Strategy and Housing Ecosystem Senior Specialist

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a talented professional for the role of Strategy and Housing Ecosystem Senior Specialist for its Latin America & the Caribbean region.

This position will be remotely-based within a country in the Latin America & Caribbean region where Habitat has an entity, and the employee can already legally work.

As a member of LAC Strategy Management office, this position´s focus is twofold:

• Facilitate strategic planning processes throughout the network, in alignment with LAC Regional Framework and global HFHI strategy and in response to local context and housing systems failures.
• Accelerate the development of systems thinking and systems change capacity in LAC.
• Support LAC AO planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement initiatives to enhance systems thinking and systems change capacity throughout the network (AO and NOs), such as training, coaching, knowledge exchange with internal and external practitioners, etc.
• Lead and facilitate strategic planning processes in network members (directly or in coordination with external consultants), leveraging HFHI processes and tools (i,e, Strategy and Business Planning toolkit) as well as emerging best practices and tools (including AI based tools)
• Facilitate Housing Ecosystem Assessments in the region and promote strategic plans and programs that respond to systemic inequities in each context.
• Support LAC AO planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning initiatives.
• Provide advice on systems change initiatives´ design and implementation in the network (AO and NOs).
• Promote coordination and synergy with HFHI teams (TCIS, OSM, MEAL, etc.) to leverage and grow existing capacity.
• Participate in global teams and initiatives related to strategy management and systems change and ensure adequate LAC integration and contribution to those spaces.

Minimum Required

• Master´s degree in a related field (International Development, Economics, Business, Org Development, etc.)
• 3 years of proven experience in strategic planning as facilitator or co-facilitator
• 3 years of experience in systems thinking and systems changes, ideally in multi-country / multi-cultural environments.
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Fully bilingual (Spanish – English)

Active support of HFHI Values

• Humility – We are part of something bigger than ourselves
• Courage – We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular
• Accountability – We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission

Safeguarding:

HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.

Preferred:

• Systems change experience in housing related sectors.