Kenya: Regional Director, East Africa

Are you a skilled and innovative leader with substantial international development management experience in Africa and other regions?

Oxford HR is working with Hivos in their search for a new Regional Director to lead their team in East Africa.

Hivos is a Dutch international development organisation guided by humanist values. Together with local civil society organisations in developing countries, Hivos wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world - a world in which all citizens have equal access to opportunities and resources for development and can participate actively and equally in decision-making processes. Hivos runs programmes in the following areas: Rights & Citizenship, Green Entrepreneurship, Expression & Engagement, and Action for Change.

The Regional Director represents Hivos within the East Africa region and sets the example for operational excellence. The Regional Director reports to the Executive Board and is responsible for all Hivos activities, positioning and resource mobilisation within East Africa. The Regional Director works in close partnership and coordination with the other Regional Directors and Programme Directors and with Hivos’s partners and stakeholders in the region.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain Hivos’s position within the region

• Ensure positive and effective relationships with partner organisations

• Continue to identify opportunities for social innovations

• Lead advocacy campaigns; influence political and private sector agendas

• Manage and lead regional team

The ideal candidate will be a proven and innovative leader, who is able to effectively manage and influence dispersed teams and complex, multi-stakeholder environments, cooperating with people of all levels and backgrounds. You will have significant experience as a senior manager in an international context, with some experience working in Africa, and demonstrate financial and business acumen. You will have empathy with Hivos’ mission and objectives, and knowledge and experience of one or more Hivos programme areas. Affinity and experience with civil society building in one or more regions is essential.