Want to take a different approach to drive conservation impact in Africa? Maliasili is seeking talented, passionate, and fun people to join our team.
OPPORTUNITY: PORTFOLIO MANAGER, EAST AFRICA
We are now accepting applications for a Portfolio Manager position to support community-based organizations in East Africa. The position will be based in Kenya. This position will require approximately 30% travel within the region. This position will work under Maliasili’s Senior Portfolio Manager East Africa. Applicants should be proficient in spoken and written English. Another language spoken in Eastern Africa is an advantage. Maliasili is unable to sponsor work or residence permits for the successful applicant.
The applications will be processed on a rolling basis, and the position will close on the 30th of June 2025.
OPPORTUNITY: SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER, WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
Maliasili is looking for a Senior Portfolio Manager to join our passionate and fast-paced team in West and Central Africa. Maliasili is a dynamic and innovative organization that is taking a different approach to driving locally-led conservation impact in Africa. We find the best local conservation organizations and make them better by strengthening their organizational performance, leadership, and resources so that they can achieve greater impact.
Senior Managers lead and facilitate our organizational development support to our partners to help them become stronger organizations and achieve their goals and missions. Understanding the functional elements of an effective organization is at the core of Maliasili’s work, and senior managers should have command of these elements and the characteristics of a highly effective organization, be able to diagnose organizational challenges, and design plans to implement solutions and catalyze behavior change in our partner organizations. Senior Managers are also responsible for developing a portfolio strategy in their designated landscape or geographic area of focus, scouting and recommending potential partners, as well as managing portfolio staff.
Interested candidates can apply by sending a cover letter and CV in PDF format to recruitment@maliasili.org with the subject line - Senior Portfolio Manager, West Africa.
We are processing applications on a rolling basis, and the advert will close once we have filled the vacancy.
Maliasili offers a competitive package of compensation and benefits and is committed to promoting diversity and equity in compensation irrespective of geography or nationality, as described in our 2025 Strategic Plan. Maliasili also offers a flexible and dynamic work environment and an organizational culture defined by our commitment to our partners, constant learning and improvement of our work, excellence in teamwork and execution, and ambitions to maximize our impact while having fun doing it.
Maliasili is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong organizational commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Maliasili exists to help talented local conservation organizations overcome their challenges and constraints so that they can become more effective agents of change in their landscapes, communities, and nations.
