Living Water International

Company Name:Living Water International

Job Title: Regional Director – AFRICA

Job Description:  Reporting to the Senior VP of Programs, The Regional Director (RD) is a senior leader on the Program Leadership Team (PLT) alongside the VP of Program Impact (technical services) and VP of Grants (institutional partnerships). RD drives operational excellence, supports grant acquisition and compliance, and contributes to the design and execution of program strategy.
As the leader for operational performance in Africa, the RD f oversees a team of Country Directors supporting a portfolio of six country programs and two partners. This includes responsibility for annual planning, budgeting, staffing, financial and HR oversight, risk management and performance monitoring. The RD provides direct leadership to Country Directors and their teams, ensuring that systems, structures, and staff capacity are in place to deliver high-quality programming. By maintaining strong operational disciplines and removing barriers to execution, the RD ensures alignment between program strategy and field-level implementation.
In close partnership with the VP of Grants, RD plays a central role in grant execution and management, including accountability for the delivery of grant-funded activities. The RD also plays a supporting grant acquisition through regional networking, relationship management, and input to proposal development processes led by the Grants team.
The RD serves on both the Program Leadership Team (PLT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), contributing to organization-wide strategy and cross-functional collaboration. Together with SPV of Programs and PLT members, the RD helps shape the direction of program strategies, ensure coherence across departments, and champion operational integration between technical design, resource development, and implementation realities.

Location: Africa based - Kenya, Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Zambia or Zimbabwe

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