One-year fixed-term role leading an AI and disinformation initiative in Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia, focused on content creators and election periods.
Lead full delivery of complex international programmes, meeting technical, contractual, donor and organisational requirements.
Manage and develop a Senior Project Coordinator, providing coaching, support, and oversight of project delivery activities.
Coordinate teams, consultants and stakeholders across Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and other relevant countries.
Set up and maintain project governance, covering plans, budgets, risks, forecasting, reporting and financial controls.
Build and manage strategic partnerships as the main external contact, keeping collaboration and delivery on track.
Lead monitoring, evaluation, learning and donor reporting, including impact measurement and success stories.
Oversee programme risks, stakeholder engagement, and changes in the political, legal, economic and technology landscape.
Represent the Foundation externally and travel internationally as needed.

Demonstratable experience of outstanding project and/or programme management (5+ years)
Experience of project delivery at pace and to a high standard.
Demonstratable experience of working with content creators, young journalists and or in the AI and media intersection.
Experience of working in close partnership arrangements, where co-design and co-delivery is expected.
Experience managing distributed project teams and a range of internal and external technical consultants to deliver on time and on budget.
Experience monitoring and evaluating project impact, including logframes, theories of change, KPIs and reports.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures.
Ability to manage remote and disbursed partnerships responsibly.
Pro-active and problem-solving attitude, able to take on new or existing projects and drive quality and impact.
Ability to apply context-sensitive approaches to design and implementation of activities.
Excellent grant financial acumen and excel skills.
Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and deliver at pace.
Strong interpersonal skills for building positive working relationships with diverse people, including in difficult circumstances.
Excellent outreach and networking skills
Fluency in English.
Experience of leading projects focused on AI and Tech or the AI-Media nexus will be an asset.
Experience in the media development sector in Kenya, Nigeria or Zambia will be an asset.

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Posted	18 Oct 2026
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Project Manager, AI and Tech - Thomson Reuters Foundation (JREQ204312)