Founded and guided by His Highness the Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) brings together a number of development agencies, institutions, and programmes that work primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. Our agencies help those in need to achieve greater self-reliance and improve their quality of life.
Area Development
We believe that successful development occurs when a continuum of development activities offers people in a given area not only a rise in incomes but a broad, sustained improvement in the overall quality of life. Our agencies therefore integrate their activities in order to reinforce each other’s efforts and multiply their impact.
We recognize that long-term positive change is a complex endeavor. Income disparity is only one aspect of poverty. Others can be just as damaging: a lack of quality education, the inability to withstand disasters, or an absence of effective civil society organizations.
In eastern Africa, for example, our health facilities range from rural clinics to a major teaching hospital in Nairobi, with medical and nursing degree programmes to build human resources. The Aga Khan Academies in Mombasa and Maputo are educating a new generation of leaders, and providing professional development resource centers for local teachers. Innovative rice farming programmes in Madagascar and Tanzania are helping to end the hungry season and generate better income for thousands of rural families.
The project companies of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) play a major economic role. Frigoken, for example, works with tens of thousands of smallholder farmers to process green beans for the European market. The Nation Media Group, a major component of Eastern Africa’s civil society since it was launched at independence, publishes newspapers, broadcasts radio and television, and hosts digital platforms. In Uganda, the US$ 900 million Bujagali hydroelectric power project produces a third of the country’s electricity. The Serena Hotels, operating 22 properties in the region, has been an important innovator in culturally and environmentally sensitive tourism. Other project companies operate in key industries such as agricultural packaging, finance, and pharmaceuticals.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture restores cultural assets including historic sites and open spaces to spur economic growth and social development.
This integrated effort combines a range of disciplines and a variety of catalysts to spark a broad advance of economic, cultural, and social development and improvements in the quality of life.
The Aga Khan Development Network welcomes your interest in employment opportunities with the AKDN.
Working with the AKDN
The Aga Khan Development Network focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building, and the promotion of economic development. It is dedicated to improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin, or gender.
International Student Talent Identification Manager
Job Reference No.: 3959BR
Institution: Aga Khan Academies
Region: Multiple
Sector: Social Development
Job Expires: October 1, 2024.
Admission Officer
Job Reference No.: 3962BR
Institution: Aga Khan Academies
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: October 15, 2024.
Head Teacher - Aga Khan Academy Nairobi Senior School
Job Reference No.: 3961BR
Institution: Aga Khan Education Services
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: October 8, 2024.
MYP Coordinator
Job Reference No.: 3963BR
Institution: Aga Khan Education Services
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: September 24, 2024.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Kenya
Job Reference No.: 3960BR
Institution: Aga Khan Foundation
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: October 11, 2024.
Head of Finance & Compliance
Job Reference No.: 3891BR
Institution: Aga Khan Academies
Region: East Africa
Location: Mozambique
Job Expires: September 26, 2024.
Regional Programme Manager, Foundations for Education and Empowerment
Job Reference No.: 3957BR
Institution: Aga Khan Foundation
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: September 25, 2024.
Dental Assistant- Locum
Job Reference No.: 3958BR
Institution: Aga Khan Health Services
Region: East Africa
Location: Kenya
Job Expires: September 20, 2024.
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Job Reference No.: 3956BR
Institution: Aga Khan Foundation
Region: North America
Location: United States
Job Expires: September 22, 2024.
HR Metrics and Reporting Manager, Human Resources
Job Reference No.: 3953BR
Institution: Aga Khan University
Region: South Asia
Location: Pakistan
Job Expires: September 17, 2024.
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