Director of Programs

25 Aug 2026 Director of Programs at iDE Global

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience managing complex international development programs, preferably within Sub-Saharan Africa. • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing diverse donor-funded portfolios. • Proven expertise in Market Systems Development (MSD) and one or more complementary areas such as agriculture, food systems, climate resilience, WASH, enterprise development, nutrition, financial inclusion, women’s economic empowerment, or youth livelihoods. • Strong experience designing and managing evidence-based programs using market diagnostics, value chain analysis, political economy analysis, systems thinking, theories of change, results frameworks, and adaptive management approaches. • Demonstrated success overseeing the full program lifecycle, from opportunity assessment and program design through implementation, monitoring, learning, reporting, and close-out. • Proven success in business development, technical proposal development, donor engagement, partnership building, and capture planning resulting in successful funding awards. • Strong financial stewardship, portfolio oversight, donor compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management experience. • Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, strengthen institutional systems, and develop future leaders. • Experience working in Zambia or the Southern Africa region is highly desirable.