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Learning and Development

• Drive a dynamic member engagement agenda, fostering peer learning, capacity building, and technical assistance across the NDSI, with a focus on Francophone Africa.
• Implement Technical Advisory projects in support of ESG strategy development, sustainability reporting, and sustainable product innovation.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of learning programmes, including market events, technical webinars, NDSI Academy content, and working group sessions.
• Facilitate co-creation of annual workplans for each Working Group and monitor delivery against targets.
• Ensure effective knowledge sharing, documentation, and administrative support for all Working Group meetings and activities.

Strategy, Advocacy & Communication

• Contribute to the execution of NDSI’s growth, advocacy, and communications strategy to scale up sustainable insurance across Africa.
• Drive the delivery and continuous improvement of SIPs strategic workstreams, including ESG integration, sustainable underwriting, and responsible investment.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of advocacy plans, with a strong focus on positioning NDSI as a continental thought-leader in sustainable insurance.
• Lead NDSI’s visibility efforts in Francophone Africa and beyond, leveraging communications tools (website, social media, newsletters, knowledge products) to raise awareness and influence.
• Manage communications content creation and ensure timely dissemination of technical and impact-focused updates across multiple platforms.

Relationship & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a relationship manager for NDSI members and external stakeholders, ensuring continuous engagement and delivery against member needs.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with NDSI members, African insurance sector, regulators, and sustainability champions.
• Coordinate with internal FSD Africa teams and external consultants to ensure harmonised delivery of programme activities.
• Lead efforts to expand NDSI’s reach in underrepresented regions and sectors, with a focus on accelerating collaboration in Francophone markets.
• Manage the onboarding process and lifecycle engagement of NDSI members to ensure sustained participation and value addition.

Project Management

• Ensure the effective implementation of Sustainable Insurance projects; ensuring that the anticipated results are achieved.
• Project manage the implementation and reporting in line with NDSI’s strategy and FSD Africa’s performance reporting frameworks.
• Co-ordinate the roll-out of NDSI’s projects so that results are achieved, timelines are met, and quality projects are delivered.
• Oversee and manage all logistics and stakeholders for assigned NDSI projects, including but not limited to events, media briefings, communications, and social media management, among others.
• Ensure that ongoing learning from projects is fully utilised to maximise impact and innovation.
• Provide project and operational management support to Sustainable Insurance team as required in support of the Pillar’s strategy and programming.
• Support the process of annual budget preparations and ensure activities remain within budget limit.
• Work collaboratively with the rest of the teams to develop project plans and trackers that will ensure effective and efficient delivery of initiatives.

Financial, Risk & Resource Management

Ensure effective management of resources/budget for projects under management, aiming to optimise the impact that is achieved with resources and ensuring compliance with FSD Africa and donor policies:

• Develop project plans, budgets, and forecasts to ensure optimal resource utilisation and compliance with organisational policies.
• Support fundraising by contributing technical sections and budgets to project proposals.
• Coordinate rigorous due diligence and risk assessments, ensuring thorough analysis without impeding NDSI partner operations.
• Liaise internally to manage financial resources effectively, ensuring compliance with statutory and donor regulations.
• Regularly analyse portfolio performance for value-for-money, adjusting strategies to enhance development impact.
• Carry out any other duties or special assignments as assigned by the Management.

Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience working in the insurance sector with demonstrable exposure to sustainable finance, ESG, or climate risk-related initiatives.
• Comprehensive network within the African Insurance Industry with the ability to command respect and to influence senior leaders in Private and Public sectors
• Proven ability to manage and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders in the African financial sector, regulators, development partners, and private sector players.
• Ability to engage & influence convincingly at a senior management level.
• Experience working in a complex and pioneering environment.
• Good level of project management skills and experience of implementing projects with medium- to long-term timeframes (e.g. 3–5 years), ideally in areas such as climate finance, sustainable insurance, or sustainable investment.
• Ability to manage a project using digital platforms or tools to communicate; ability to manage data/ documentation electronically.