Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The Company is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of development, setting strategic direction and guiding the organization toward greater scale, maturity, and financial sustainability. Reporting to the Board, the CEO will lead resource mobilization, personally steward key donor and institutional relationships, and build partnerships with governments, development finance institutions, and other stakeholders. The role includes representing the organization at senior international levels, strengthening country engagement, and ensuring financing supports measurable improvements in education and skills outcomes. The CEO will also lead the management team, oversee organizational performance and financial stewardship, maintain effective risk and governance practices, and keep the Board informed. Candidates should bring at least 15 years of senior executive leadership experience in an international, development, finance, public-sector, philanthropic, private-sector, or similarly complex environment. They must demonstrate substantial personal involvement in securing significant funding commitments, strong knowledge of international development finance, and credibility in education or an adjacent development field. Experience engaging with senior government officials, building coalitions across diverse stakeholders, scaling or transforming an organization, leading international teams, managing budgets and risk, and working with a governing board is required. Fluency in English is essential; experience with lower-middle-income countries, guarantees or blended finance, and additional relevant languages is desirable.