Executive Director at Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH)

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Strategic and Top Management
• Lead the expansion of TICAH’s vision & advance opportunities to realise its unique mission & approach in Kenya, regionally and globally.
• Hold the SP’s vision and goals, steer implementation and learning through 2027–2030, and lead the development of the SP 2030+.
• Provide technical leadership for the annual reviews of the Strategic Plan. Ensure all
• Programs and MELS strategies, frameworks, and SOPs align with the Strategic Plan and its revisions
• Provide effective representation of TICAH’s transformative agenda and goals to influence relevant actors and actions in Kenya, regionally and globally.
• Governance / Board Management & Development
• Lead board development as needs evolve.
• Coordinate Board Meeting Schedule.
• Prepare for, attend and ensure follow-up from board meetings.
• Ensure board decisions are documented and implemented.
• Oversee the organization’s legal and compliance matters, including emerging issues and risk management, working closely with legal counsel and the board as needed.
• Fundraising & Donor Communication & Engagement (25%):
• Hold overall accountability for TICAH’s fundraising and donor engagement, working closely with the Head of Partnerships and Deputy Executive Director to ensure adequate, sustainable and values-aligned resource mobilisation.
• In collaboration with the Head of Partnerships, cultivate and steward strong relationships with current and prospective donors, effectively communicating TICAH’s distinctive value, impact and relevance to health and social justice priorities in Kenya, the region and globally.
• Ensuring donor relationships are held by the organisation rather than concentrated in any one individual. Donor relationships may be primarily led by the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Head of Partnerships or other relevant team members, while ensuring that each key donor has meaningful relationships with more than one person within TICAH.
• Provide strategic leadership for the retention of existing donors and Cultivation and progressing onboarding of new donors in close collaboration with HoPa to ensure that donors understand the value and relevance of TICAH’s uniqueness to a range of current topical health and social issues in Kenya, regionally and globally.
• Ensure adequate funding to support the SP through Donor Relations with all current donors and high-value prospects. (progressive onboarding of new donors and retention of current donors)
• Ensure strategy- and value-aligned communication with all donors through the review of key donor communication tools (grant applications, donor reports, annual reports, pitch decks).
• Maintain overall oversight of TICAH’s donor portfolio and relationships, including those managed day-to-day by other members of the team, and ensure emerging opportunities, risks and relationship needs are appropriately managed.
• Organizational Leadership, Talent & Culture (20%):
• In collaboration with the Leadership Team, spearhead the organizational design, talent management strategy, culture, and structure in service of our Mission and Strategic Plan, in line with our values.
• Ensure wellness, self-care and collective care are deeply embedded in the organizational culture through policy and practice.
• Oversee staff development to realize TICAH’s strategic plan, strengthen its ability for impact and growth, and stay responsive to evolving realities and needs.
• Support and manage the Deputy ED, Head of Partnerships and Head of Finance and
• Operations, and enable them to drive the organizations results through their teams.
• Committees of the ED: Actively participate in the Communications and Fundraising
• Committee and opportunity to join MELS or Programs Committee as needed.
• External Influence, Communications & Visibility (10%):
• In collaboration with Head of Partnerships & Communications:
• Lead effective representation of TICAH’s transformative agenda and goals to influence relevant actors and actions in Kenya and the region and globally.
• Build relevance and visibility in key spaces by representing TICAH and our beliefs, and provide thought partnership externally through strategic speaking engagements, industry networking, and collaboration on op-eds, articles, research, publications, reports, media engagements, etc.
• Ensure strategic and value-aligned external communications.
• Provide strategic leadership in moments of crisis communication.
• Act as the main spokesperson and ensure oversight of external communications by the team.
• In collaboration with the leadership team ensure that information flow transparently, clearly and consistently across teams, fostering collaboration, alignment, and a strong organisational culture
• Engage regularly with diverse audiences and communities across our programs and methodologies, building relationships, deepening understanding of our work in action, and staying grounded in community realities through presence and listening.
• Cultivate relationships with partners and stakeholders to ensure they understand the value and relevance of TICAH’s unique approach to current topical health and social issues in Kenya, the region and globally.