Regional Director, East and Southern Africa

8 Jun 2026 Regional Director, East and Southern Africa at World Renew

• Regional Strategy and Program Leadership • 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. • Perform other duties as assigned. • An actively practicing Christian with participation in a local Christian community and a strong commitment to Christ and Integral Mission. • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within teams and communities served. • Proven experience working with churches, community-based organizations, and partners in holistic community transformation, with a strong commitment to the church’s role as an agent of transformation in the region. • Extensive experience supporting partner and community-led development processes, including using, facilitating, and training staff and partners in participatory methodologies such as Participatory Rural Appraisal, Asset Based Community Development, and Participatory Learning and Action. • Demonstrated leadership of diverse, multi-country teams with a commitment to gender equality, equity, and justice. • Strong servant leadership approach with demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills. • Experience navigating complex, matrixed global organizations and leading integrated development and humanitarian programs.