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Regional Hub Director
- Organization: African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Country: Various (Regional Hub locations)
- Deadline: 2026-09-24
This senior executive role directs one of AfDB's regional hubs, overseeing the Bank's country and regional strategies, portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement across multiple Regional Member Countries. The Director represents the Bank's leadership on the ground, coordinating investment operations, policy dialogue with governments, and resource mobilization for major infrastructure and development programs.
- Link to the application direct website: AfDB Careers Portal
Director, Water Development and Sanitation Department
- Organization: African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Country: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This department-head role leads the Bank's continental water and sanitation investment agenda, overseeing project design, financing structures, and technical teams delivering large-scale water infrastructure across Africa. It suits diaspora engineers, economists, or public policy specialists with senior water-sector experience.
- Link to the application direct website: AfDB Current Vacancies
Director, Gender, Women and Civil Society Department
- Organization: African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Country: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This leadership role shapes AfDB-wide strategy on gender equality, women's economic empowerment, and civil society engagement, directing a department that mainstreams gender considerations across the Bank's entire investment portfolio.
- Link to the application direct website: AfDB Current Vacancies
Principal Investment Officer
- Organization: African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Country: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
Based within the Bank's private sector complex, this role originates and leads due diligence on major private investment deals through to board approval and financial close, working across sectors like infrastructure, finance, and industry.
- Link to the application direct website: AfDB Current Vacancies
Senior/Country Economist
- Organization: World Bank Group
- Country: Various Sub-Saharan African Country Offices
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; postings vary by country office
These roles lead macroeconomic and fiscal policy analysis for specific African countries, preparing Country Economic Memoranda, Public Finance Reviews, and growth diagnostics that directly inform government reform programs and World Bank lending decisions.
- Link to the application direct website: World Bank Careers
Resident Representative / Senior Resident Representative
- Organization: International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Department
- Country: Various African country offices
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; postings vary by country office
The IMF's senior representative in a member country leads policy dialogue with finance ministries and central banks, oversees technical assistance missions, and serves as the Fund's primary voice on macroeconomic surveillance and reform programs in that country.
- Link to the application direct website: IMF Careers
Resident Representative
- Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Country: Various African country offices
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; postings vary by country office
As the UN Secretary-General's designated representative and leader of the UN Country Team, this role coordinates the UN system's entire development and humanitarian footprint in a country, working directly with heads of state and government on national development priorities.
- Link to the application direct website: UNDP Africa Jobs
Director, Strategic Delivery, Pan-African Programs
- Organization: Mastercard Foundation
- Country: Rwanda (Kigali) / Kenya (Nairobi) / Ghana (Accra)
- Deadline: Check portal for current closing date
This senior leadership role guides strategy, program design, and delivery excellence across the Foundation's pan-African education, employment, and financial inclusion programs, requiring at least ten years of senior leadership experience in strategy or programming at a regional or continental level.
- Link to the application direct website: Mastercard Foundation Careers
Senior Director, Risk & Resilience
- Organization: Mastercard Foundation
- Country: Rwanda / Kenya / Ghana / Canada (multi-hub role)
- Deadline: Check portal for current closing date
Reporting to the CFO with a dotted line to the Board's Audit and Risk Committee, this role builds and embeds enterprise-wide risk management across the Foundation's African and Canadian operations, covering program delivery, financial sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
- Link to the application direct website: Mastercard Foundation Careers
Country Director / Country Manager (Multinational Technology & Financial Services Firms)
- Organization: Various (e.g., Microsoft, Google, Visa, Mastercard, major pan-African banks)
- Country: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and other regional hubs
- Deadline: Rolling; postings open periodically on each company's careers page
Diaspora Africans with international corporate experience have historically filled these senior country-leadership roles, directing a multinational's full commercial, regulatory, and partnership strategy for a national or regional market. These roles typically require a strong track record in a comparable market outside Africa plus deep knowledge of the local business environment.
- Link to the application direct website: LinkedIn Jobs – Africa Country Director
