Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Impact

• Define a bold and future-ready vision for the ESA region aligned with CARE’s global mission.
• Lead the design and delivery of regional and country strategies that are responsive, adaptive, and grounded in local realities.
• Reimagine CARE’s footprints and operational models to maximize impact, relevance, and local leadership.

 Humanitarian Leadership

• Ensure CARE is ready to respond at scale to protracted and rapid-onset humanitarian emergencies.
• Champion CARE’s principled humanitarian action and ensure strategic advocacy to shape regional and global responses.
• Strengthen coordination, access, and response effectiveness across volatile contexts.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee programmatic, financial, and risk performance across the region.
• Support Country Directors and senior leadership teams to ensure high-quality program design, delivery, compliance, and impact.
• Build and sustain organizational resilience in the face of operational complexity and political change.

Partnerships & Advocacy

• Represent CARE in high-level external forums, with donors, governments, regional bodies, and private sector actors.
• Drive a bold regional advocacy and influencing agenda on issues affecting women and vulnerable communities.
• Lead a forward-thinking regional resource mobilization strategy, including private sector engagement and regional funding opportunities.

People & Culture

• Directly manage, mentor, and empower Country Directors and regional leadership.
• Build inclusive, high-performing, and values-driven teams that reflect CARE’s commitment to equity and justice.
• Lead strategic talent development and succession planning across the region.

Who You Are

• A strategic and compassionate leader with deep experience in international development and humanitarian response.
• Adept at navigating complex political, economic, and humanitarian landscapes in Africa.
• Skilled in high-level representation, advocacy, and resource mobilization.
•  A champion of locally led solutions, gender equality, and transformational partnerships.
• Known for your decisiveness, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural agility.
• Comfortable with significant regional travel and engagement with diverse stakeholders at all levels.