GIRL HUB CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Job Title
Manager, Girl-Centred Practice & Strategy
Reporting Line
Senior Manager, Girl-Centred Practice &
Strategy
Location
London, England
Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between the Nike
Foundation and the UK Department for International
Development (DFID), based in the UK, currently
operating in three African countries, and with plans
to open elsewhere. Some international travel will be
required.
The Nike Foundation is a powerful agent for real
change and poverty alleviation in the developing
world. The Foundations’ focus is on adolescent girls
– its investments are centred on programmes and
initiatives that enable young girls to realise their
potential and transform their world, so unleashing a
ripple effect of change. The work of the Nike
Foundation is designed to get girls on the global
agenda and drive resources to them; ensuring ideas
become real solutions that deliver tangible and
sustainable results.
In this way, the Nike Foundation fuels the girl effect
(www.girleffect.org) - the unique potential of 250
million adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves
and the world.
Job Purpose
The Girl-Centred Practice & Strategy Manager is a
core function in the Girl Hub’s integrated strategy
and a leading source and driver of knowledge and
expertise on adolescent girls’ programming; and of
enabling sustainable systems for girl expert
knowledge with maximum impact that is measurable
and scalable.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
 Bring
adolescent
girl
knowledge,
project
management, and coordination to ensure our
country and global work starts with girls always and
is sustainable and scalable.
 Support country offices with adolescent girl technical
expertise, in particular working closely with the incountry Girl-Centred Practice and Strategy
Managers on programme design and broader team
support.
 Play an active role with the Girl-Centred Practice &
Strategy team, country and global teams to develop
and implement a capacity building system and
learning opportunities that results in increased girl
technical knowledge across the Girl Hub and Nike
Foundation.
 Support/drive Girl Hub global work streams for
adolescent girls; support the girl-centred practice
& strategy team to co-design large-scale
initiatives with DFID including but not limited to
economic assets; prevention of violence; data,
research and evidence initiatives.
 Ensure key departmental information and findings
are shared across teams as required.
 Manage consultants to ensure timely, on budget
delivery of outstanding girl-centred practice &
strategy projects. Highlight issues and propose
solutions to management team where necessary.

Work alongside creative development
team manager(s) and monitoring and learning
managers to ensure that girl expert insights and
evidence are built into global innovation funds
and country-specific initiatives/programming.
 Be a champion for change and delivery. Build a
reputation for getting stuff done.
Key Skills and Experience
 Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in related
relevant field; ideally, a Master’s degree.
 At least three years of relevant professional
experience in adolescent girls programming.
 Knowledge of girl-centred programme design
and implementation.
 Experience of training and building capacity on
girl-centred programming.
 Experience in project management and
coordination; including implementation and
monitoring,
donor
reporting,
partner
relationships, communication and networking.
 Excellent team player
 Excellent report writing, presentation and
communication skills.
 Excellent inter-personal skills and experience
of working in a multi-cultural team.
 High attention to detail and ability to work
under pressure and tight deadlines.
 Excellent oral, written, presentation and
communications skills.
 Commitment
to
diversity
and
nondiscrimination on grounds of culture,
disability, gender, religion, race, age and
nationality.
 Innovative + creative
 Curious and perceptive
 Energetic
Applicants Please Note
1. The salary range is £40,000 with benefits.
2. You must have the right to work in the UK at
the time of interview.
3. Please send your CV and cover letter to
jobs@girlhub.org.
4. The deadline for applying is Monday, July 1 at
09:30am GMT.
5. Girl Hub is an equal opportunity employer.
http://www.girleffect.org/