Job Description
NGO jobs. Heifer International Jobs
Core Responsibilities
Program Leadership
- Lead the design and execution of the Africa regional strategy, aligning with Heifer’s global vision and the Twelve Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development.
- Align the program model, lead, and drive the Africa program for program quality and impact.
- Champion Locally Led Development by empowering country programs to act as strategic and operational centers, ensuring they have the autonomy, capacity, and resources to thrive.
- Establish an enabling environment with Global Support Functions and Regional Nodes to support successful program design, delivery, and adaptation.
- Ensure program goals, budgets, and timelines are met, and adhere to compliance requirements while driving cohesion.
- Maintain awareness of the competitive development landscape, expansion opportunities, and industry trends in Africa.
- Strategic Partnership, Relationship Building, and Management
- Represent Heifer Africa with bilateral, multilateral, corporate, and philanthropic partners, cultivating long-term, trust-based relationships and strategic partnerships driven by the business model and inspired by the ambitions of the program model.
- Collaborate with global revenue and partnership cultivation teams to align Africa’s priorities with donor engagement strategies and secure sustainable funding pipelines for long-term and innovative partnerships.
- Elevate Heifer’s visibility and influence in Africa and abroad through strategic partnerships, advocacy and policy engagement, and thought leadership.
- Position Heifer Africa as a top-tier development ecosystem, thought leader, and impactful organization fostering effective communication and external collaboration.
People Leadership and Culture
- Build and mentor a high-performing regional leadership team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning, and champion talent fluidity by nurturing a connected ecosystem of leaders, ensuring skills, insights, and experiences flow seamlessly across country, regional, and network nodes to strengthen collective capacity.
- Champion a culture of equity, inclusion, transparency, and integrity that aligns with Heifer’s values and regenerative leadership model.
- Develop leadership capacity within country programs to strengthen locally led and sustainable organizations.
- Translate organizational vision into specific, actionable strategies that mobilize and inspire teams across the region.
Execution, Risk, and Operations
- Oversee internal program execution, operations, finances, and compliance within Africa to ensure Heifer’s reputation as a trusted and high-performing organization.
- Collaborate across functions to mitigate risks, optimize resources, and accelerate results.
- Enable country programs to adopt adaptive strategies rooted in evidence, learning, and contextual realities.
Foster Engagement, Learning, and Transformation
- Actively contribute to Heifer’s organizational transformation, ensuring Africa serves as a leading example of semi-autonomous, regenerative, and learning-driven node.
- Institutionalize learning loops that capture insights from Africa programs and share them across Heifer’s global network.
- Promote a culture of shared leadership and interconnectedness across Africa and globally.
- Promote internal engagement and foster uncommon collaboration across Africa and globally to maximize learning.
How to Apply
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