Lead - Digital Economy

Responsible for driving the strategic development and implementation of digital economy initiatives, fostering innovation, and enhancing digital transformation. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, shaping policies, and leveraging technology to create sustainable digital growth opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, or a technology related field from a recognized university.

• Relevant professional qualification and member of a relevant professional body.

• Minimum of ten (10) years’ relevant experience in a similar organization with three (3) at supervisory level.

• Experience in a commercial function in at least one relevant digital technology industry focused on low-income customers – e.g. product management, strategy, design.

• Experience with relevant technologies and sectors with potential for emerging markets - software solutions, app or platform providers, venture capital, incubators, digital financial services providers, e-government, data analytics, etc.

• Experience working with the non-profit or public sectors, particularly in a role relating to digital technology.

• Experience with entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship.

• Knowledge of Kenyan social, economic, and political contexts, living and/or working in Kenya.

• Excellent analytical skills, the ability to think strategically and contribute as a thought partner in the Foundation’s strategy development. 

• Excellent budgeting skills with the ability to manage a large portfolio of assets. 

• Excellent command of quantitative and qualitative business analytics.   

• Excellent project management skills, including multi-stakeholder projects.

• Excellent knowledge of digital inclusion policy is an added advantage, and a positive 'can-do' attitude is highly desired.

• Flexible, adaptable, agile, and able to execute a range of job duties with multiple deadlines and changing priorities.

• Proven excellence in verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures and to distill complex information and data into accessible conversation and written pieces.

• Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.

• You have a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.