Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Faith to Action Network
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- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Define and drive the strategic vision of Faith to Action Network in alignment with its mission and Constitution.
- Collaborate with the Supervisory Council to set strategic priorities while maintaining clear governance-management boundaries.
- Provide overall oversight for the delivery of Faith to Action Network's organizational mandates, ensuring that strategy, operations, and resources are aligned to achieve agreed priorities and outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including the Kenya NGO Board and applicable laws in countries of operation.
- Oversee organizational risk management, safeguarding, and ethical decision-making.
- Ensure secure management of legal documents and proper use of the Network's seal in line with the delegation matrix.
- Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making frameworks across the Secretariat.
- Provide strong leadership to senior leadership, fostering accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
- Promote succession planning, talent development, and organizational capability.
- Undertake any additional roles, authority, or responsibilities as stipulated in the contract of engagement with Faith to Action Network and as assigned by the supervisory council
- Serve as the accounting officer, overseeing budgets, cash forecasts, and financial sustainability.
- Lead the development and execution of a diversified resource mobilization strategy.
- Cultivate and steward relationships with institutional donors, philanthropic partners, governments, and faith-based funders.
- Ensure donor compliance, ethical fundraising, and responsible use of funds.
- Strengthen business continuity and long-term financial resilience.
- Lead strategic expansion of Faith to Action Network as a global interfaith movement.
- Establish and nurture strategic partnerships to strengthen interfaith collaboration.
- Act as the primary spokesperson for the Network in high-level national, regional, and international forums.
- Represent the Network with diplomacy, cultural intelligence, and interfaith sensitivity.
- Oversee production of external communications, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational values.
- Master's degree in international development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Governance, Theology/Religious Studies, or a related field
- Professional training in governance, leadership, or nonprofit management is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated overall experience working in interfaith, faith-based, or religious spaces, including engagement with faith leaders, institutions, or faith-inspired initiatives.
- Proven experience in movement building, network strengthening, or collective action initiatives across communities, organizations, or regions.
- At least 5 years of experience leading teams and in management, including supervising staff, coordinating programs, or managing organizational functions.
- Experience contributing to strategy development, organizational coordination, and implementation of multi-year plans.
- Experience working with Boards, Supervisory Councils, or Trustees, including reporting and governance processes.
- Working knowledge of NGO governance frameworks and statutory compliance, including familiarity with the Kenya NGO regulatory environment.
- Exposure to financial oversight, audits, and risk management processes.
- Demonstrated experience in proposal development, donor engagement, and partnership building.
- Ability to contribute to diversification of funding sources and strengthen financial sustainability.
- Good understanding of budgeting, financial planning, budgets, organizational financial reports and donor financial compliance.
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