Regional Director, East and Southern Africa

**Job Title:** Regional Director, East and Southern Africa

**Department:** East and Southern Africa Ministry Team (ESAMT)

**Reports To:** Chief Program and Impact Officer

**Status:** Full-Time, Exempt

**Location:** Expected to operate on an in-office schedule of at least 2 - 3 days within the primary country office location in East and Southern Africa (either in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)\*

**Salary Level**: $86,467 - 97,275 CAD

***\*Please be advised that while this role is advertised in multiple countries, it represents a single position. Only one (1) candidate will be selected for hire, with the final work location to be determined based on the successful candidate’s residence and organizational requirements.***

**PURPOSE:**

The Regional Director, East and Southern Africa provides strategic, spiritual, and operational leadership for World Renew’s work across the East and Southern Africa region. Based in one of World Renew’s countries of operation (Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, or Uganda), this senior leadership role is responsible for shaping and advancing the regional vision and strategy in alignment with World Renew’s global strategic plan.

Reporting to the Chief Program and Impact Officer, this position is a member of World Renew’s Senior Leadership. The Regional Director works closely with Country Directors, regional staff, and global functional teams, including humanitarian response, community development, justice and peace, fundraising, communications, and operations, to ensure coherent, high-quality, and impactful partner and community led programming.

Rooted in World Renew’s Christian faith and Theology of Development, this role supports communities, churches, and partners in advancing food security, sustainable livelihoods, and improved maternal and child health. The Regional Director leads collaborative regional and country teams under a unified vision of community transformation, strengthening World Renew’s presence, partnerships, and impact throughout East and Southern Africa.

*World Renew does* not discriminate based on disability, culture, ethnicity, or gender, and welcome and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

1. **Regional Strategy and Program Leadership**

The Regional Director provides leadership for regional strategy development, implementation, and continuous adaptation. The incumbent will:

- Lead Country Directors and regional staff in implementing and refining the regional strategy, including guiding organizational change processes and assessing the most appropriate operational footprint for World Renew in the region.
- Using World Renew’s Global Strategy as a foundation, guide the creation, execution, and ongoing refinement of the East and Southern Africa regional strategy, adapting to shifts in country contexts, humanitarian needs, geopolitical dynamics, and development trends.
- Ensure that all programs are shaped by Christian faith, a Biblical worldview, and World Renew’s Theology of Development, integrating these principles across humanitarian response, development, justice, and peacebuilding initiatives.
- Ensure strategic alignment and coherence across regional, country, and program initiatives, strengthening World Renew’s legitimacy, localization, accountability, relevance, efficiency, and impact.
- Support Country Offices and partners through transitions in strategy, program design, and implementation, strengthening both long-term development outcomes and preparedness for humanitarian crises.
- Champion partner and community-led development by promoting, facilitating, and strengthening participatory methodologies in the region, including Participatory Rural Appraisal, Asset Based Community Development, and Participatory Learning and Action, across staff, partners, and programs in the region.

**2. Representation, Partnerships, and External Engagement**

To strengthen World Renew’s presence, influence, and partnerships in East and Southern Africa, the Regional Director will:

- Represent World Renew with donors, churches, civil society organizations, government bodies, alliance networks, and regional decision-making forums.
- Clearly communicate World Renew’s regional and global strategies to stakeholders, articulating the organization’s unique role as a convener, intermediary, and advocate for communities.
- Cultivate and strengthen strategic partnerships within World Renew and with external organizations, including churches, research institutions, private sector actors, and regional and international NGOs.
- Strengthen and expand World Renew’s engagement and program implementation with churches, community-based organizations, and other local partners, reinforcing the church’s role as an agent of holistic community transformation across the region.
- Act as a catalyst and bridge for multi-sector regional initiatives, elevating program impact and learning for partners and donors.
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