CARE is seeking a strong, innovative and proactive leader to assume the responsibility of Managing Regional Deputy Director (MDRD) within the Southern Africa sub-region. CARE’s Southern Africa sub-region consists of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are directly line-managed by CARE USA under the regional structure. Zambia and Zimbabwe are managed by CARE Canada while Madagascar is managed by CARE France.
The MDRD leads and manages operations in the sub-region, including the line management of the heads of country programs in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, with indirect support also provided to Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe primarily through the Southern Africa Impact Growth Strategy. S/he ensures that we are operating in line with established expectations (strategic plans, organizational standards), operating principles and CARE’s humanitarian mandate.
The Managing Deputy Regional Director (MDRD) reports to the East and Central Africa Regional Director and is responsible for overseeing, monitoring and support the development and operation of CARE’s sub-regional and country programs in Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania). The position will be based within the sub-region (to be agreed upon), with approximately 30 – 40% travel required.
In addition, the MDRD will ensure the relevance, coherence and legitimacy of CARE’s programs, remaining ahead of the game in a rapidly changing context. A key aspect of this will be to remain engaged with the changing external context and to establish and maintain appropriate external networks. All the countries of the sub-region have been engaged in a process of reflection and redesign to deliver transformational change in our programming and operating model to better align with our refreshed understanding of how to be most effective, and consistent with the CARE 2020 vision. A big part of this rethink is the multi-country engagement through Her Harvest Our Future, the Southern Africa Impact Growth Strategy.
The MDRD will be responsible for leading the continued development of this analysis and action plans arising, and for supporting the country programs to move forward with changes that have been agreed upon. A key part of this will be responsible stewardship of the ‘Her Harvest Our Future’ impact growth strategy. The MDRD will also be a point of leadership and coordination on the quality management of the change process in the sub-region including: team building, learning and innovation, GED, partnership, human resources, monitoring & evaluation/accountability, change management and leadership development, and systems development as appropriate. S/he will also ensure the incorporation of humanitarian response capacity is embedded in strategic planning, systems and program implementation.
The MDRD works closely with counterparts in the wider organization including various parts of CI and keeps abreast of developments in the region and sector externally and represents CARE in appropriate external forums. S/he will visit CARE’s work in the field and will also travel outside the sub-region for other responsibilities. The person who assumes this role will be an exceptional individual who possesses significant experience in international relief and development with specific skills and experience in strategy development and management, as well as program quality, accountability and impact, working in partnership, change management, staff development, coordination and teamwork.