Chief Impact Officer

Tiko

Can you lead Tiko’s global impact agenda and turn evidence into action that transforms lives? Are you a forward-thinking, data-hungry leader who can blend academic rigor with real-world insights? Continue reading to find out more about our Chief Impact Officer role!

About Tiko

Tiko inspires futures where girls and young women take charge of their sexual and reproductive choices, with the freedom to shape their lives. Founded in 2014, Tiko is an African nonprofit organization that enhances the potential and fosters the resilience of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Sub-Saharan Africa by addressing the critical “Triple Threat”: early pregnancy, HIV, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Tiko has developed its own unique girl-centric technology platform to unite an ecosystem of existing, established partners to provide an environment enabling girls to choose when, where and how they meet their health and wellbeing needs. Leveraging this technology-enabled, community-driven approach, Tiko collaborates with local and national health systems to drive sustainable, transformative change. Tiko operates in seven countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Zambia and Nigeria.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of +240 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here.

For this role, we are looking for applicants based in Kampala, Uganda; Abuja, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The job

We’re looking for a forward-thinking, non-traditional impact leader who can blend academic rigor with practical, community-level insights for diverse audiences. You’re curious, collaborative, and passionate about real-time, data-driven performance management that improves lives. As Chief Impact Officer, you will guide Tiko’s impact agenda, ensuring a robust measurement framework, high-quality evidence, and actionable insights that strengthen programmes and partnerships. You will foster a culture of data use across the organization, inspiring others to turn insights into action and influence policy in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH).

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the refinement and delivery of Tiko’s measurement, research, and learning framework, aligned with our Theory of Change and impact goals.
• Guiding evidence generation on programme performance, service integration, and cost-effectiveness, ensuring insights inform design and delivery.
• Overseeing data innovation, predictive analytics, and quality assurance across multi-country programmes.
• Building collaborative relationships with governments, funders, and sector stakeholders to position ASRH as a priority investment.
• Leading Tiko’s research agenda, including evaluations, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), and peer-reviewed publications.
• Representing Tiko in global health forums, technical working groups, and strategic partnerships.
Mentoring and supporting the Impact Team, managing the departmental budget, and promoting cross-country learning.

About you

You’re a strategic thinker and strong communicator who values collaboration, diversity, and shared success. You can translate complex evidence into clear, actionable insights and create an environment where innovation thrives. You bring both vision and practical skills, applying tools like AI, predictive modelling, and adaptive research to improve programme delivery. You’re committed to working inclusively across cultures and sectors, empowering teams to achieve meaningful, lasting impact.

Requirements

• PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology, Data Science, Statistics, Medical Sociology, Health Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years’ senior-level experience in data systems, research, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• 5+ years’ experience engaging public (government) and private sectors, including direct collaboration with Ministries of Health.
• Expertise in ASRH measurement (FP, HIV, SGBV) and cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Experience leading digital data systems, predictive analytics, AI/ML, and automated insights for programme optimization.
• Demonstrated experience in publishing peer-reviewed research and managing multi-country evaluations.
• Strong understanding of data ethics, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance.
Skilled at managing multicultural teams and building partnerships across countries.

The rewards

At Tiko we believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. The gross monthly salary bracket for this position is R145,932 - R218,899 in South Africa, €8,922 - €13,383 in Ethiopia, ₦15,196,671 - ₦22,795,006 in Nigeria and UGX35,986,448 - UGX53,979,672 in Uganda, plus benefits. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• Good secondary benefits
• A personal development budget
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
• Growth opportunities
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations

The details

Interested? Click below! Want more information? Check out our website or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email.

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.

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