At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic economic development programme focused on jobs, trade, and inclusive growth.
- Company: Join Chemonics UK, a leader in innovative economic solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion in a supportive workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in global economic development while working with diverse stakeholders.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in economic development and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Chemonics UK are exploring talent for a potential large scale, multi-country economic development programme. The programme is expected to focus on jobs, trade, and inclusive growth, operating across complex and dynamic contexts.
We are seeking a highly experienced Team Leader to provide strategic leadership, technical oversight, and stakeholder engagement across a diverse portfolio of interventions.
Role Purpose
The Programme Director will be responsible for overall leadership and delivery of a complex technical assistance facility, ensuring alignment with donor priorities while driving high quality, adaptive programming. The role requires strong strategic vision, deep technical expertise, and the ability to operate at senior levels across government and the private sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Translate donor priorities (e.g. jobs, trade, inclusive growth) into a coherent, results driven programme strategy
- Set the overall vision and direction across multiple workstreams and geographies
- Ensure adaptive programming approaches in response to changing contexts and evidence
- Programme Delivery & Technical Oversight
- Provide leadership across programme design, implementation, and continuous improvement
- Ensure high quality technical delivery across thematic areas (e.g. private sector development, investment mobilisation, trade, policy reform)
- Oversee results frameworks, ensuring robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning integration
- Stakeholder Engagement & Client Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the donor and senior stakeholders
- Build and maintain strong relationships with government counterparts, private sector actors, DFIs, and other partners
- Represent the programme externally at high level forums and engagements
- Governance, Risk & Performance Management
- Oversee programme governance structures to ensure effective decision making and accountability
- Manage risk proactively, particularly in politically sensitive and complex environments
- Ensure efficient programme operations, including financial management, compliance, and reporting
Candidate Profile
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience leading large, complex, multi-country technical assistance facilities or economic development programmes
- Strong track record in at least one of the following areas:
- Private sector development (PSD)
- Investment mobilisation
- Trade and market systems development
- Policy reform
- Proven experience working at a senior level with UK Government departments (e.g. FCDO, DBT) or similar donors
- Demonstrated experience in fragile and conflict affected settings (FCAS) or politically complex environments
- Experience managing demand led TA facilities, including rapid mobilisation of technical expertise
- Leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and consortia partners
Technical Expertise
- Deep expertise in at least one core thematic area (PSD, investment, trade/market systems, or policy reform)
- Strong understanding of economic development programming and inclusive growth agendas
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking and visionary leadership
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent programme and risk management capabilities
- Ability to lead in complex, fast paced, and adaptive environments
Chemonics is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics.
Safeguarding
At Chemonics, safeguarding – protecting a person’s right to live safely, free from violence, abuse, and neglect – is integral to the work we do. We integrate safeguarding measures to protect our staff, partners, and communities from all forms of violence and apply a survivor-centered approach that is trauma-sensitive, human-rights informed, intersectional, and locally led. All job applicants will complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) basic check or equivalent overseas police check will be obtained for Chemonics employees prior to their start date.
