This role requires a holistic, “single program” approach to regional leadership, ensuring alignment and coherence across all country programs. The Director directly supervises the MENA Hub team and Country Representatives currently in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, and may assume oversight for additional countries within the broader region as needed.
The Director is expected to be both a visionary leader as well as an effective manager. This role will ensure a smooth transition to the new organizational structure ensuring business continuity, strengthening our strategic relevance and resetting resource mobilization embracing a growth mindset from day one.
The Director assists the Senior Director – Programs, the Area Vice President and members of EME ALT with effective development and implementation of Habitat’s strategic vision across MENA in compliance with internal policies and systems applying the necessary level of risk management. This role collaborates with EME Area Office representatives and relevant functional counterparts to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, consistency in execution, and adherence to the RACI framework.
The position articulates, communicates, and advocates the HFHI mission and vision and leads the implementation of the organization’s strategy and business plans in the region, with a strong complementary focus on building the donor and program pipeline and ensuring organizational stability and sustainability.
Overall, we expect that the Director MENA Hub will go beyond a typical regional approach and will be rather heavily involved in the development of country-specific portfolios complementing localized efforts led by the Hub SMEs and Country Representatives.
Unlike typical regional management models, the Director will manage a Hub team that has the responsibility for the design, development and implementation of a “single program” based on thematic areas rather than geographies.
Essential Duties
Briefly state the duties of the role in 5-8 broad statements in order of importance. If possible, provide approximate % of time commitment required for each.
Strategic Planning & team leadership (25%)
Operations Management & Fundraising (25%)
Compliance & Risk (15%)
Relationships & advocacy (15%)
Brand protection (15%)
Minimum Requirements
Preferred Requirements
Preferred Knowledge & Expertise
Competencies and other specific related to this job and level preferred.
Safeguarding: HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.
