Executive Leadership Fellow Full Time

A structured leadership pathway for professionals ready to help build Africa’s next generation of capital, execution and impact platforms.NCDF Group is pleased to announce the launch of the NCDF Executive Leadership Fellowship Programme, a selective leadership development and placement pathway designed for experienced professionals, emerging executives and diaspora talents who want to contribute to institutional transformation, capital mobilisation and real-economy development.As NCDF Group advances its transformation, recapitalisation and platform expansion strategy, the Fellowship will identify and develop high-capacity professionals for leadership support roles across the Group’s operating platforms, including:• Digital finance and financial inclusion• Capital markets and investment management• Affordable and diaspora housing• Healthcare infrastructure, health finance and energy• Agro-processing, logistics and export market access• Education, enterprise development and impact platforms• Strategic partnerships, PPPs and diaspora mobilisationThe programme is delivered with the support of the London School of Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economics (LSSE) as the Knowledge, Capacity-Building, Assessment and Certification Partner.Selected Fellows will participate in structured executive learning, leadership clinics, practical platform assignments and performance-based assessment. Outstanding participants may be considered for future senior leadership, assistant executive, platform management, advisory or project-specific roles within the NCDF Group ecosystem.This is not a conventional internship.It is a disciplined leadership pathway for serious professionals who can demonstrate execution capability, strategic thinking, integrity, commercial discipline and commitment to impact.Do you know who should apply?We welcome applications from:• Finance, audit, investment and capital markets professionals• Business development and partnerships executives• Operations, project management and PPP professionals• Healthcare, housing, agriculture, education and infrastructure professionals• Digital finance, fintech and technology professionals• Diaspora professionals seeking a structured route to contribute to African development• Senior professionals willing to grow with a transforming institutionFellowship Tracks include:• Office of the CEO / Strategy & Governance• Finance, Capital Raising & Investor Relations• Operations, Execution & Programme Management• Commercial Growth, Partnerships & Diaspora Engagement• Platform Management across NCDF Group subsidiaries and initiativesNCDF Group is building an institutional architecture for capital, execution and technology-enabled development. We are seeking professionals who are eager to contribute to building, not merely observing.Minimum requirements:• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in finance, business, economics, law, public policy, engineering, healthcare, agriculture, technology, project management, real estate, development studies or a related field.• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant professional experience for management tracks.• Minimum of 8–15 years’ experience for senior executive support tracks such as Assistant CEO, Assistant CFO, Assistant COO or Assistant CBO pathways.• Strong written communication, analytical and reporting skills.• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and deliver measurable outcomes.• Demonstrable interest in impact investment, enterprise development, public-private partnerships, infrastructure, financial inclusion or African development.• High standards of integrity, confidentiality and professional conduct.Preferred qualifications may include:• ACCA, ICAN, CFA, CPA, CIMA or MBA for finance, investment and capital-raising tracks.• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management experience for operations and execution tracks.• Legal, governance, compliance or capital markets experience for regulatory and transaction-support roles.• Healthcare administration, public health, hospital management or health finance experience for LifeCome Healthcare & Health Energy roles.• Real estate, construction, urban development or infrastructure finance experience for Fatherland Smart Cities roles.• Agribusiness, logistics, export trade, commodity value chains or digital trade experience for AfriGo roles.• Fintech, banking, payments, microfinance, microinsurance or digital finance experience for Konto Financial Group roles.• Diaspora investment mobilisation, investor relations, fundraising, institutional partnerships or strategic communications experience for diaspora and commercial growth tracks.#NCDFGroup #ExecutiveFellowship #LeadershipDevelopment #ImpactInvesting #DiasporaEngagement #CapitalMarkets #DigitalFinance #AffordableHousing #HealthcareInfrastructure #AgroProcessing #PPP #ESG #AfricaInvestment #LeadershipPipeline #LSSE