Mastercard Foundation
| Location | NAIROBI, Kenya |
| Date Posted | July 23, 2025 |
| Category |
Administration
Education / Teaching Management Secretary |
| Job Type |
Contract
|
| Currency | KES |
Description
The Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. All people, no matter where their starting point in life, should have an equal chance to succeed. We believe that with access to education, financial services, and skills training, people can have that chance.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and hands-on leadership in the administration and optimization of SharePoint and related Microsoft 365 platforms, including site architecture, permission structures, metadata, and content types.
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and user-friendly enterprise content management (ECM) solutions.
- Develop and enforce taxonomy, metadata standards, and search optimization practices, leveraging SharePoint’s term store and enterprise search capabilities.
- Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, and other stakeholders to ensure strong governance, compliance, and privacy frameworks across ECM initiatives.
- Oversee content migration, site modernization, and the rollout of new SharePoint features and integrations.
- Champion change management, training, and capability-building to drive ECM and SharePoint adoption across the Foundation.
- Translate business needs into technical and information architecture requirements; review and approve related design decisions.
- Guide continuous ECM improvements informed by user feedback, analytics, and emerging best practices.
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure the successful delivery and enhancement of ECM and SharePoint services.
- Oversee the Foundation’s Records Management Program, including use of Microsoft Purview for retention and archiving.
WHO YOU ARE
- Bachelor’s degree in Knowledge Management, Information or Library Science, Computer Science, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise content management, with demonstrated, hands-on expertise as a SharePoint administrator (including SharePoint Online/Modern).
- Relevant certifications in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Information Architecture, or Project Management are a strong asset.
- Proven experience designing, building, and optimizing SharePoint site architectures, modern pages, content types, permission models, and metadata strategies.
- Advanced knowledge of information architecture, taxonomy development, term store management, and federated search within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
- Strong understanding of governance, compliance, security, and change management practices as applied to SharePoint and ECM platforms.
- Track record of leading and developing high-performing technical and functional teams, including cross-functional and remote staff.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; able to translate business needs into robust digital solutions.
- Strategic, adaptable, and service-oriented, with a deep commitment to knowledge equity and the mission of the Foundation.
- Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
- Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplifies the Foundation’s values.
- Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision
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Applying Instructions
Head, Content Management (12-Month Contract - Leave Coverage)
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Director, Knowledge Management, the Head, Content Management (12-Month Contract) will lead the development, optimization, and continuous improvement of the Mastercard Foundation’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems, with a strong focus on SharePoint Modern. In this role, you will join a mission-driven Foundation, working alongside a multidisciplinary team at the forefront of knowledge management, digital transformation, and social impact.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader in enterprise content management, with deep expertise in SharePoint administration and information architecture. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving content and records management strategy and execution, including governance, taxonomy, search optimization, and translating business needs into effective, user-friendly digital environments.
The successful candidate will be based in any of our offices in Canada and Africa (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, or Uganda).
WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
- Provide strategic and hands-on leadership in the administration and optimization of SharePoint and related Microsoft 365 platforms, including site architecture, permission structures, metadata, and content types.
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and user-friendly enterprise content management (ECM) solutions.
- Develop and enforce taxonomy, metadata standards, and search optimization practices, leveraging SharePoint’s term store and enterprise search capabilities.
- Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, and other stakeholders to ensure strong governance, compliance, and privacy frameworks across ECM initiatives.
- Oversee content migration, site modernization, and the rollout of new SharePoint features and integrations.
- Champion change management, training, and capability-building to drive ECM and SharePoint adoption across the Foundation.
- Translate business needs into technical and information architecture requirements; review and approve related design decisions.
- Guide continuous ECM improvements informed by user feedback, analytics, and emerging best practices.
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure the successful delivery and enhancement of ECM and SharePoint services.
- Oversee the Foundation’s Records Management Program, including use of Microsoft Purview for retention and archiving.
WHO YOU ARE
- Bachelor’s degree in Knowledge Management, Information or Library Science, Computer Science, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise content management, with demonstrated, hands-on expertise as a SharePoint administrator (including SharePoint Online/Modern).
- Relevant certifications in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Information Architecture, or Project Management are a strong asset.
- Proven experience designing, building, and optimizing SharePoint site architectures, modern pages, content types, permission models, and metadata strategies.
- Advanced knowledge of information architecture, taxonomy development, term store management, and federated search within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
- Strong understanding of governance, compliance, security, and change management practices as applied to SharePoint and ECM platforms.
- Track record of leading and developing high-performing technical and functional teams, including cross-functional and remote staff.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; able to translate business needs into robust digital solutions.
- Strategic, adaptable, and service-oriented, with a deep commitment to knowledge equity and the mission of the Foundation.
- Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
- Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplifies the Foundation’s values.
- Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.
The Mastercard Foundation values the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the organization and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
Completion of satisfactory business references and background checks are essential conditions of employment.
For more information and to sign up for the Foundation’s newsletter, please visit http://www.mastercardfdn.org/
Follow the Foundation on Twitter at @MastercardFdn
ABOUT MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
The Mastercard Foundation is a registered Canadian charity and one of the largest foundations in the world. It works with visionary organizations to advance education and financial inclusion to enable young people in Africa and Indigenous youth in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. Established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company, the Foundation is an independent organization separate from the company, with offices in Toronto, Kigali, Accra, Nairobi, Kampala, Lagos, Dakar, and Addis Ababa. Its policies, operations, and program decisions are determined by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and leadership.
THE WORK AT THE FOUNDATION IN CANADA AND AFRICA
The Foundation operates within the Indigenous communities in Canada to deliver on our EleV strategy and bold goal of enabling 100,000 Indigenous youth to complete their education, access economic opportunities and drive meaningful change in their communities by 2030.
Across Africa, the Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy aims to spur systemic change to enable young people the opportunity to find meaningful work that is dignified and fulfilling. The Young Africa Works strategy sets out an ambitious goal for the next decade: by 2030, our work will enable 30 million young people in Africa, especially young women, to secure employment they see as dignified and fulfilling.
These programs are in partnership with the relevant government entities, communities, institutions, and individuals – ensuring that the Foundation delivers on its mission of collaboration and co-creation with those whose voices need to be heard the most, and can be change agents for themselves, their families, and communities.
Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. We are ambitious and driven. Our values transcend and rise above everything else as our guide. We encourage you to bring your bold ideas, curiosity, and expertise to your work. We laugh at ourselves and with each other. We are a team. Our journey together makes our impact even more meaningful.