{"id":95104,"date":"2026-04-27T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/associate-director-ai-transformation-africa-regional-operations-associate-director-director\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:00:47","slug":"associate-director-ai-transformation-africa-regional-operations-associate-director-director","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/associate-director-ai-transformation-africa-regional-operations-associate-director-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Director, AI Transformation \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Africa Regional Operations Associate Director\/Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilties<\/p>\n<p>Grow and Deliver External AI Consulting<\/p>\n<p>\tBuild IDinsight\u2019s external AI Transformation Advisory practice into a sustainable, high-impact service line serving nonprofits, governments, and foundations.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tEngagement leadership:\u00a0Serve as the senior lead on external advisory engagements, owning client relationships, strategic direction, deliverable quality, and team allocation.<br \/>\n\tClient development:\u00a0Identify, scope, and structure new AI advisory engagements.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tService design:\u00a0Codify IDinsight\u2019s AI transformation approach into repeatable frameworks, toolkits, and playbooks covering governance, change management, tool development, and benchmarking.<br \/>\n\tTraining and workshops:\u00a0Design and deliver executive workshops, workflow redesign sessions, and training programs that build lasting client capability.<br \/>\n\tThought leadership:\u00a0Represent IDinsight externally through blog posts, conference presentations, and sector conversations on AI transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Lead internal AI Product Strategy<\/p>\n<p>\tOwn the product roadmap for IDinsight\u2019s internal AI journey. Lead a team building custom AI solutions that change how IDinsight and our partners deliver core services.<br \/>\n\tProduct vision and roadmap:\u00a0Define and prioritize which custom AI products to build, determine make\/buy decisions, ensure custom builds are reserved for problems that off-the-shelf tools can\u2019t solve.<br \/>\n\tUser-centered discovery:\u00a0Drive user research and workflow audits to identify where AI can deliver step-change improvements across IDinsight\u2019s business units and external partners.<br \/>\n\tDelivery oversight:\u00a0Ensure products move from concept to deployed tools on quick timelines, apply agile principles, stop what doesn\u2019t work and scale what does.<br \/>\n\tMeasurement:\u00a0Track improvements with hard metrics. Use data to drive strategy and execution decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for someone who combines consulting expertise, product leadership, technical fluency, and entrepreneurial drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t8\u201315 years of professional experience, with significant time in consulting, digital transformation, product management, or technology implementation, ideally serving governments, foundations, or social sector organizations.<br \/>\n\tPeople management:\u00a0Track record of building, managing, and developing high-performing teams that include both technical and non-technical roles.<br \/>\n\tProduct leadership:\u00a0Experience owning a product roadmap end-to-end, from user research and problem definition through build, launch, measurement, and iteration.<br \/>\n\tClient-facing consulting:\u00a0Experience leading complex advisory engagements, managing senior client relationships, and delivering results against defined success metrics.<br \/>\n\tTechnical fluency:\u00a0Strong understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations, AI agent architectures, and the practical realities of deploying AI in organizations. Ability to credibly direct a technical team. The role does not require production coding skills.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tChange management:\u00a0Demonstrated success driving technology adoption in complex organizations.<br \/>\n\tProject development:\u00a0Experience contributing to or leading proposal development, client scoping, and revenue generation for consulting or advisory services.<br \/>\n\tCommunication:\u00a0Exceptional written and spoken communication, with the ability to translate complex AI concepts for non-technical executives, donors, and NGO leaders.<br \/>\n\tSelf-directed:\u00a0Proven ability to identify opportunities and build something from limited structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.<\/p>\n<p>Professional development<\/p>\n<p>\tSkill and career development are core to IDinsight&#8217;s values and long-term impact strategy and have been noted as highlights of teammates&#8217; experiences. IDinsighters receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership, support from talented peers, and considerable autonomy when ready. They maintain professional development plans and are provided &#8220;stretch&#8221; opportunities designed to strengthen various skills. Real-time feedback is embedded in our culture, and a formal structure enables maximum professional growth. Additionally, teammates have access to an annual professional development stipend that they are encouraged to explore their career interests and develop their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Location<\/p>\n<p>\tThis position will be based in one of IDinsight&#8217;s offices (Rabat, Dakar, Lusaka, Nairobi, New Delhi, Manila), with a preference for New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>idinsight.bamboohr.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/idinsight.bamboohr.com","_company_name":"IDinsight","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.idinsight.org","_company_tagline":"IDinsight is an international development organization that helps policymakers and managers make socially impactful decisions using rigorous evidence. 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