About Company:
Kora is a payment infrastructure. We offer plug-and-play payment solutions for businesses to launch a tailored payment experience for their customers.
Our vision, which is at the core of what we do every day, is to create a world void of digital financial barriers across Africa. We are committed to delivering reliable, secure, and easy-to-use digital financial solutions to every single customer with a guarantee that it is improving their lives. We strongly believe in our ability to find Water in the Desert and pick the Sands in the Ocean.
Job Description:
- The Head of Growth & Partnerships will be responsible for expanding The Curve’s reach, influence, and sustainability.
- This role leads external strategy, including partnerships, funding relationships, ecosystem positioning, and geographic/program expansion.
- This is a builder role for someone who can turn vision into networks, and networks into opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Partnerships & Alliances:
- Develop and execute The Curve’s partnerships strategy across corporates, foundations & funders, universities & institutions and ecosystem organisations.
- Secure long-term, value-aligned partnerships that support funding, mentorship pipelines, and program delivery.
- Lead sponsor and partner relationship management at a senior level.
- Growth & Expansion Strategy:
- Identify and evaluate new growth opportunities, including new countries or regions, digital program expansion and institutional collaborations.
- Design scalable partnership models for program delivery.
- Support the structuring of The Curve’s next phase of growth.
- Funding & Sustainability Support:
- Support fundraising strategy through partner proposals, institutional relationship development and strategic funding conversations.
- Translate The Curve’s impact into compelling narratives for partners and stakeholders.
- Ecosystem Positioning & Visibility:
- Represent The Curve at high-level events, forums, and strategic conversations
- Position The Curve as a leading platform for African leadership access
- Build relationships with key ecosystem influencers, founders, and leaders.
- Internal Strategic Support:
- Work closely with program and operations teams to ensure partnerships align with delivery capacity.
- Provide strategic input into program direction based on partner and ecosystem insight.
Requirements:
- 5–8 years’ experience in partnerships, business development, ecosystem building, strategy, or growth roles, ideally across startups, impact organisations, corporates, or foundations.
- Strong understanding of partnership development, stakeholder engagement, and cross-sector collaboration.
- Proven ability to build and manage senior relationships with corporates, institutions, funders, and ecosystem leaders.
- Confident in leading external conversations, representing an organisation, and translating vision into mutually valuable partnerships.
- Excellent writing and documentation skills (proposals, partnership decks, concept notes, reports, and strategic briefs).
- Strong organisational and tracking skills; able to manage pipelines, partnership lifecycles, and follow-through across multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working within high-growth, mission-driven, or ecosystem-led environments is highly desirable.
- Exposure to fundraising, sponsorships, CSR partnerships, or institutional collaborations is an advantage.
- Strong strategic thinking ability; can connect partnerships to long-term organisational growth and impact.
- Comfortable working across geographies and cultures, with sensitivity to diverse stakeholders.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and credibility when representing the organisation externally.
Qualifications and Skills:
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A natural relationship builder with strong executive presence
- Experienced in partnerships, ecosystem building, or business development
- Comfortable in corporate, startup, and nonprofit environments
- Able to think strategically while moving fast
- Passionate about access, equity, and leadership development in Africa
- Experience working with foundations, donors, or CSR teams
- Background in impact, education, leadership development, or community platforms
- Experience expanding programmes across regions.
Salary
Very attractiveApplication Closing Date: Not specified
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Job Information
Deadline
Not specified
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Fintech
Work Level
Experienced
State
Not specified
Country
Nigeria