Partnerships Development and Training Director

About Tiko

Tiko inspires futures where girls and young women take charge of their sexual and reproductive choices, with the freedom to shape their lives. Founded in 2014, Tiko is an African nonprofit organization that enhances the potential and fosters the resilience of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Sub-Saharan Africa by addressing the critical “Triple Threat”: early pregnancy, HIV, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Tiko has developed its own unique girl-centric technology platform to unite an ecosystem of existing, established partners to provide an environment enabling girls to choose when, where and how they meet their health and wellbeing needs. Leveraging this technology-enabled, community-driven approach, Tiko collaborates with local and national health systems to drive sustainable, transformative change. Tiko operates in seven countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Zambia and Nigeria.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of +240 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here. 

We will happily accept applications from Kampala, Uganda; Abuja, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Johannesburg or Cape Town, South Africa; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Job

We are seeking a highly skilled Partnerships Development and Training Director to design and lead the implementation of Tiko’s partnership strategy across all markets. In this role, you will ensure that our community-based organisations (CBOs), health service providers and retailers are equipped, engaged, and empowered to deliver impact through high-quality partnerships, training and collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute the Partnership Hub strategy, overseeing the recruitment, screening, onboarding, and performance management of Tiko partners, including CBOs, health service providers and retailers, across all markets.
  
• Design and oversee a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) model to strengthen CBO capacity in relation to the Triple Threat, programme implementation, and effective community engagement, in collaboration with TST for relevant technical areas.
  
• Develop tools and frameworks for user segmentation and value proposition design, ensuring that training, support and partnership offers are tailored to meet the diverse needs of CBOs, health providers and retailers, driving satisfaction and performance.
  
• Lead the creation of a blended capacity-building programme that provides our partners with the foundations and tools to implement Tiko effectively and independently, maintaining our standard of excellence.
  
• Facilitate peer learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across countries to promote best practices and continuous improvement among partnership teams and partners.
  
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with external organisations to support the upskilling and capacity development of our partners, including areas such as fundraising and financial management.
  
• Develop and manage approaches that strengthen CBO systems, organisational capacity and readiness for donor engagement and funding opportunities.
  
• Monitor emerging trends in training, upskilling and partnership development, advising the leadership team on opportunities to integrate new approaches into Tiko’s programmes.
  
• Continuously invest in your own professional growth and support colleagues on other cross-functional projects when needed.

About You

You are a strategic and hands-on partnership leader who builds strong relationships and turns strategy into action. Skilled in training and capacity building, you empower organisations to grow and succeed while ensuring Tiko’s partners experience real, lasting value through collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Proven experience in partnership management, training and capacity building, ideally within public health, social enterprise, or community development sectors.
  
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement training programmes for small organisations across diverse skill sets and geographies.
  
• Strong background in developing and managing partnerships, with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
  
• Experience leading or contributing to multi-country initiatives, ensuring consistency while respecting local contexts.
  
• Exceptional project management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to translate strategy into effective implementation.
  
• Understanding of social and health sector partnerships, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, is a strong advantage.
  
• A self-starter with a proactive, problem-solving attitude and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
  
• Based in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia or Nigeria (mandatory).

The Rewards

At Tiko, we believe in being open, especially when it comes to salaries. The gross monthly salary brackets for this position are R82,375 - R123,563 in South Africa, Ksh603,441 - Ksh905,162 in Kenya, €4,776 - €7,164 in Ethiopia and UGX19,430,220 - UGX29,145,330 in Uganda. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues. 

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• Great secondary benefits
• A personal development budget
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
• Growth opportunities
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations

The details

Interested? Click apply now below! Want more information? Check out our website or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email. 

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

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