Director of Programmes

Born Free Foundation is looking for a Director of Programmes to lead the Foundation’s extensive programmatic activities and lead the organisation as part of the charity’s Executive Management Team. The Director of Programmes will report to the Executive President of Born Free, Will Travers OBE.

This important, new role will provide strategic oversight and direction of our programmatic activities, ensuring they have maximum and sustainable impact in our Key Geographies - Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Cameroon and the UK - and through grant funding partner organisations.

The role has responsibility for leading a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural programmatic team of approximately 115 staff across the UK, Kenya and Ethiopia, alongside working with key partner organisations in South Africa, India, and Cameroon who help deliver our Tier 1 projects. In addition, Born Free awards a number of smaller grants to other organisations to help fund the delivery of our Tier 2 projects. You will be involved in recommending programme priorities and oversee an annual budget of circa £4m.

The role holder will be accountable for ensuring that programmatic activities deliver measurable impact in accordance with Born Free’s strategy and mission, whilst driving operational rigour and inspiring high performance across the programmatic teams. As a member of the Executive Management Team, you will also work with colleagues to ensure the charity delivers our strategy in line with our agreed values and behaviours.

The role holder will lead and support seven current programmatic heads of department and Country Director leads, help monitor, execute, evaluate, and report on the Foundation’s strategy (2025-30), and build systems that deliver high performance across all programmes. In addition to the direct reports, the Director of Programmes will also have a close working relationship with the Kenya Country Director who is responsible for the effective delivery of our impact in Kenya, the largest area of programmatic investment we make.

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