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Instiglio, Strategic Excellence Fellow

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About the portfolio organization

Instiglio’s mission is to unlock the full impact potential of governments to deliver meaningful outcomes for their citizens. We support our partners in integrating results-based approaches into delivery systems and practices, with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of public and development finance. Over the last 10 years, we have influenced practices, capabilities, and policy frameworks of governments and aid institutions; delivering over 100 projects in 30 low- and middle-income countries aimed at improving the outcomes of development programs. This work has covered sectors including education, livelihoods, workforce development, health, gender, and climate, shaping the deployment of hundreds of millions of dollars. 
 
Some of our important milestones include advising the design and implementation of the world’s first Outcomes Fund (poverty graduation, Kenya and Uganda); the launch of performance-based contracts with governments in Africa (employability, Morocco); structuring a $60 million results-based transfer system for local school districts (education, Peru), and facilitating MCC’s effective use of RBF through a four-year strategic partnership. Please visit our website for more information on our projects and impact. 
 
A core contributing factor to the influence Instiglio has had thus far includes our collaborative, highly skilled and diverse team. We are a team of 100+ people, representing 15+ nationalities, with offices in Colombia, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius and the USA. Our team of practitioners has extensive development and government experience, including previous roles in international development banks, management consulting, national governments, multilateral agencies, INGOs and academia.

About the Fellowship role

You aspire to become a global development leader by transforming the delivery performance of governments – particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa – to achieve outcomes for the most vulnerable communities where underperformance persists. Instiglio offers a unique work experience at the intersection of the private, public, and social sectors.In this role, you will support with one or two of Instiglio's strategic initiatives: 
  • The 'empowerment hub' on launching a 'Government Effectiveness Network' that aims to convene, rapidly grow and empower a community of civil servant champions in engineering government's transformation of its institutions into high-performing and responsive institutions. 
  • Be part of the Transformation Program (TP) Team that coordinates and supports Instiglio Teams to deliver on our strategic goals, particularly around our internal initiatives. 
  • Contribute to leading the change management process to increase the importance of impact in organizational decision making and quality assurance: working with the internal impact team in charge of providing governance and holding the organisation accountable for its impact. The team has recently revised and upgraded our impact measurement and management approach this year. The team could benefit from expertise in change management, quality assurance, training, and knowledge management to bring impact and quality to the front and center of our decision making and operations. This work goes beyond indicators and measurement, into questions of governance, and organizational culture and practices. 
  • Business development and strategy - a great area of focus for those wanting to pair exposure to international development actors with developing organizational management and strategy skills. 
Fellowship location: Hybrid based in Bogotá, Colombia; Nairobi, Kenya; Rabat, Morocco; Moka, Mauritius 
Employment: Full-time, one-year Fellowship 
Starting Date: September 2025 
 

Key responsibilities

  • Support the development, growth, and empowerment of communities or networks focused on driving transformational change in government and organizational processes. 
  • Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate, implement, and track strategic initiatives that support the organization’s broader goals. 
  • Assist with internal capacity-building efforts, empowering staff to effectively communicate and represent the organization’s vision and values. 
  • Contribute to the adoption of impact measurement and frameworks, and stronger quality assurance processes and tools such as trainings and knowledge management, in everyday decisions and practices of the organization. 
  • Provide support in the creation and implementation of governance, organizational culture, and impact management practices that align with strategic objectives. 
  • Support business development, strategy, and partnership-building efforts by identifying opportunities and contributing to the organization’s growth and sustainability. 

Requirements

Education:  
  • Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related fields.  
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Social Sciences, Business, Engineering, or related areas.  
Experience:  
  • At least 6 years relevant work experience in international development, strategy/management consulting and/or in the public sector.  
  • Experience in data analysis and management.  
  • Experience in quantitative and qualitative research.  
  • Work experience in management consulting.  
  • Knowledge of Results-Based financing mechanisms and/or experience related to the field.  
  • Experience with client management.  
  • Experience in change management, training and/or knowledge management.  
Language skills: 
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English.  
  • Professional working proficiency in French or Spanish is an added advantage. 
Skills:  
  • Ability to synthesize technical information into simple concepts and analyse information critically. 
  • Ability to present information in a structured, insightful manner, both in written and oral. o Exceptional problem-solving and structured thinking skills.  
  • Working proficiency of the most common analytical principals (e.g. MECE) to give structure to the analysis.  
  • Passion for social work and the mission of Instiglio.  
Must Haves:
  • Applicants must be based in either in Bogotá, Colombia; Nairobi, Kenya; Rabat, Morocco; Moka, Mauritius and have the authorisation to work in those countries (work permit) 
  • Professional working proficiency in French for applicants based on Morocco and Mauritius 
  • Professional working proficiency in Spanish for applicants based in Colombia 

About the LGT Impact Fellowship

As part of LGT Venture Philanthropy's and Lightrock's strategic efforts to scale positive impact, the LGT Impact Fellowship was established to provide additional know-how and capacity to portfolio organisations and companies. Each year a limited number of professionals are nominated to work full-time for one year with the organisations and companies supported by LGT Venture Philanthropy and Lightrock in Africa, India and Latin America as per the above job description.
LGT Impact Fellows are part of an enriching cohort of like-minded Fellows. They benefit from various program activities, including a 1-week in-person kick-off workshop, webinars, access to the network and know-how of LGT Venture Philanthropy, etc.

How to apply

Submit your application via the "Apply" button. Please note that we only accept online applications and that multiple applications are not allowed. However, you are invited to mention additional preferences in your application.
Moreover, please make sure to read all information in the application form carefully and answer the questions accordingly (additional information about the questions are marked with "i").