JOB SUMMARY
AFFORD seeks a Diaspora Experience & Mobilisation Manager with great business and interpersonal skills,
professional demeanour, integrity, sound judgment, and strong analytical and project management skills. The Diaspora
Experience & Mobilisation Manager will be an integral part of the AFFORD team and will work under the direction of
the Executive Director. The successful candidate will be someone who has experience of managing a successful startup project or enterprise.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about the development of the diaspora as active agents of transformation in
Africa, and will work actively to mobilise, engage and facilitate their contribution of time, skills and money towards job
creation and development in Africa. They must have a keen interest in diaspora philanthropy, investment and skills
transfer, and the potential they have in adding significantly to the African social economy. This role will suit a candidate
who is self-starting and proactive, has a problem-solving attitude and is interested in building a new sustainable online
diaspora business model.
