Director - Global Program Design & Execution, Housing Finance Systems

Habitat for Humanity International; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a Director for Global Program Design & Execution, Housing Finance Systems to provide strategic leadership for program innovation across a global portfolio. The role develops guidance, pilots, and interventions and fosters cross-regional collaboration to accelerate learning and impact.

The position will be remotely based within the United Kingdom or Bosnia and will work with regional leaders to scale successful approaches while ensuring donor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Development or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in program management and strategy development in the financial sector.
• Experience working in multiple emerging markets, particularly with financial institutions on housing finance and financial inclusion.
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating multi-country or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement and knowledge-sharing across diverse geographies and functions.

Responsibilities

• Designs, oversees, and evaluates pilot initiatives, innovative approaches, and targeted interventions to address strategic priorities.
• Facilitates cross-regional learning, knowledge exchange, and scaling of promising practices across country and regional programs.
• Partners with regional and functional leaders to translate priorities into actionable programs, tools, and implementation support.
• Monitors program performance and uses data and feedback to drive continuous improvement and inform decisions.
• Oversees program budgets, resource allocation, and planning for effective delivery of initiatives.
• Identifies and mitigates risks while promoting adaptive management and organizational learning.
• Ensures alignment with policies, donor requirements, and quality standards.
• Leads and ensures quality completion of key strategic assignments and projects.
• Represents the organization in forums to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Program management

Strategy development

Capacity building

Organizational learning

Cross-regional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking a talented professional for the role of a Director - Global Program Design & Execution, Housing Finance Systems opportunity. This individual will provide strategic leadership for program innovation, learning, and effectiveness across a global portfolio. They will develop programmatic guidance and standards, champion pilot initiatives and targeted interventions, and foster cross-regional collaboration to accelerate organizational learning and impact. They will lead strategically important assignments and projects and work closely with regional and functional leaders to identify emerging opportunities, scale successful approaches, and strengthen the capacity of teams and partners to achieve strategic objectives.

This position will be remotely based within the United Kingdom or Bosnia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs, oversees, and evaluates pilot initiatives, innovative approaches, and targeted interventions to address emerging needs and strategic priorities.
• Facilitates cross-regional learning, knowledge exchange, and the identification and scaling of promising practices across country and regional programs.
• Partners with regional and functional leaders to translate organizational priorities into actionable programs, tools, and implementation support.
• Monitors program performance and effectiveness using data, evidence, and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement and inform strategic decision-making.
• Oversees program budgets, resource allocation, and operational planning to ensure effective and efficient delivery of initiatives.
• Identifies and mitigates programmatic risks and implementation challenges while promoting adaptive management and organizational learning.
• Ensures alignment with organizational policies, donor requirements, and applicable quality and compliance standards.
• Lead and ensure quality completion of key strategic assignments and projects.
• Represents the organization in internal and external forums, fostering collaboration, partnerships, and knowledge sharing that advance program objectives.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Public Policy, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, strategy development, capacity strengthening and organizational learning in the financial sector.
• Demonstrated experience of working in multiple emerging markets, particularly with financial institutions and associations on housing finance and financial inclusion.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and evaluating multi-country or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across diverse geographies and functions.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in International Development, Public Policy, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience in working on thematic areas of climate and MSME finance.
• Experience developing programmatic guidance, frameworks, toolkits, or organizational standards.
• Demonstrated success leading pilots, innovation initiatives, or evidence-based interventions from concept through scaling and adoption.
• Experience driving organizational learning, change management, and cross-regional collaboration.
• Professional certification in program management, change management, organizational development, or related disciplines.