This role is responsible for leading, supporting, equipping and encouraging the Country Leads within the cluster to enable Tearfund’s vision, outcomes and priorities to ensure ‘one Tearfund’.
You will represent and support all aspects of Tearfund’s work in the cluster, linking into appropriate regional churches/ bodies and to link with fellow clusters leads to ensure learning both within and across clusters. In addition, you will provide strategic leadership to the whole International Group (IG) effort alongside other members of the IG Senior Management Team.
Do you have experience of:
Leading and delivering strategic and operational change within teams in country, cluster and across organisations.
Partnering with national NGO and church partner organisations
Connecting and building relationships with church bodies across the region
Organisational leadership, including forming and shaping a team.
Strategic and operational leadership of development and disaster management
Budget planning and management
Are you able to:
Empower country teams to do their work and hold them accountable for results
Lead and inspire a team and back them with support to achieve a common vision
Plan, prioritise and organise multiple work tasks under tight timelines and in close cooperation with multiple stakeholders
Lead dynamically in changing contexts and through change within organisations, bringing fresh energy and vision
Make and take responsibility for operational decisions
Manage conflict effectively
Are you:
An excellent leader with coaching and mentoring skills
Fluent in English (written and verbal)
A relationship-builder with networking skills Do you share in Tearfund’s vision to see all people freed from poverty, living transformed lives, and reaching their God-given potential?
Then we’d love to hear from you!
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs.
Please note: this role will be based in either Kenya or Rwanda.
Tearfund offer a competitive salary and benefits package. The salary is market matched and will depend on where the role is located.
Preference will be given to those with the right to live and work in countries within the region​
