Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO)

The Smart Africa Alliance is an intergovernmental initiative of African Heads of State and Government to accelerate socio-economic development through affordable broadband and ICTs, now bringing together 40 Member States (~1.1B people). Its vision is to transform Africa into a Single Digital Market by 2030, under four strategic pillars—Connect, Innovate, Transform, Accelerate.

1)   Role Purpose & Mandate

The Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO) is Smart Africa’s executive lead for integrated financial stewardship and enterprise operations, ensuring the organization is compliant, efficient, and results driven. The CFOO provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership to drive financial sustainability, operational excellence, and in-house digital transformation. The role provides strategic oversight in modernizing finance, human resources, procurement & logistics, and ICT/MIS support functions to enable Smart Africa to scale flagship programs continent-wide and mobilize resources efficiently; establishes cross-directorate operating standards; and enables Directorates to deliver continent-scale programs efficiently and compliantly. The CFOO reports directly to the Director General and collaborates closely with all Directors.