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Vice President, Africa Strategy & Execution at International Justice Mission (IJM)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 4 days ago (23 Oct 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
Job Description
The Vice President, Africa Strategy & Execution provides senior regional leadership, guiding strategic priorities and ensuring coordinated decision‑making across the Africa portfolio. The role oversees coaching and performance management of country directors, builds a high‑performing leadership bench, and partners with the Interim Regional President on organizational design and succession planning. A strong Christian faith and professional integrity are central to the position.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Minimum 10 years senior leadership experience in strategic or program management
- • Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc/HND) or higher
- • Fluent English with professional proficiency in Swahili preferred
- • Strong analytical, briefing and presentation abilities
- • Ability to work effectively within matrixed structures and clarify cross‑functional roles
- • Demonstrated Christian faith, personal integrity and commitment to IJM core values
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Serve as senior member of the Africa regional leadership team and partner with the Interim Regional President
- • Provide strategic support, continuity and executive partnership across the region
- • Lead and model a culture of spiritual formation, integrity, humility and professional excellence
- • Coach, develop and manage performance of Country Directors and regional leaders
- • Identify, develop and retain high‑potential leaders to strengthen the regional bench
- • Assess team health, leadership capacity, staffing needs and succession risks
- • Participate in regional decision‑making and ensure alignment with IJM goals