Do you want to spearhead an ambitious, multi-country initiative to combat technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence across Africa and the Middle East?
The <A+> Alliance led by Code for Africa (CfA) and Women at the Table is hiring for a full-time Chief of Party in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, or the Levant on our AI Sandbox team.
<A+> Alliance will lead a consortium of feminist civil society organisations on a project combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence (tfGBV) in Africa and the Middle East. The initiative will empower local partners across Africa and the MENA region to more effectively confront tfGBV, by identifying and equipping indigenous feminist activists with the skills needed to develop and deploy innovative, technology-driven solutions to more effectively combat tfGBV and disrupt the digital ecosystems where perpetrators thrive.
The successful candidate will join the AI Sandbox team managed by Code for Africa. This team provides technical support, infrastructure, and mentorship to grassroots organisations and human rights defenders, enabling them to develop, test, and deploy AI-driven solutions for digital rights challenges such as technology-facilitated gender-based violence (tfGBV). The team is responsible for building and maintaining the secure AI environment, supporting data analysis and digital security.
The Chief of Party will initially take the lead on a three to four-year, multimillion-dollar programme in Africa and the Middle East focused on combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence (tfGBV). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in feminist advocacy, have worked extensively in Africa and/or Middle East, be fluent in French and English, and have experience leading large multi-national teams and complex, multi-year projects.
Required: minimum requirements include:
- A minimum of five years demonstrated experience as a leader in feminist spaces;
- Minimum of five years of relevant work experience in non-profit grant management, including European grants; experience working with AFD in particular would be a plus
- Strong programme management experience
- Extensive experience working in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, or the Levant;
- A strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Demonstrated experience working with AI, databases, and new digital technology
- Demonstrated analytic, organisational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- A collaborative, culturally sensitive approach to multinational teamwork
- Ability to prioritise tasks in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
- Ability to travel internationally (especially within sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Levant) as needed
Preferred: candidates who are able to demonstrate the following will have an advantage:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant fields, such as computer science, business administration, and gender studies
- Familiarity with feminist advocacy, activist training, and technology-driven programme delivery.
- Knowledge/experience in AI tools and prompt-engineering
- Knowledge of information disorder (misinformation, disinformation, mal-information) and/or online conspiracist or hate speech content.
- Experience with collaborative tools like Slack, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides), and Airtable.
Language and Location Requirements:
- Location: must reside in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, or the Levant. Please note that CfA is not able to sponsor work visas or cover relocation expenses, so the ideal candidate will already be living in the region and have the appropriate work permissions.
- Languages: English and French required; Arabic will be advantageous
About the Role:
The Chief of Party will spearhead a landmark, AI-driven initiative designed to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations to counter technology-facilitated gender-based violence (tfGBV). The programme will assist frontline feminist activists to co-develop innovative, tech-driven solutions that centre feminist advocacy, and majority world data and context.
The successful candidate will be responsible for working with the consortium stakeholders, local partners, and implementation teams to transform the proposal design into a robust, action-oriented programme. The role entails end-to-end project management, which includes designing and managing granular project plans, and monitoring and evaluation matrixes; leading donor management and communications; continuously monitoring programme risks and developing solutions; and ensuring cross-team and consortium collaboration on all activities. As the programme focuses on empowering local civil society organisations to more effectively combat tfGBV in Africa and MENA, a deep understanding and commitment to feminist principles is a requirement of this role.
Responsibilities: Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Lead the team to build and develop an AI Sandbox that centres feminist human rights-based approaches and large language models, and data sets from the majority world
- Oversee implementation of AI Sandbox projects, including a four-year programme to combat tfGBV in Africa and the Middle East.
- Be responsible for end-to-end project management, including:
- Develop and implement the work plans, timelines, and monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies.
- Coordinate multiple stakeholders across multiple countries, including partners, beneficiaries, and the donor;
- Ensure planned activities are on schedule, on budget, and contributing to the success of the programme;
- Manage internal and external communications between CfA team, implementing partners, and network of activists;
- Build relationships with feminist organisations and activists to identify gaps, develop tools and curricula, and improve knowledge sharing.
- Write and/or edit monthly, quarterly, progress and/or final reports for funders as required
- Ensure programmes and activities comply with grant requirements
- Work with <A+> Alliance and partner teams to improve programme processes and management.
- Speak comfortably and knowledgeably about technological tools, resources, and infrastructure
- Represent <A+> Alliance and its regional partners at external conferences, meetings and other events that raise the profile of the organisation and build valuable connections that bolster the outcomes of the programme.
What We Offer:
- A competitive salary, subject to experience, with opportunities for performance-based growth, both in terms of career path and public stature.
- Medical insurance cover, underwritten by a remote-first provider to ensure cover wherever you are
- A dynamic workplace, with a transnational team, occasional international travel, and generous vacation benefits.
- Ongoing opportunities to learn new cutting-edge skills and techniques/technologies to future-proof yourself in a rapidly evolving industry.
- A chance to shine on a global stage, writing for international audiences and interacting with colleagues around the world.
How to apply:
Please fill in this form by 30 September 2025.
Please note, this position is contingent on a funding application under review. Final offers will be made upon confirmation of the grant being received.
About Us:
The <A+> Alliance is a global, multidisciplinary coalition led by Women@theTable and Code for Africa. We bring together academics, activists, and technologists to prototype the future of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems. Our feminist approach accelerates gender equality through technology and innovation. Created for and by women and girls, the <A+> Alliance ensures no one is left behind as we shape the digital future.
Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent’s largest network of indigenous African civic technology and investigative data journalism laboratories, with over 120 staff in 26 countries, who build digital democracy solutions that are intended to give citizens unfettered access to actionable information that empowers them to make informed decisions and that strengthen civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability.
This includes building infrastructure such as the continent’s largest open data portal, open.AFRICA, and largest open source civic software portal, commons.AFRICA, as well as the largest repository of investigative document-based evidence, source.AFRICA, as well as incubating initiatives as diverse as the africanDRONE network that gives citizens their own ‘eyes in the sky’, the PesaCheck fact-checking initiative in 12 African countries, and the sensors.AFRICA remote-sensing citizen science initiative to combat air/water pollution.
CfA also incubates the African Network of Centres for Investigative Reporting (ANCIR), as an association of the continent’s best investigative newsrooms, ranging from large traditional mainstream media to smaller specialist units. ANCIR member newsrooms investigate crooked politicians, organised crime and big business. The iLAB is ANCIR’s in-house digital forensic unit, with teams in east, south and west Africa. ANCIR uses its resources to strengthen newsrooms’ own internal capacity, by providing access to the world’s best whistleblower encryption and investigative semantic analysis technologies, as well as skills development, and seed grants for cross-border collaboration.
Women at the Table is a global civil society organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland; the first organisation to focus on systems change by helping feminists gain influence in sectors that have key structural impact: economy, democracy and governance, technology and sustainability. We expose the systematic exclusion of women in defining the rules, and pinpoint the strategic changes to laws, regulations and norms needed to achieve gender equality and a stronger democracy.
At CfA, we don’t just accept differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. CfA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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