FutureKind Strategic Catalyst Reports to: Director of FutureKind Strategy Location: Nairobi (Applicants must have legal right and valid existing authorization to work in Kenya. Alight is unable to provide a work permit sponsorship for this position) Travel: Frequent travel to Uganda and Rwanda About Alight At Alight, we believe that the people closest to the challenge are closest to the answers. For nearly 50 years, we've worked alongside people displaced by conflict and crisisdelivering aid and building futures together. Today, we work with more than three million people each year across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. We call the people we serve customers because relationships built on dignity, choice, and partnership create better outcomes than those built on dependency alone. We listen first. We co-create with communities. We believe every person deserves the opportunity to build a meaningful life from the moment displacement begins. About FutureKind FutureKind is Alight's platform for discovering what comes next. Working alongside displaced people, host communities, governments, entrepreneurs, designers, researchers, philanthropists, and creative thinkers, we co-create and test new ideas that help people build meaningful futures from the moment displacement begins. FutureKind is a growing portfolio of ideas, partnerships, and experiments designed to answer one of the defining questions of our time: How do we help people build futures they value while displacement is still their reality? We believe the future won't be designed in headquarters. It will be discovered by staying close to customers, listening deeply, testing boldly, and building together. Position Purpose The FutureKind Strategic Catalyst will help discover, shape, communicate, and mobilize the ideas that will define the future of displacement. Working alongside customers, design teams, country teams, philanthropists, governments, and creative partners, the Catalyst will transform promising ideas into compelling initiatives that attract partners, funding, and momentum for Alight’s FutureKind portfolio. The FutureKind Strategic Catalyst is accountable for growing awareness, belief, and support for FutureKind through idea discovering, narrative shaping, and mobilization. They will originate opportunities, cultivate relationships, develop partnerships, and help convert those opportunities into funding or other strategic outcomes This position works closely with the Office of the Customer FutureKind strategy team and cross-functionally with the Marketing & Engagement fundraising team. Job Duties Opportunity Discovery & Idea Generation – 30% Identify emerging needs, uncover opportunities, and generate new ideas through engagement and collaboration. Facilitate co-creation workshops. Listen deeply to customers, host communities, governments, and partners to identify emerging needs and opportunities. Contribute to Narrative Development & Thought Leadership – 30% Help shape ideas into compelling stories, concepts, and opportunities that inspire action and investment. Under the leadership of the Director, FutureKind Strategy, support building narrative and thought leadership, spreading the FutureKind POV far, near and wide Turn complex ideas and insights into compelling concepts, presentations, proposals, and funding opportunities. Tell stories that inspire action, from refugee settlements to boardrooms, stages, and dinner tables. Partnership Building, Movement Mobilization & Learning – 40% Mobilize people, resources, and evidence to advance ideas and build lasting impact. Scout opportunities and build ecosystems - finding meaningful ways to convene and develop relationships with others across philanthropy, government, business, academia, design, technology, and media. Originate, cultivate, and act as the key relationship-holder ofcatalytic philanthropic relationships and strategic partners for FutureKind Design and host convenings that build community and attract new collaborators. Represent Alight and FutureKind with external audiences Help build a global movement around FutureKind. Capture learning across the portfolio and strengthen FutureKind's evidence and impact. Other duties as assigned Qualifications Required Education & Experience 7+ years of experience identifying opportunities, cultivating relationships and turning ideas into partnerships or funding outcomes; experience in social impact, CBOs, for-profit for-good spaces, or related preferred. Track record of successfully identifying opportunities, cultivating relationships, and converting ideas into tangible partnerships or funding outcomes. Experience successfully cultivating and growing relationships with donors, partners, and senior leaders Proven experience and ability facilitating workshops, leading meetings, conducting customer or community interivews. Success creating proposals, fundraising materials, business cases, strategic communications, or thought leadership content that influence decision-making, secure resources, or strengthen stakeholder engagement. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Adept at listening deeply, exploring with curiosity, ability connect ideas and help foster individual and organizational learning Ability to establish, nurture, and expand relationships across sectors, communities, and professional networks. Skilled at designing and leading collaborative discussions, workshops, and stakeholder engagement processes that generate ideas and align diverse perspectives. Ability to craft compelling narratives and tailor messages for varied audiences, including donors, partners, customers, community members, and senior executives. Ability to identify emerging opportunities Comfortable pursuing new connections, testing ideas, and taking initiative in ambiguous or evolving environments. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, persuade, and build trust with individuals from diverse backgrounds and levels of influence. Ability to synthesize complex information and bridge perspectives across sectors, functions, cultures, or stakeholder groups, turning insights into practical action Demonstrated experience putting customers at the center of solutions Demonstrated experience thriving in cross-functional initiatives and working with diverse teams and stakeholders. Comfortable traveling to refugee settlements, engaging with sensitivity and respect Values Alignment You are curious and truly listen. You appreciate the complexities of human beings. You ask questions, seek information, and dig deeper into understanding a problem holistically before working to solve it. You enter a space with humility and an eagerness to learn. You believe shared ownership creates better outcomes. You trust displaced customers to guide the way forward. You’re open to new and different possibilities, are motivated in what an abundant future could hold, and you generate ideas sparked from insight – and foster spaces that are safe for others to generate their ideas too. You bring others in, build ecosystems, and share power with those who care about this more than you do. You adapt your work to make space for others. You embrace transformation. You recognize and honor that our work centers people – a constantly changing and complex customer within a constantly changing and complex world. And so too, we must constantly change. You believe in the abundance of human beings and you understand that to unleash that abundance, we must bravely enter a bold new chapter capable of transforming the future. You value beauty. You believe a meaningful life includes joy, dignity, and connection. You place weight on the experience people have – of a place, a space, a person, a service. You strive to create things that are human-worthy and you believe quality should be determined by those experiencing it. Benefits Borderless Team of 2,500 staff worldwide that sees possibility, celebrates moments of abundance, shares new ideas, and strives to do a better thing every day. Learning & Development – Access hundreds of free online learning courses to take at your own pace and tailor to your professional goals. Flexible Leave Time – Between vacation days, personal leave days, and holidays, you have ample opportunities to take time off when you need it. Compensation - Remuneration will be commensurate with relevant experience and Kenya market standards. Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We strive to represent the diverse communities we serve. Applicants who contribute to this diversity and those who bring lived experience with displacement are strongly encouraged to apply.