ for Senior Manager of relevant professional experience) and we welcome candidates whose experience exceeds these thresholds.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Strong background in strategy consulting, international development, or complex advisory roles — ideally spanning both.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience working with or inside multilateral and bilateral institutions, large philanthropies, or global development organizations.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">A track record of leading multi-stakeholder, multi-country engagements from design through implementation.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Experience designing strategic initiatives or large-scale programs — not just advising on them.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Exposure to results-based financing, performance management, or impact measurement is highly desirable.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Education </strong>Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Public Policy, Economics, Business, Development Studies, or related fields.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Languages</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Excellent fluency in English (written and verbal).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">French or Spanish is a plus</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Core Skills &amp; Competencies</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Structured problem-solving &amp; strategic thinking: </strong>You break down complex, ambiguous problems quickly and develop clear, actionable recommendations — the kind that a minister or a multilateral VP can act on.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Change management &amp; implementation: </strong>You understand that strategy without implementation is just paper. You know how to design for adoption, manage resistance, and build institutional ownership.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Entrepreneurial &amp; builder mindset: </strong>You can take an idea from whiteboard to pilot. You are comfortable with unstructured environments and motivated by building something, not just delivering it.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Stakeholder management &amp; communication: </strong>You engage credibly at the highest levels — with government ministers, donor executives, and foundation leadership — while remaining effective across teams and cultures.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Project &amp; team leadership: </strong>You manage multiple concurrent workstreams without dropping the ball, develop junior colleagues, and hold yourself and your team to a high bar.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Global &amp; cross-cultural collaboration: </strong>You have worked across geographies and cultures, and you know how to coordinate distributed teams effectively.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>AI-enabled working: </strong>You are genuinely curious about — and actively embrace — AI-powered workflows. At Instiglio, AI is not a future aspiration; it is central to how we research, synthesize, analyze, and deliver. The ideal candidate is already integrating AI tools into their daily work and is excited to push further.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Adaptability &amp; resilience: </strong>You thrive in ambiguity, adapt quickly to shifting priorities, and bring a low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to whatever the work demands.</span></li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">How You Can Grow with Us</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">This role offers a rare opportunity to work at the frontier of global development — not in a supporting role, but as a central player shaping strategy, building institutions, and pioneering new models of impact. You will develop deep expertise across donor strategy, government transformation, results-based financing, and innovation in development finance.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">You will receive structured mentorship, regular feedback, and a clear path toward increasing leadership — including the opportunity to shape new global initiatives, and contribute to Instiglio’s growing influence in the field.</span></p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Working Model &amp; Benefits</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">This position is open to both local and international candidates, with a strong preference for those based in our offices in Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, or Uganda. Instiglio offers a comprehensive benefits package including personal days, remote work allowance, health and travel insurance, company holidays between Christmas and New Year’s, and parental leave.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Location:</strong> Kenya or Mauritius (strongly preferred)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Term: </strong>Full-time position</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Expected Starting Date:</strong> June 1, 2026 or earlier</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> Applications will be considered on a rolling basis</span></p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Join Our Team</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Submit your application by attaching your CV and cover letter in English answering the following questions:</span></p> <ol style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Tell us about a time you persuaded a decision-maker or group of people to take action — what was the situation, what did you do, and what was the outcome?</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Tell us about a complex strategic or advisory engagement you led: what was the challenge, how did you approach it, and what impact did it achieve?</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">What excites you about working at the intersection of strategy, change management, and innovation in international development?</span></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">We read every cover letter carefully — please write yours in your own voice rather than using AI-generated text, as authenticity matters to us far more than polish.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;"><em>Instiglio is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fairness, inclusion, and giving everyone a chance to thrive.</em></span></p></div>