Sr. Director

Habitat for Humanity International is seeking a strategic leader to join our Asia-Pacific team as the Sr. Director - Business Services. This position provides leadership, support, and guidance in terms of systems, policies and procedures that will ensure appropriate support across Business Services functions. Through strengthening organizational effectiveness and ensuring greater coordination across the regional network and global teams, the Senior Director (SD), Business Services will directly enable increased impact of Habitat for Humanity International’s work. Senior Directors, Business Services will align across Area Offices (AOs) to ensure there is consistency and congruence in the areas of finance & administration, HR, and IT. They will also work as a team to coordinate with the HFH network to advance Project Unify and global strategy.

• Provide inspirational leadership to the business services unit, and across the AO and regional network
• Support the implementation of global and regional strategies, and planning processes, generating greater scale and higher impact for the Habitat network
• Ensure National Office (NO) Directors and Boards have access to adequate data, and administrative information, for their strategies and organizational planning processes
• Actively engage with the regional network to ensure the effective implementation of the regional strategy
• Coordinate both direct, and dotted line, reports, to ensure implementation and reporting requirements are met, in accordance with HFHI standards, donor expectations, and local laws
• Oversee and coordinate relevant functions to ensure proper planning, monitoring and analysis of financial, and other data, to enable HFHIs work in the region
• Lead on the strategic provision of highest quality business services across the regional network and AO, monitoring achievement of organizational goals and development of a sustainable operational model
• Align, in part through working closely with the SD, Programs, business services capabilities across the network with programmatic goals of the regional strategy
• Liaise between National Offices, the AO, and global teams in order to achieve Habitat’s growth goals, supporting the Area Vice President (AVP) in regular reviews of network performance
• Support and enhance collaboration with HFHI’s global teams, including Legal, Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (GRC) & Grant Compliance and Donor Reporting (GCDR)
• Provide leadership and stewardship that supports HFHI’s Christian faith and values through active servant leadership, motivating Area Habitat staff members, serving partner families, and encouraging volunteers to follow the mission and vision of HFHI

• Project Unify and Regional Strategic Framework Plan Realization (50%)
  • Hold direct teams and globalized administrative functions to account on the delivery of AO strategic framework.
  • Liaise with global teams on the strategic enhancement of business services functions
  • Provide support to regional network in the implementation of Project Unify, as well as holding relevant teams to account in the delivery of strategies and organizational planning processes across the regional network
  • Ensure review, control, analysis and monitoring of budgets, data and planning processes for informed decision-making
  • Support in AO and regional network realignment and resourcing processes including proper budget planning, analysis, monitoring of income and expenses of the AO as well as national programs in the region; monitoring grant management related processes; talent recruitment, hiring and compensation efforts in partnership with HR, to ensure AO and NOs are fit for purpose
• Lead on the alignment of support structures, processes, and functions as these relate to business services functions (15%)
• Advise on organizational effectiveness for regional network, including finance, HR, and IT (15%)
• Manage contracts and collaborations with external partners, such as operations consultants and legal advisors, to advance regional goals (5%)
• Special Projects in support of AO VP (15%), including organizational effectiveness thought leadership efforts relating to internal and external stakeholders such as other AOs.

• Master’s-Business Administration (MBA), or other relevant qualifications in the areas of finance, HR and IT experience a plus
• 10+ years’ relevant experience in one of the following: finance, administration, HR, IT, and/or organizational effectiveness
• Senior leadership experience within complex, matrixed, ideally federated, organizational structures
• Demonstrated ability to understand financial management and budgeting including, but not limited to, grants and grant management is necessary
• An in-depth understanding of the complexity of overseeing and managing business services (finance & administration, HR, IT) in an international, ideally INGO, context, and supporting and developing colleagues
• An understanding of the entire grant management cycle, including ensuring financial reporting systems meet donor requirements
• Strong skillset relating to change management, organizational development and project management
• Experience of working with a business partnering approach to achieve with others joint goals
• Deep knowledge and experience working with an array of business service functions, with both direct and dotted- line reports
• Strong level of confidence and relational skills to build trust, influence and interface with all levels of the Habitat network, external partners and a diversity of people
• Excellent people management skills, with the proven ability to lead teams virtually as well as in person
• Capacity to lead and engage with a highly qualified and experienced team of leaders with regional and technical expertise
• High degree of resourcefulness to lead projects that may not be clearly defined
• Mission-driven and comfortable leading within, communicating about, and working within a Christian organization preferred
• Strong written, presentation and oral communication skills in English
• Other languages spoken in the Asia Pacific region preferred
• 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.

Location: Manila, Philippines

Position Category: International Post

Type: International Employment

Function: Finance / Accounting, International National Organization, International Programs

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Habitatseeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by ourKoinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringingall people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning,accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.

As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being aworkplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects avariety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.

We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children) and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.